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    Chicago land area trading club

    Sorry, technically they're all restaurants anyway.
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    Considering getting a cat

    Once in a while my cat does scratch the acrilyc a little bit. But it's easy to buff the scratches out. The nose prints and paw prints are more annoying.
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    Chicago land area trading club

    I'm interested. Also I'd be glad to host the meet at my place. I'm just off the Harlem exit of 290. Additionally there's a couple of bar's and restaurants nearby. Here's my e-mail. atodnem@earthlink.net
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    amphipods?

    You can purchase a scoop of live sand from an lfs. Or you could buy a rock with some zoo's or shrooms on it. Also there are places online that sell pods. Google detrivor kit.
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    protein skimmer essential?

    It's not essential, but it's still a good idea to use one. If you don't you should be real careful about your bioload. Also, you'd need to be religous with your water changes.
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    j21kickster wins Pic of the Month

    Congratulations j21kickster.
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    too many snails!!!

    Why do you want to get rid of them?
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    Got Crabs? I'd Like to see em...

    Fighting.
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    DI water and PH

    Wouldn't DI water have a pH of 7? (H2O stripped of all its H ions would be Oxygen). So even adding that would raise his pH a little.
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    Hey new2u

    Where did you get your avatar?
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    Shroom ID please

    I think it's actually a rhodactis (Hairy mushroom). You can feed it if you want, but they spread and grow pretty fast on their own.
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    29g Pictures Wanted

    Here you go Lefty. This is a 29 gallon with 22lbs of rock and 35 pounds of sand.
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    new pics...

    Those are beautiful pictures. Great job.
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    filtration..loading filter with carbon 12g nano

    IMO, and others, there's a couple of problems with long term use of carbon. It might work too good and remove some desirable trace elements and nutrients. Also, eventually, it needs to be replaced and or cleaned. The charcoal has such a high surface area that a lot of the beneficial...
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    Nominations for Greatest Tanks Of All Time

    Those are all great looking tanks. But my favorite has always been j21kickster's tank.
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