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This month's Premium Member Giveaway is an SPS frag pack from Frag Creations. Frag Creations is a new premium sponsor of ours and has a nice selection of corals. They will update this thread with pictures and descriptions shortly. This giveaway is for premium members only. If you would like...

I'd like to welcome Frankie at @Fragcreation to Chicago Reefs. They have a large variety of high quality corals. You will see them at most of the frag swaps in the area. They also carry some dry goods. Please welcome them to our community.

I'm finally setting a display type setup. I add some live rock and sand last night. i decided to grow with some of the black indo sand. What do you think? Any one else use any of the black sands?

We are looking to expand our Team CR. We are looking for passionate hobbyists to write forum posts, articles and reviews as well as help plan Chicago Reefs events, giveaways and contests. We do offer some special benefits to Team CR members as a form of compensation. If you are interested...

When i was in Columbus i stopped by 3 local fish stores. The most impressive was Reef systems. This store had amazing display tanks, and green house with huge coral and clam troughs. There were clams that were close to 2 ft in length. Here are aome pictures. Sent from my SM-G930V using...

I am excited to announce our new sponsor Ureefography (ReefArt)!!. If you have not seen this their artwork it is amazing. He does custom fish and reef art. We have something in store for you later this year that you won't want to miss.

Whenever I travel I like to stop in to as many aquarium shops as possible. I am going to add some sub forums to this forum with different regions of the US. If you have a recommend aquarium shop, scuba location, public aquarium, etc please create a thread in that appropriate forum. I'd like...

Welcome to our new premium sponsor Ocean Blue Aquatics. They have a great shop in Elgin. They have a create selection of fish and corals. If you are looking for big fish this is the place for you. They usually have a great selection of fish in stock. If you are in the area stop by and...

This month's Premium Member Giveaway is a $50 gift Card to Blue Line Coral. Blue Line coral is a new premium sponsor of ours and has a very nice store in Naperville. They specialize in corals and our now starting to carry some fish. If you have not been there its a must stop. This giveaway is...

The Aquarium Experience is coming soon and Chicago Reefs is an official sponsor of the event. We will have the latest information for the event here. The event will be held on October 13th and 14th. For more details keep your eye on this forum and our Facebook page...

Welcome to our new sponsor Tank it Easy. These guys have a great store near Wrigley Field in Chicago. You also see them bringing an outstanding selection of coral to frag swaps and events in the area. Please give them a warm welcome back.

Another area has been shut down from collecting livestock for the Aquarium trade. It is becoming more and more important that we continue to trade and frag corals and working toward captive raised fishes. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Our first group buy for Premium Members is going to be fragging supplies. I feel this is something that this is something that is a good start to see how much participation we have. We are going to offer supplies up from DR instruments, BSI, Tamsco, Bashsea Mad Racks and Alternative Reef. The...

Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday and wore the Chicago Reefs shirts to the event. It was great to see all the support of our members. The winner of the $25 Pro Reef Coral Gift Certificate is ticket #772032 Check your ticket and post a picture here if you have it. I believe Scoots...

Thanks for stopping by today. What did everyone get at the CMAS swap. Let's see some pictures.

I'd like to welcome Dan and team from Blue Line Coral to our community. If you have not been there yet they have an outstanding selection of corals and anemones. They are located on the North side of Naperville not too far from I-88. If you are in the area you should check them out. Blue...

I use instant ocean for my fish. Just picked up a few boxes... Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

This looks very interesting. https://www.aquachella.com Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Not sure if you have seen these yet but I thought they are cool. I bought a 20 gallon all in 1 aquarium made by water box. it looks like they are trying to be a lower cost alternative to red sea tanks. The tank is nice. It's made from starfire glass, includes a nice media basket that's...

Who's going to the CMAS swap on the April 28th? We will be there at the Aquarium Overload Booth. We are going to do a special giveaway. Anyone who is wearing a Chicago Reefs t-shirt and stops by the booth will receive a raffle ticket for a gift certificate to Aqua Pros. We will draw a name at...