First Corals!
I went to the Aquatic Experience aquarium tradeshow in Schaumburg last weekend to check out and talk to some of the manufacturers I use or have heard of. I had a great conversation at the Kessil booth about my A80s, which they are promoting very heavily right now. I also got some tips from the rep at the Hanna booth about how to properly measure reagents for my Alkalinity Checker. One thing I did not expect to see was coral frags being sold by vendors. As it turns out, this was nearly the focus of the show. I'd guess at least 10 different outfits were there selling corals, including Insane Corals, my local favorite shop based on the browsing I've done over the last couple months. Although I was tempted to pick some corals up then, I wasn't headed straight home and didn't want them freezing in the car for hours. But, the experience convinced me it was time to start adding corals to my tank. I jumped on WorldwideCorals.com, a site I have browsed lustfully, e