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Greater Iowa Reef Society

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    1. Club Business

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    2. Club Buy/Sell/Trade

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    3. Great Deals, Power Buys, etc.

      Private area for club members to share info on deals or power buys available on the internet.
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  2. Public Forums

    1. General Discussion

      Discussion about anything to do with the Reefkeeping Hobby
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      jeffmr4 Latest: Nano-reef website status jeffmr4, May 15, 2025
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    2. Introductions

      New to the club and/or our website? Don't be shy, introduce yourself!
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      AdamLawrence Latest: Teacher at school, inherited some tanks and want to upgrade AdamLawrence, Mar 12, 2023
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    3. Contests

      Contests & Competitions
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      ruggerkc Latest: 2021/2022 Grow Out Contest? ruggerkc, Jun 30, 2021
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    4. News, Events & Fests

      Information and discussions about Reefkeeping Events in Iowa and the surrounding area
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        13. Miscellaneous

      Greater Iowa Reef Society Latest: [Apr 6, 2025] Spring Fest: Reefing USA (Food Depot in Grimes) Greater Iowa Reef Society, Apr 2, 2025
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    5. Vendors

      An area for Vendors to post their news and promotions. Please note that commercial posts are not allowed outside of this forum.
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      1. Archive

      Bud Latest: Sump Clearance Sale! Bud, Oct 4, 2023
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    6. Buy/Sell/Trade

      Buy, Sell and Trade any Hobby Related Goods here.
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      Kraken14 Latest: Red Sea Reefer 200XL Kraken14, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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    7. Resource Discussion

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      Bud Latest: Pet Store Directory Bud, Nov 28, 2022
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    8. Off Topic

      Any discussions that don't have to do directly with the hobby. Remember this is a family site!
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      M2R Latest: Article about what remains of Ocean Wilderness M2R, May 13, 2019
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    9. Website Items, Issues & Feedback

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      Bud Latest: Photo uploading errors Bud, Oct 9, 2022
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  3. Regional Forums

    1. Burlington Region

      Moderator & Regional GIRS Trustees: Chlora Beiner (Chlora), Assistant Trustee Position Open
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      Codey Latest: Par Meter check out Codey, Jan 17, 2021
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    2. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Region

      Moderator & Regional GIRS Trustees: Elliot Kelley (erayk1), Easy E
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      ruggerkc Latest: IC/CR Par meter Check out ruggerkc, Jun 2, 2025
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    3. Des Moines & Ames Region

      Moderator & Regional GIRS Trustees: Jeanette Becker (beckerj3), Assistant Trustee Position Open
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      Netfish and Chill Latest: Des Moines Par meter checkout thread Netfish and Chill, Oct 20, 2024
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    4. Quad Cities Area

      Moderator & Regional GIRS Trustees: Trustee Position Open, Assistant Trustee Position Open
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      covey Latest: Did the QC scene die or did the club? covey, Oct 12, 2021
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    5. Waterloo / Cedar Falls Area

      Moderator & Regional GIRS Trustees: Michael Frank, Assistant Trustee Position Open
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      ozymandias Latest: Local sources in CF/Waterloo ozymandias, Jun 20, 2023
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    6. Other Areas

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      mark42 Latest: North Iowa Region mark42, Jul 21, 2017
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  4. Guest Area

    You may post here as a guest if you are having issues registering or accessing your account. All posts are moderated in this section. Your post will not be publicly visible (even by you - only the Board of Directors will be able to see it) so you may post any information that may be helpful!
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