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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A Very Special Thanks</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/a-very-special-thanks.15947/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Andy The Reef Guy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Andy The Reef Guy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I am completely wiped out from today, but I&#039;m sure I&#039;m not alone. I&#039;m glad to see that members are happy and chiming in on the forums to report what a great time they had at Fall Fest 2012. You cannot imagine the amount of work, and time, and coordinattion, that goes into these events. The vendors are guys that cannot simply do it for the money! They are so much more invested in these events as a life style, and for the love of the community. It is Remarkable how far these guys travel, and...<br />
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      <title>Bought a Membership and Fall Fest</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/bought-a-membership-and-fall-fest.15946/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (sambott03)</author>
      <dc:creator>sambott03</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys i forgot what the man at the front desk told me to do.. i bought the membership there so what exactly do i do to activate it /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif<br />
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      <title>Great Fall Fest!(Also known as how I parted with way too much money........)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/great-fall-fest-also-known-as-how-i-parted-with-way-too-much-money.15945/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (softieatheart)</author>
      <dc:creator>softieatheart</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I just wanted to say thanks to the GIRS Fall Fest team for putting together a great day.<br />
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There was a great selection of vendors and hobbiests, the raffle was super and the speakers outstanding.<br />
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Well done!<br />
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<a href="https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/great-fall-fest-also-known-as-how-i-parted-with-way-too-much-money.15945/" class="internalLink">Great Fall Fest!(Also known as how I parted with way too much money........)</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Awesome Fest - Fall 2012</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/awesome-fest-fall-2012.15944/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (nickbuol)</author>
      <dc:creator>nickbuol</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As a new member to GIRS, I HAD to check out the fall fest today in Iowa City.  It was great.  Lots of vendors selling frags, used and new equipment, drygoods, free product samples, great speakers, and of course the raffle!<br />
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For me, as someone just getting back into saltwater, I am not going to even have a tank, let alone one ready for livestock, until 2 weeks from now, so the frags were great to look at, but I got more enjoyment from the two speakers since I wasn&#039;t going to buy any...<br />
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      <title>Sexy Shrimp and Pom Pom Crab</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/sexy-shrimp-and-pom-pom-crab.15936/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (sambott03)</author>
      <dc:creator>sambott03</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyone bringing a pom pom crab or a few sexy shrimp?? /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/hehe.gif/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/hehe.gif/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/hehe.gif<br />
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      <title>Frag tank for the raffle</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/frag-tank-for-the-raffle.15913/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (MJB Tanks)</author>
      <dc:creator>MJB Tanks</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Looks like I&#039;ll be helping Bud out at his table this Saturday so I&#039;m finishing up a frag tank that will be tossed in for the raffle!<br />
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Will be 24x18x8.5&quot; outside dimensions.<br />
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Sides will be 3/8&quot; acrylic with 1/4&quot; bottom and eurobrace.  Eurobrace will only be about 1&quot; or 1.5&quot; wide but I&#039;m adding it for extra rigidity rather than leaving it rimless.  Back panel will be black with top slot and an external overflow box similar to what the Fall Fest Special designs show.<br />
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Will include bulkheads...<br />
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      <title>Donation of a 75/90 Tank Stand for Fall Fest</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/donation-of-a-75-90-tank-stand-for-fall-fest.15884/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Kpotter2)</author>
      <dc:creator>Kpotter2</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I am happy to anounce that I am donating a brand new hand crafted pine 75/90gal stand to the fall fest this year. I am leaving it unfinished so that the new owner will be able to do what ever they want with it. I think a good painting with black or speckle paint would look great on this stand.   Here are some Photos:<br />
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      <title>Can i pay to get it at the door?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/can-i-pay-to-get-it-at-the-door.15877/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (sambott03)</author>
      <dc:creator>sambott03</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Can i pay to get in fall fest at the door or do i have to buy tickets or did they stop selling them???????? /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif<br />
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      <title>Raffle tickets</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/raffle-tickets.15872/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/raffle-tickets.15872/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Jaked)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jaked</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just curious what the price is for raffle tickets. First timer here /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif<br />
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      <title>Greenonion`s (Joe`s) Fall Fest frags!!!!!</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/greenonion-s-joe-s-fall-fest-frags.15854/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Greenonion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Greenonion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey all, been busy with a special project lately so everything has had time to grow!  Same thing as every year.  Ill post pics of the corals i have available and you pm me with what you want and how many of each polyp or frag or whatever!!!  PM is Key!!!  First to PM gets the frag.  Paypal the money before the show and you&#039;ll reveice an extra $10 off your order of over $100 bucks.  Otherwise any order please pay for them at the start of the show.  Ill hold them till the end for you.  That...<br />
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<a href="https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/greenonion-s-joe-s-fall-fest-frags.15854/" class="internalLink">Greenonion`s (Joe`s) Fall Fest frags!!!!!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fall Fest?</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/fall-fest.15702/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (SGM)</author>
      <dc:creator>SGM</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is there usually fish at these for sale?<br />
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      <title>GIRS on FB and upcoming FF &amp;#34;Event page&amp;#34;</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/girs-on-fb-and-upcoming-ff-34-event-page-34.15665/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/girs-on-fb-and-upcoming-ff-34-event-page-34.15665/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Andy The Reef Guy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Andy The Reef Guy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everybody please visit the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GreaterIowaReefSociety" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">GIRS Facebook page</a>, &quot;like&quot; us, join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/409815429072757/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Fall Fest 2012 event page</a> and invite your friends!<br />
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      <title>Fall Fest Fliers Went Out Today!</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/fall-fest-fliers-went-out-today.15557/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Andy The Reef Guy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Andy The Reef Guy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everybody, soon you should see the flier below in your LFS. If you do not see one soon in your area please contact me and let me know, I will send a couple out to you. <br />
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Fliers have gone out to the Quad Cities, Des Moines, and Waterloo club area trustees. I will be distributing throughout Iowa City/Cedar Rapids. If you live in a region further away from these areas let me know so I can send a couple out to you!...<br />
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      <title>Seen the new &amp;#34;Fests&amp;#34; page?</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/seen-the-new-34-fests-34-page.15545/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/seen-the-new-34-fests-34-page.15545/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Andy The Reef Guy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Andy The Reef Guy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys, I&#039;m wondering how many of you have seen the new GIRS Fests page that I&#039;ve created @ <a href="http://www.girsfests.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">www.girsfests.com </a><br />
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Please chime in and tell me what you think, also explore the page if you haven&#039;t already! <br />
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      <title>Here`s what I`m bringing to Fall Fest 2012</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/here-s-what-i-m-bringing-to-fall-fest-2012.15533/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/here-s-what-i-m-bringing-to-fall-fest-2012.15533/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Andy The Reef Guy)</author>
      <dc:creator>Andy The Reef Guy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#039;ll have a hobbysit table set up, probably going to have my lovely wife running my table while I am helping out around the floor. None-the-less, here&#039;s what I got coming;<br />
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-bali green slimer, ORA joe the coral acropora, ORA turquoise acropora, ORA red planet acropora, tyree war coral, minefield cyphastrea, meteorshower cyphastrea, sharmrock favia, green trumpets, green star polyps, ORA mini duncans, blue thunder palys, purple thunder palys, ORA miami orchid acropora, oregon tort, ORA...<br />
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<a href="https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/here-s-what-i-m-bringing-to-fall-fest-2012.15533/" class="internalLink">Here`s what I`m bringing to Fall Fest 2012</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Looking for Fall Fest 2012 info</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/looking-for-fall-fest-2012-info.15158/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (adampottebaum)</author>
      <dc:creator>adampottebaum</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is there any info out there for Fall Fest this year? I lost the flyer that I recieved at Spring Fest so I was going to go to the fests webpage but that doesn&#039;t work and I can&#039;t find a single piece of info on GIRS right now. I remember it was November 10th in Cedar Rapids, but that&#039;s about all I remember. Can someone in charge of this please get on this and get some publicity out there. I had some people in Nebraska asking about it and I could only tell them what I remembered and didn&#039;t have...<br />
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      <title>Great time at Spring Fest</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/great-time-at-spring-fest.13867/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Kpotter2)</author>
      <dc:creator>Kpotter2</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I must say I had great time at Spring Fest. I was first to be inline and got a great gift bag.  Got some frags I never thought i would see and they are looking great in my tank..<br />
Rainbow Monti cap<br />
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      <title>Spring Fest- THANK YOU!</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/spring-fest-thank-you.13862/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/spring-fest-thank-you.13862/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (cman5)</author>
      <dc:creator>cman5</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A huge thank you to everyone that worked/sold/spoke/attended Spring Fest, it was an awesome time!!Happy Reefin!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>I REALLY wish I could hear these speakers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/i-really-wish-i-could-hear-these-speakers.13861/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/i-really-wish-i-could-hear-these-speakers.13861/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (xroads)</author>
      <dc:creator>xroads</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For those of you going to SF today, take the time to listen to the speakers.  Both are very very good.  <br />
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      <title>So what are you looking to get?</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/so-what-are-you-looking-to-get.13857/</link>
      <guid>https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/so-what-are-you-looking-to-get.13857/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (mthomp)</author>
      <dc:creator>mthomp</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Myself I want a few choice sticks and acans. I am going to start an experiment with them and see if I ca come up with some cool morphs.<br />
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