Rappin' With ReefBum

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with hobbyist Steve Weast, a.k.a. OregonReef. Steve’s old 850 gallon reef tank was perhaps the most iconic reef of its time. A truly inspirational tank. He took a break from keeping reef aquariums but is now back with a stunning 400 gallon tank. His website, orego...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Andrew Sandler from Polo Reef. Andrew is the creator of the famous 17,000 gallon reef tank in his home and is the Founder & CEO of Polo Reef.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Kevin Burda from Top Shelf Aquatics. Kevin is one of the owners of Top Shelf Aquatics and runs their coral farm.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with hobbyist Rocky Eliseo. Rocky’s incredible 270 gallon aquarium was recently featured in the May/June 2023 edition of CORAL Magazine. This is a custom peninsula tank which was set up three years ago. He also has four other reef tanks. Rocky started fish keeping...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Tony Vargas. Tony is an author, lecturer, consultant and an admitted reefaholic. He started his aquatic adventures at the age of seven with Guppies in a pickle jar. In the early eighties he assembled his first salt water aquarium (fish only). Moving on to mor...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Sunny Harajly. Sunny has been reefing for 25+ years. His systems have always favored carbon dosing and the leveraging of bacteria for coral growth. He started experimenting with carbon dosing back in 2004 and around 2007 he helped it gain some traction in the...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Dr. Craig Bingman. Craig is a scientist and is one of the earliest pioneers of the saltwater aquarium hobby who was honored with the 2019 MASNA Award for his foundational role in understanding the chemical processes in aquariums. He has helped countless hobby...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Chris Wood from Captiv8 Aquaculture. Chris is a marine biogeochemist and the Chief Science Officer of Captiv8 Aquaculture. He is also the founder and sole owner of Captiv8. The company’s R&D draws from Chris’ experience and two additional scientists, with...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Chris Meckley, who is the owner of ACI Aquaculture in Plant City, Florida. ACI is a coral wholesaler and Chris runs the business with his wife Amanda and their staff.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Dong Zou from AcroGarden. Dong has a PhD in chemistry and worked for several pharmaceutical companies in various therapeutic areas including anti-inflammatory, cancer, pain management and anti-infectious diseases. He developed his first interest in marine inv...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Greg Carroll. Greg is a very accomplished reef keeper who has won tank of the month honors on Reef Central, is president of the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society, and is one of the founders of Reefapalooza.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Dr. Eli Meyer from AquaBiomics and Dr. Andrew Bouwma, a science educator and hobbyist who is a power user of Eli's service. Eli is a coral biologist and aquarium hobbyist and he owns AquaBiomics. AquaBiomics can analyze the microbiome of an aquarium using DNA...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with author and hobbyist Mike Paletta. Mike has written a lot of articles for many publications. He has also published two books: The New Marine Aquarium and Ultimate Marine Aquariums. Mike has also been a speaker at many reef keeping conferences in the US and aro...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Jim Graham, who is also known as Telegraham. Jim has been a reef keeping hobbyist for about 10 years. He likes to take equipment apart to study build quality and to better understand how things function. He has operated on a number of products from GHL, Neptu...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with hobbyist Mok-Yi Chow, a.k.a. The Inappropriate Reefer.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Tullio Dellaquila from Reef Brite. Tullio is a lighting guru and has spoken at many industry trade shows and conferences about lighting. He was very instrumental in helping to develop LED’s for aquarium use.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Matt Pedersen from AMAZONAS and CORAL Magazine. Matt is a Sr. Editor and Associate Publisher with Reef To Rainforest Media & CORAL Magazines, and is a Sr. Editor and Publishing Partner with Aquatic Media Press and AMAZONAS Magazine. Matt has kept aquarium...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Julian Sprung and Charles Delbeek. Julian and Charles are very well known for co-authoring a revolutionary series of books called The Reef Aquarium…there are 3 volumes. Julian has published other books and written numerous articles about the hobby. He co-foun...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Ben Johnson and Rich Ross from Reef Beef. Rich has worked in the aquarium industry and trade for many years. He was a MASNA Aquarist of the year, has spoken at many industry conferences, including MACNA, written articles about the hobby and has done some grou...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Mark van der Wal. Mark has been a reef tank hobbyist for 28 years and was the co-host of the very popular Reef Therapy podcast with Jake Adams. He was an active member on Reef Central in its early years, earning a tank of the month way back in 2001. Mark did...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Adam Derickson from Battlecorals. Adam is one of the most well-known coral vendors out there specializing in SPS corals. He has been in the game for a number of years and has done an amazing job aqua-culturing corals and making them available to hobbyists.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Shane Danger Coleman from Sustainable Reefs in Australia.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Cris Capp, who is the owner of Aquatic Art, a local fish store in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Than Thein from Tidal Gardens. Than is the founder and owner of Tidal Gardens, a coral reef aquaculture business located in Copley, OH. He is also an author and contributor to several reef keeping industry publications. Besides being a passionate entrepreneur...

Rappin' With ReefBum is a LIVE talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community. In this episode I chat with Evan Montgomery from Reef Builders.