Reef Beef

You Had to Be There - Episode 163 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Pride month, the internet, and Reef Retreat recap. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium:  https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticcollection.com/ PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Lightin...

Fire in the Secret Home Lab - Episode 162 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Rich and Sanjay's Trip, a tank fire, and materials to use aquariums. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticcollection.com/ PolypLab: https://www.polyp...

Euro Reef Beef Tour with Sanjay Joshi - Episode 161 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Sanjay talk about their one month of traveling to see aquaria large and small. Please note this episode was recorded live in a hotel lobby, so there is background noise. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl...

Fill the Void with Peanut Butter - Episode 160 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Ben's new system, Ask Reef Beef, Palytoxin, and Ben's Beef! Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticcollection.com/ PolypLab: https://www.polyplab....

1 Million Types of Reef Tank - Episode 159 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about getting new clients and them becoming beefers, picking an ATO, are ATS still a thing, and R2R preaching. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champ...

Ben is the Anglerfish - Episode 158 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about part 2 of the laptop in an sump, Rich talks about his 5 gallon tank, RGR and LGBTQ+ issues, and more! Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticcollection.com/...

Live, Laugh, Love Reef Beef - Episode 157 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about many things including finding a laptop in an aquarium, Biota Aquatics, replacing your Neptune Trident, and Andrew Sandler. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  Aquatic Collection: ht...

6 or 8? Hard or Soft? Russell Kelley Tells Us!- Episode 156 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk to Russell Kelley about his upcoming coral ID workshops, Biota & Aquaculture, Ben's now old client, and a Reef Stock round-up. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic...

New Client? Test Everything… Ben! - Episode 155 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Ben's mistake with a client, Rich's troubles while traveling, sexism in the industry, and other goodies! Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticc...

11 Days Without Power. So Far... - Episode 154 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk John Robbins about his ongoing electrical outage in Tennessee. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticcollection.com/ PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com...

In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Rich's new monsters, palythoa, and disaster planning. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  Aquatic Collection: https://aquaticcollection.com/  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/  Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/  Champion Li...

Cut Your Teeth - Episode 152 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Ben's new client with two massive tanks, the ethics of fish eating fish, Ben's Crabs, and an Ask Reef Beef of how to stock your aquarium with fish. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale Aquatic Coll...

49 Neptune Apex Modules?! - Episode 151 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Ben's viral YouTube video and Rich's Neptune Apex crash and how he and Neptune support saved the day! Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Li...

Rage Against the Bacteria - Episode 150 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben have a potpourri show where they speak about a number of small topics, including how far and fast they would travel back to their aquaria if something bad happened and Bacteria in a bottle. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale:  ht...

Play With Your Animal - Episode 149 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about Ben's travel's, Rich's new tank, Rich's clownfish & anemones, and Ask Reef Beef. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Lighting: https://www.champ...

Reef Rookies with Logan - Episode 148 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk to Logan Brouillette from Reef Rookies with Logan about his community and experience in the hobby. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Lighting: https://www.c...

Drive-by Journalism Damages the Marine Aquarium Trade w/ Dr. Andy Rhyne - Episode 147 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk to Dr. Andrew Rhyne about the source of marine aquarium fish in our industry and the new paper on which he is a coauthor.  Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholes...

Reef Retreat Returns w/ Dr. Andy Rhyne - Episode 146 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk to Dr. Andrew Rhyne about Reef Retreat in 2026, and new thing in his lab! Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Lighting: https://www.championlig...

HIRED! Good, Better, Ben - Episode 145 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk about Ben getting hired, burned out lights, when to not use acid, Rich visits Than, and 2 minutes of reefing. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Lighting:...

FIRED! Ben is Let Go - Episode 144 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk about Rich's travels, Ben getting fired, and some short topics! Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/  Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/ Champion Light...

Be the Herbivore - Episode 143 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk to Matt Wandell about aquarium nutrients. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/ Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/ Champion Lighting Wholesale: https://www.ch...

The Thick of Summer - Episode 142 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben talk about bog lights, exhaust fan, relays, and RODI. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/  Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/  Champion Lighting W...

Raw Reef Retreat Review - Episode 141 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode Rich and Ben have just come back from Reef Retreat 2025 and they share their experiences. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/  Champion Lighting: https://www.championlightin...

Take 10 Seconds and Breathe - Episode 140 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk about Ben messing up 2x, sewer water back up, and Sanjay's tank crash. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium  Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/  Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/...

The Vortex of Interaction - Episode 139 - Reef Beef Podcast. In this episode we talk about Dosing Lanthanum, Ben's client, and Ben's Beef. Thank you to our sponsors: Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale:  https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale  PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/  Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/  Champion Lighting...