Part one of two episodes! Adam and Dong get together to discuss all of the input and output sources that encompass our reef aquariums. This episode covers inputs: from feeding, trace element dosing and other external sources, whether intentional or unintentional.

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 invertebrates when he was working as a post doc at the University of Virginia. He has been in aquarium hobby since he was in college and he got into the saltwater hobby in 2004 after setting up his first marine fish tank for a Nemo and after he discovered the Boston Reefers Society.

About 10 years ago, he cofounded his first company on drug discovery. Soon after that, he was able to combine his passion for coral and his experience in the pharmaceutical industry and cofounded a new company, eCove BioMarine. This company focused on aquaculture coral for drug discovery and bone grafting. His current company, AcroGarden Inc, was then founded to hold the intellectual properties and to study coral farming. AcroGarden is now his primary focus. The company produces aqua-cultured coral, mainly SPS, for the hobby.

Acrogarden Links:

https://www.acrogarden.com/

https://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/index.php?forums%2Facro-garden.148%2F

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

Beyond the Reef Merch!

https://fraggarage.ca/product-category/swag/

Products Discussed:

https://www.coralvue.com/abyzz-afc150-flow-pump

https://aquaticlog.com

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For the our first episode of 2025, we bring you a discussion with multiple guests, looking to reinventing how you run your reef and to potentially overcome plateaus. Adam Talks to Mike Paletta (author and recipient of the 2022 MASNA Award), John Yull (Reefworks Corals) Dmitry Tumanov (Treasure Corals) and Allan Vo (The Coral Reeftank) to get different perspectives on this very broad topic. They discuss ways to improve colour, growth and maybe when it’s time to do a reset or make a more dramatic change. We thank you for all your support and hope to keep bringing you better and better content in 2025. Happy reefing!

Photos courtesy of CRT Reefs / Allan and Hung Vo

Mike Paletta Links:

https://reefbuilders.com/author/mikepaletta/

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/authors/mike-paletta.13180/

https://www.coralmagazine.com/2022/09/02/michaele-paletta-honored-with-2022-masna-award/

https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/saltwater/reef-tank-maintenance-you-should-be-doing

https://reefs.com/the-2022-masna-aquarist-of-the-year-and-masna-award-recipients/

Reefworks Links:

https://www.reefworkscorals.com/

https://www.facebook.com/reefworkscorals/

https://www.instagram.com/reefworks_corals/

Treasure Corals Links:

https://www.youtube.com/@UCpOOkw6SmsYqg722u9-2XvA

Website: https://treasurecorals.com

Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Treasure...

Instagram: / treasurecorals

Aquarium Details: https://aquaticlog.com/treasurecorals

CRT Reef Links:

https://www.instagram.com/crt_reefs/

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/some-of-my-acro-collection.173621/

https://youtu.be/zlwpWqekkjw?si=YFv8o9M_q2THyHiq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKuLskvBVl0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-jGBQy8EU

https://youtu.be/LwpZc9S4rxI?si=2TMxY-fQXlrGX_rn

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

Beyond the Reef Merch!

https://fraggarage.ca/product-category/swag/

Products Discussed:

https://www.coralvue.com/abyzz-afc150-flow-pump

https://aquaticlog.com

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Adam and Peter reflect on reef keeping in the year of 2024: the new products, techniques, lessons learned and controversies. Peter is a hardcore reefer, content creator and photographer. Be sure to follow everything he’s up to at the links below:

Bayarea Reef Links:

https://www.youtube.com/@bayarea_reef

https://www.instagram.com/bayarea_reef/

linktr.ee/bayareareef

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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The quest to understanding a reef aquarium's microbiome has led hobbyist and educator Dr. Andy Bouwma down a path of discovery, via Aquabiomics microbiome testing services. Adam discusses with Andy how to interpret the test results and respectively, what he's been able to observe, learn and implement over a sizeable period of time in his home aquarium. They discuss his mixed reef, along with some of his tips and trips for maintaining healthy and thriving corals. Andrew the president of the Pacific Northwest Aquarium Society and is also involved in a very promising new app 'Reefability' that will connect all of our aquarium test data into one place. For more details, check out the links below:

https://www.pnwmas.org/

https://www.instagram.com/lexinverts/

https://www.reefability.com/

https://aquabiomics.com/

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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https://fraggarage.ca/product-category/swag/

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A departure from the usual 'stickhead' conversations, Adam invites Thinh Nguyen from Coral Exotic to dive in to some of his tips and tricks for keeping healthy and colourful LPS. They discuss many species, their lighting, flow, feeding requirments and much more.

Corals Exotic 20% off promotion: use code: BTR20 at checkout, during the Black Friday Sale. Please provide a screenshot after you submit your order showing you subscribe to the Beyond The Reef podcast (YouTube, Spotify, etc) and that you follow Coral Exotic on Instagram

Coral Exotic Links:

https://www.venderup.me/coralexotic

https://www.instagram.com/coralexotic/

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

Beyond the Reef Merch!

https://fraggarage.ca/product-category/swag/

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Adam speaks with Rudy Batara of Golden Basket Reef about his extensive experience in the coral and fish industry, including the processes of growing, importing, and exporting corals. They discuss the differences in wild collection versus mari-culture, regulations involved, including CITES requirements, various costs and some of the challenges of sourcing unique coral morphs and species.

Golden Basket Links:

https://goldenbasketreef.com/ (currently under construction)

https://www.instagram.com/goldenbasketreef

https://www.facebook.com/goldenbasket

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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Adam meets with Elliot Azhdam from Golden State Corals to dive into his methods and technics, culturing an amazingly array of colorful and unique corals. They discuss the store's display tank, his use of high par LED lighting, some tricks for the photoperiod, along with his implementation of kalkwasser and calcium reactors. Check out Golden State Coral’s website at the link below and don’t miss out on the current 50% off WYSIWYG sale!

Golden State Corals Links:

https://goldenstatecorals.com/

https://facebook.com/goldenstatecorals/

https://instagram.com/goldenstatecorals/

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/golden-state-corals-gsc.1096/

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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https://fraggarage.ca/product-category/swag/

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Adam sits down with Doug Dorrat to clear up some common misconceptions in the reef-keeping hobby. They cover topics from alkalinity, protein skimming, trace elements in salt mixes to the differences between ICP-MS and ICP-OES testing. Doug Dorrat is the owner and operator of Frag Farm UK. He contributes to product development, as well as offering his services as a certified ICP consultant for Fauna Marin (UK and USA).

Frag Farm Links:

https://www.fragfarm.co.uk/

https://facebook.com/fragfarmuk

https://www.instagram.com/fragfarmltd/

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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Adam invites BTR's first ever guest, Leo Den Breejen AKA Leonard's Reef, to catch up on a year of reefkeeping secrets!

Leonardo’s Reef was founded in 2009 by Leonardo den Breejen, and gradually specialized in the propagation of corals from the Acropora genus. Leonardo, better known as “Leonardo’s Reef” online, has been a reefkeeper for over 20 years. In this period, he gained recognition with several projects such as “Formosa Forest” and “Apogon Reef”, has been featured on boards e.g. Reefcentral and Thereeftank, websites e.g. Reefbuilders, and magazines e.g. Reef Hobbyist Magazine. Currently, he is the head of the Leonardo’s Reef coral farm and is a University lecturer in Biology.

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A two part conversation, with Dr. Christoph Denk (Oceamo) and Salem Clemens (Reef Builders). We attempt to scratch the surface on a complex subject: dissolved oraganic carbon (DOC’s) and some of the ways in which these compounds may affect the health of our reef tanks. We break down some of the avaialbe testing methods, input and output soruces, ways to control and manage elevated levels, their relatioship with the microbiome and more. Please read Salem’s article on Reef Builders:

https://reefbuilders.com/2024/06/21/doc-is-the-most-important-parameter-for-a-healthy-reef-tank-heres-a-new-method-to-manage-it/

https://www.oceamo.com/

https://www.facebook.com/OceamoLab/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9OJOnOuTFJmUj1y9TrE10w?view_as=subscriber

https://www.instagram.com/oceamolab/

https://www.reefmoonshiners.com/

Where to order in the USA:

https://andremueller.e-junkie.com/product/1758008/Reef-Moonshiner26230393Bs-ICP-MS-Test

Frag Garage Links:

https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast

https://fraggarage.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

Beyond the Reef Merch!

https://fraggarage.ca/product-category/swag/

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