The reef keeping hobby and the "Live Rock vs Dry Rock" conversation has changed a lot over the past 15 years. Listen as Ryan & Randy talk about those changes, share their own experiences, and walk through a brief history of Live Rock for reef tanks.

Our hosts cover everything pH! Including why pH is important, what pH means and some of the most critical failures when it comes to monitoring and maintaining pH in a reef tank. So kick back and learn from our mistakes so you don't have to learn the hard way.

Reef aquarium husbandry is continually evolving, as we gain experience we learn more and more about what corals need to thrive and develop new ways to meet those needs in a closed ecosystem. In this episode, Ryan and Randy discuss the changes we have seen over the last 16 years in regards to maintaining elements focusing specifically on 2-Part Solutions, Calcium Reactors, and Kalkwasser.

Our hosts serve up a list of our Top 16 Protein Skimmer Mistakes! Why is this helpful you might ask? Well, you can learn from our bonehead moves and mishaps so you don't have to make the same mistakes yourself and learn the hard way!

Ryan & Randy share their own experiences as hobbyists learning to control waste levels and understand the effects of nitrate and phosphate in a reef tank. The conversation examines how our hobby views "nutrients", from past to present, which really paints an eye-opening picture of just how far we have come as a hobby in general.

Here are the Top 15 Refugium Mistakes we've found that just might be holding you back from Refugium success! Learn how to grow macroalgae like a pro and avoid some of the most common setbacks when using a refugium for nutrient control on your reef tank.

Find out the Top-15 Salt Mistakes we've made and how you can avoid them from the get-go! Ryan and Randy discuss some major learning curves involving salt mix to help you mix your water like a pro, without going through the headaches of learning the hard way. **Previously Recorded on 1/14/2020**

In the world of saltwater tank automation and monitoring, we've seen more than a handful of controllers and monitors through the years. From the tried and true Apex and Profilux units to the more experimental Aquatronics and Cerebra, there is certainly a lot we can learn from the history of tank automation. In this episode, Ryan and Randy share their own personal experiences and discuss the exciting advancements that help make our reef tanks smarter, safer, and more reliable. **Streamed Live on YouTube 11/5/2020**

Today we discuss what sets these two lighting options apart and why you may choose one over the other. ***Streamed May 5th, 2020***

Can UV Sterilizers cure Ich? How about Algae, Dinoflagellates or bacterial blooms? Do you practice Ich Management or Ich Eradication? Is there a difference? Ryan and Randy take your comments and open a conversation into the world of UV Sterilizers for saltwater tanks.