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, who is one of the owners of Top Shelf Aquatics. Kevin also runs the TSA 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 Jack Kent, who is the CEO of Brightwell Aquatics. Jack is an industry veteran who founded Kent Marine in 1989, which was one of the most recognized and trusted brands in the aquarium trade. Brightwell was started in 2006.

For those of you who are not familiar with Brightwell, the company has a complete line of salt, additives, chemicals, vitamins, nutritional supplements and filtration media for saltwater and freshwater aquariums. Jack also owns Continuum Aquatics.

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 John Coppolino, A.K.A. Copps. John keeps about 2500 gallons of saltwater aquariums, most being reefs. In addition to publishing articles and speaking at conferences, including three past MACNAs, John has spoken to reef clubs in over twenty states. His systems have been featured in publications in Asia, Europe, and the United States. These include the book “The Coral Reef Aquarium” by Tony Vargas.

John is also one of just two people to have received the prestigious Reef Central Tank of the Month for two different systems (September ’04 and January ’11). In the summer of 2013 John started building his largest system yet, a 1300 gallon SPS display, a 240 gallon anemone display and two six foot frag tanks that are installed in the “forever home” he and his wife built. John also has had a number of SPS corals named after him.

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 from Captive Aquatic Ecosystems. Ben is a an aquarium maintenance guru who has many types of clients, including both high-end and low-end clients. His company is based in Houston, Texas.

Ben has spoken at MACNA and he has strong opinions about how things should be done with a reef tank. So we will talk about tank maintenance and husbandry, which are vitally important for having success in this hobby. Ben is also co-host of Reef Beef, a popular reef tank podcast.

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 Jason Mack, who is the admin for Mack's Reef, a Dinoflagellates support group on Facebook.

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 David Saxby, who has one of the most famous privately owned aquariums in the world!

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 Jake Adams from Reef Builders AND Chris Meckley from ACI Aquaculture! Buckle up because I have no idea where this conversation is going!

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 Scott Anderson from Mile High Reefers.

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 Alex Correa. Alex has an interesting background in reef keeping. He has volunteered at the Waikiki Aquarium, working for Charles Delbeek maintaining both saltwater and fresh water systems. Later he worked for another reef keeping legend, Dr. Bruce Carlson.

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 and author Mike Paletta.