Beyond The Reef

Latest Episodes:

Building For Long-Term Success - Than Thein (Tidal Gardens) May 17, 2025

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Adam invites Than Thein, owner of Tidal gardens, to discuss building for long-term success with your reef tank. They discuss old tank syndrome’, resetting and why/when to do it. Precautions for quarantine, the biggest liabilities in terms of equipment and much more.

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 many reef keeping industry publications, as well as the host of the Tidal Gardens Podcast. Besides being a passionate entrepreneur, Than is a licensed attorney, has a Masters in Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Akron and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan.

Tidal Gardens Links:

https://www.facebook.com/tidalgardens

https://tidalgardens.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tidalgardens

https://www.youtube.com/tidalgardens

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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Inputs & Outputs Of Your Reef Tank: Dong Zou - AcroGarden (pt 2) Mar 11, 2025

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Part two of two episodes! Adam and Dong get together for the second time to discuss all of the input and output sources that encompass our reef aquariums. This episode covers mostly outputs: from skimming, to GFO, to water changes and many other intentional or unintentional husbandry methods.

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

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Products Discussed:

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

https://aquaticlog.com

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Inputs & Outputs Of Your Reef Tank: Dong Zou - AcroGarden (pt 1) Feb 13, 2025

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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.

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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Reinventing How You Reef & Overcoming Plateaus (Mike Paletta + Multiple Guests) Jan 16, 2025

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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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2024 Year End Review - Peter Dinh (BayArea Reef) Jan 03, 2025

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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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Dr. Andrew Bouwma - Microbiome Testing, Lessons and Results Dec 11, 2024

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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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Talkin LPS with Tin Nugyen - Coral Exotic Dec 04, 2024

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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.

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Coral Exotic Links:

https://www.venderup.me/coralexotic

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

Frag Garage Links:

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https://fraggarage.ca/

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

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

https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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Where Do Our Corals Come From? Rudy Batara - Golden Basket Reef Nov 03, 2024

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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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Elliot Azhdam Golden State Corals Oct 18, 2024

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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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Misunderstood Topics in Reefkeeping w/ Doug Dorrat (Frag Farm UK) Oct 06, 2024

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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

Beyond the Reef Merch!

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