How to Harness the Power of Observation in Your Reef Aquarium |  

Sara! This might soud boastful but it’s more excitement and joy about being part of an organization worth being proud of. Our company does large aquatic LSS installs at our zoo here in Cincinnati. #1 in the country by some metrics :) We just finished the Asian Elephant exhibit and are working on several othes) We work with the zoo, the keepers, the engineers, and the suppliers. As a reefer, I was super excited to get into this work. What you said about the differences between the public space and the hobbyist space could not be more true! It’s very interesting. The keepers have soooo much pull and input in making the decisions as it all comes together and dictating when we do construction. I can be frustrating but they’re certainly passionate. I think one has to be passionate to work at a public zoo. Anyway, it’s always cool to hear from people who are reefers and who are involved in the zoo sector. I’m currently working on a no hold barred reef room and have been able to utilize some of the vendor/supplier resources which has been super fun. Anyway, thanks to the whole ReefBuilder organization and all their guests. I’ve listened to every episode.

BRING EVAN MONTGOMERY BACK TO REEF BUILDERS!!!

Love the podcast. You guys are doing great. Anything planed for Dark Mark to make an appearance in the near future?

Nice episode! Observation is 90% of this hobby, if not more. In fact, just sitting there looking at your tank and thoroughly enjoying is the goal. And in those moments is where we learn new things. Observe and don’t react! Cheers!

Love the pod cast thanks to you all 👍👍🍺🍺

Great talk, would love to hear a discussion on stability overall being the biggest factor in coral and fish health. It can be confusing for new reefers who hear high flow high par or dirty water for softies and see a reef with completely opposite parameters thriving in "not ideal" conditions. Also on the topic of quarantine, I'm of the belief that most parasites are present in over 50% of reefs and that having good husbandry and stable water parameters are more important than trying to treat or eradicate that disease/bacteria/infection etc. I have several tangs in my system who has shown ich at least 3 times (usuallya stressor event). When they do, I can see it starting to spread to other fish but as I continue to keep good water quality and feed vitamin enriched food, symptoms go away.

The dye for medical use is called contrast. Used with xray MRI etc

I love seeing the studio! Great discussion! Would love to see more communication with public aquarium folks. Sarah mentioned Oenone Fulgida... They're lightning fast worms and are a menace. They suck, and are very hard to catch. Also: Salem rep'ing the classic Godzilla & Ghidorah, hell yeah.

Jamie pull the video of the Bear dying the river.

Awesome discussion as usual! Microphones in front of faces was a bit rude though 😅

we need Glow Clown fish

Over 20 years, every single time I allow asterina into my system they decimate my zoanthids. Every… single… time 😑 harlequin shrimp incoming.