Reef Beef Episode 23 – Pray for Richard’s tank to explode

Episode 23 - Pray for Richard’s tank to explode Beef about plumbing a new tank, and dealing with planaria. Thank you to our sponsors: PolypLab https://www.polyplab.com And https://www.SaltwaterAquarium.com?aff=20 The Veterans, Military, and Civil Service Discount program is now Open to Healthcare Workers. - https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/military-civil-servant-5-discount/?aff=20 Their loyalty program includes 5% Back via Reward points and Freebies https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/free-stuff.html?aff=20 Get notified of new episodes by receiving an email from Reef Beef! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/notify/ Buy Reef Beef a Beer! https://reefbeefpodcast.com Become a Member: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/membership Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:01 Rich’s tank update 00:02:19 Shopping by color 00:06:55 SPONSOR: PolypLab 00:10:34 Gluing rocks 00:13:06 How Ben finds new clients 00:14:54 BEEF: Too many holes in the tank 00:24:20 SPONSOR: SaltwaterAquarium.com 00:29:37 Pray for Rich’s tank? 00:32:14 Dealing and treating planaria 00:46:16 Biological controls? 00:51:53 Wrap Up 00:52:32 Bloopers

Reef Beef Episode 22 – UV Beef Art

Reef Beef - Episode 22 - UV Beef Art Catch up with Rich’s home lab, Ben’s clients, and an interview with Michelle Albright from BombChelle Creations Thank you to our sponsor: PolypLab https://www.polyplab.com Michelle Albright is a UV Florescent artist who specializes in creating aquatic themed art to mount above aquariums. She has been a saltwater hobbyists for 10 years and currently has a 125 gallon mixed reef and a couple small freshwater tanks. Not only is she an artist but she’s also a registered nurse in her home town of Anchorage Alaska. When she’s not working her day job, she is doing art for her business, BombChelle Creations and working as the art director for Aquashella. https://www.bombchellecreations.com/ Get notified of new episodes by receiving an email from Reef Beef! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/notify/ Buy Reef Beef a Beer! https://reefbeefpodcast.com Become a Member: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/membership Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:45 We Won an Award! 00:01:24 Rich’s tanks & citric acid 00:10:09 Ben’s Client’s Tank 00:13:26 Rich’s tank revival 00:13:55 Clients want instant results 00:16:42 SPONSOR: PolypLab 00:20:17 Michelle Albright of BombChelle Creations 00:46:37 Wrap Up 00:48:42 Bloopers

In Case you Missed it, the 2022 MACNA Date is Set

By now it is no surprise why MASNA decided to cancel MACNA 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia but why reschedule and relocate the show to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for 2022 instead of keeping the show in Atlanta for 2021? At first thought maybe it was just that the venue wasn’t available in 2022 but maybe there is something else going on with the decision to move the show to Wisconsin in 2022. If you have any insider info or thoughts then we would love to hear from you. Below is the official MASNA announcement. The MASNA Board is proud to welcome you to MACNA 2022 Gathering and Growing, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Michigan. We look forward to having you join our community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as we come together to Gather

Reef Beef Episode 18 – Nickel Bag of Beef

Reef Beef - Episode 18 - Nickel Bag of Beef In this episode we talk about whether reefkeeping is entertainment, and keeping octopus. Thank you to our sponsor: Terra Reef https://shop.TerraReef.com/pages/reefbeef 30% off your first order of coral and/or other invertebrates! Get notified of new episodes by receiving an email from Reef Beef! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/notify/ Buy Reef Beef a Beer! https://reefbeefpodcast.com Become a Member: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/membership Links: Aquarium Ethics: https://reefs.com/magazine/skeptical-reefkeeping-vii-a-look-at-ethics Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:31 How you doing? 00:03:42 Follow up 00:10:08 Octopus Keeping 00:19:38 SPONSOR: TerraReef.com 00:23:23 More Octopus 00:32:34 Support ReefBeef 00:35:43 Responsible Octopus Keeping? 00:57:38 Who do we educate? 01:06:05 Wrap up 01:09:49 BEEFY Bloopers

MASNA Announces 2021 – 2022 Student Scholarships

The stakes are getting higher this time around for the MASNA Student Scholarships. This year, two scholarships are available and the purse has gone from $4000.00 to $7000.00.  One undergraduate student and one incoming or current graduate student will be selected for 14th annual MASNA scholarship award. Keep reading below to see the official MASNA press release. To further our goals, MASNA offers the MASNA Student Scholarship program to help stimulate and promote the pursuit of marine science, in particular for topics that are current and relevant to the marine aquarium hobby. This year there are two scholarships available; one $7,000 scholarship for a college undergraduate student (incoming and current undergraduate students), and one $7,000 scholarship for a college graduate student (incoming and current graduate students). The 2021