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Rappin' With ReefBum

Keith Berkelhamer

Rappin' With ReefBum is a weekly talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community.

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  • 218 episodes
  • Updated June 18

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  • Oct 7, 2021 · 1 hr 7 min

    Guest: Dr. Ben Titus, Biologist

    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 Dr. Ben Titus. Ben is an evolutionary biologist interested in understanding how biodiversity evolves in tropical marine mutualisms. He combines extensive field research with systematics and genomic approaches to understand symbiosis at all levels of biological organization. His work spans from broad order-level phylogenetics to phylogeography, species delimitation, population genetics, full genome sequencing, and behavioral ecology. Ben is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Science at University of Alabama. He received the MASNA graduate student fellowship award at MACNA 2017 and was a speaker at the 2019 MACNA.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 28 min

    Guest: Kevin Burda, Top Shelf 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 Kevin Burda, who is one of the owners of Top Shelf Aquatics. Kevin also runs the TSA coral farm.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min

    Guest: Jack Kent, CEO Brightwell 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 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.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 16 min

    Guest: John Coppolino, A.K.A. Copps

    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.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 35 min

    Guest: Ben Johnson, Captive Aquatic Ecosystems

    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.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min

    Guest: David Saxby, Owner of a World Famous Aquarium!

    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!

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 2 hr 35 min

    Guests: Jake Adams, Reef Builders AND Chris Meckley, ACI Aquaculture

    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!

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min

    Guest: Scott Anderson, 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 Scott Anderson from Mile High Reefers.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 36 min

    Guest: Alex Correa, Hobbyist

    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.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 13 min

    Guest: Mike Paletta, Hobbyist/Author

    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.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 44 min

    Guests: Ehsan Dashti & Julian Baggio, TRITON

    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 Ehsan Dashti and Julian Baggio from TRITON Applied Reef Bioscience.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 2 hr 13 min

    Guest: Chris Meckley, ACI Aquaculture

    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 Chris Meckley, owner of ACI Aquaculture!!

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 57 min

    Guests: Tullio Dellaquila from Reef Brite AND Rich & Ben from Reef Beef

    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 aquarium lighting guru Tullio Dellaquila from Reef Brite AND Rich Ross & Ben Johnson from Reef Beef! Buckle up, it should be one hell of a show.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min

    Guest: Charles Delbeek, Author & Curator, Steinhart Aquarium

    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 Charles Delbeek, who co-authored a series of revolutionary books called The Reef Aquarium with Julian Sprung. Charles is currently the curator at Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 31 min

    Guest: Greg Carroll, Hobbyist

    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 Greg Carroll.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min

    Guest: Scott Fellman, Tannin 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 Scott Fellman, the owner and "Chief Tint Officer" of Tannin Aquatics. Scott was a co-owner of Unique Corals and has blogged and written articles for many publications. He has also spoken at reef clubs and conferences all over the world, including MACNAs, Reefstocks and Reefapaloozas.

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 18 min

    Guest: Matt Ferroni, TSM 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 Matt Ferroni, who is the Husbandry Director & General Manager at TSM Aquatics!!

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min

    Guest: Remy, Bahama Llama Coral

    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 Remy from Bahama Llama Coral!!

  • Oct 5, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min

    Guest: Brandon McHenry, Outreach Scientist & Aquarist

    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 Brandon McHenry, Outreach Scientist & Aquarist at FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.