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For this weeks how im joined by Wes as he presents this weeks questions for the lighting part 1 Questions and Answers show. we have a whole list of question for this show all around general lighting concepts, i will get a sit of the questions posted shortly. Lighting Part 6 Q&A#2 is next week and we will present questions and answers around Metal Halide lighting and fluorescent lighting

Part 4 in the lighting series. In this part we are going to talk about reflectors and ballasts, not extremely technical, but some important topics to cover, here is a highlight of what we discus in this showTopics: Reflectors - Types - - Parallel - - Vertical - Designs - - Hemispherical - - Squared - - SpiderBallasts - Magnetic - - Probe start - - Pulse start - Electronic

Coral Spawning Research, maybe not the top thing on everyones list, but should it be? Sexual coral reproduction is more important to the hobbyist than you might think. In this episode I Interview Jake Adams who recently completed is research trip to Puerto Rico where they began data collection efforts for just these typs of studies.

ok, for those of you that saw my other thread, and have been waiting for the details, well here they are...not much more i can say about that.

Part 3 in the lighting series. Ok, here we go with the MH show, in this show i discuss what the MH bulb is and how it worksTopics: - Plasma - Halides - Bulb - Arc Tube - Fireing and burning - how the light is produced and changed - why a cool down period

Part 2 in the lighting series. I didn't really get any feedback as to what you guys were looking for, so i assume that part was perfect.. ok, so im sure it wasn't perfect, but if you have questions or comments for the next part, please let me know

This week im starting the long awaited, much anticipated series on lighting.Im going to try and get these out all in a row, but that might not happen. Im want to get as much feedback after each show, so help plan the next one so please let me know what im missing in each step. This step is all introduction to terms and concepts, so if there are foundational terms or concepts i missed that should be highlighted, please let me know hereTopics: - What is Light - Electromagnetic Spectrum/Radiation - Wavelength - Spectrum - Color/Temprature - Lumen - Lux - Photosynthesis - PAR - PUR - PSR - Effects of water on light

Ever wonder how much light is really in your tank, or how much is lost hen your bulbs are dirty, old, or the canopy isn't completely enclosed? For this month's Reefkeeping show Brian Plankis joins us to discuss his featured article. In the article Brian highlights the test results of these and other tests he performed with a light PAR meter.

Ok, here we go for another round about Phyto, this time its not a video, or me droning on (well, ok, a little of that), we have a guest expert. Joining me is Erik Stenn Owner of AlgaGen. Erik joins me to talk about all things Phyto. here is a run down of the items discussed: Topics: - Brief biological background - Brief taxonomical overview - common types of phytoplankton in the hobby - Nutritional value of these types of Phytoplankton - intro to various EFA, such as EPA, DHA, and ARA - More info on culturing Phyto, items such as - - Light, effects and cycle duration - - Mixing, why we do it, maybe more than you think - - nutrients, what's actually in those F medias - phytoplankton culture contamination, identify and rectify

How about this, two shows in one week..In this show i cover two topics from the forums, the first topic is on feeding corals, one thing i realized after recording this show is that i generalized a bit too much.. I refer to corals using light to gain nutrients, while this is true for many corals its not true for all, some corals do not need light as they do not contain the algae. The next part is an various aspects of Live Rock.

Well, after much feedback and commentary around the Phyto Culturing video, i realized one main thing i left out was how to start the culture. well in this video i highlight how to do this using liquid starter culture. This process is the same using culture disks, but since the liquid is a bit new and seemed to be more confusing i decided to go this route

For this month's Reefkeeping I'm taking a few minutes to talk to Kim Lowe. Kim is the Vice President of MARSH. This year MARSH is hosting the MACNA conference. Kim discusses the details and highlights of the conference, along with providing some behind the scenes info that you might not know about.

Copepods, you think you know them? well in this show im joined by Dr. Adelaide Rhodes, a world recognized expert on Copepods. Adelaide will take us though the in's and out's of copepods and what they mean to out tanks today, and in the future. In this show we discuss - What are copepods - Identifying copepods - What are copepods good for - How to get copepods in your system - Breeding copepods in and out of your tank - And much more

Here is a real quick video that shows exactly how to use and read a Salifert Calcium test kit. its about 7 minutes, and i hope many people new to test kits or to Salifert test kits find it helpful

This week i'm joined by Samuel Helm (Astrivian). Sam is joining me to discuss a recent project he and a friend undertook with a Denver Charter School class, where he used Marine Aquariums and the Talkingreef Podcast to teach high school students about various science topics. If you are interested in getting more information on this, or if you want to participate, please send me an email at podcast@talkingreef.com