Reef News Network – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This week we have a Women in Reefing Roundtable discussion with MetroKat, Coralista, and Caffeinated Reefer! We talk about a variety of reefing topics as well as the recent Op-Ed in Coral magazine regarding the hashtags ReefingInHeels!

Show Watch 2021
Reef-A-Palooza
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Chicago October 16/17

MACNA - Canceled

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Better than Sci-Fi & Amp up your coral, A meaningful talk about Aminos with Doctor Michael Gerdes. Jeremy is making progress on his build and other tanks but may need to come up with a new plan for the aquascape. Peter is still waging war on algae with consistency as his primary tool. All this and more on Episode 81 of the Reef News Network.

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News
Jeremy- Exploration is at the core of human nature. When we are kids, curiosity drives us to explore and discover the world. That same curiosity drives those of us on Nautilus to explore the ocean's depths with state-of-the-art robotic and scientific technology. Plus, the Nautilus Exploration Program is broadcast to anyone ready to join the adventure. Our followers are able to experience this sci-fi-like experience through nautiluslive.org. It's better than sci-fi: it's real science in real time.
The ROV's (Remotely Operated Vehicles) Argus and Hercules are Mystic natives. Developed by the Institute for Exploration a Mystic CT company.
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsJeremy81

Peter- Talks about a conversation with Clear Water Scrubbers.

Main Topic:
A conversation with Dr. Michael Gerdes about Amino Acids.
Book reference by Doc. : I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

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Not your mother's lemonfish, the mysterious deep sea, and Fragger's Guide to the Galaxy, ANYWHERE you go this is how you show. Jeremy is working out the final details on his built rockwork structure that will be a Zoa garden and have some cool dimension, and ordered some goodies. Peter is making progress with his system and has the ReefBot setup in a new spot, Reef Octopus light reactor all set and is already seeing results. All this and more on Episode 80 of the Reef News Network.

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News
Jeremy- Really interesting video from Kurzgesagt. What's hiding at the most solitary place on earth? The Deep Sea.
Shout out to my buddy Matt Joseph for putting me onto this video!
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsJeremy80

Peter- Back at it AGAIN, Sea & Reef Aquaculture releases another aquacultured fish for the hobby to enjoy. Welcome the Lemon Damsel to your Reef!
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsPeter80
Main Topic:
By popular demand, we bring you The Fragger's Guide to the Galaxy. Wherever you go, this is how you Show! Pt.1 Our guide to setting yourself up for a successful hobbyist vendor experience.

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Peter joins the dark side, a listener call from or friend Remy aka Bahama Llama corals and the deep dive on CoralVue's game changing announcements. Peter got a brand spanking new WaterBox and is going to fill it with FRESH WATER!! Jeremy has been making slow steady progress and is on the hunt for good cleanup crew. All this and more on Episode 79 of the Reef News Network!

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Philly Splash 9/14/19
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CTARS Fragtoberfest - 10/26/19

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Listener Call
Remy AKA Bahama Llama Coral called in to ask about our ideal setup for a hobbyist vendor to start with for a frag swap.

Main Topic:
CoralVue tech deep dive. Interview with Carlos and Don.

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RNN078- Fascinating Myths and How to Bust Them
Project Coral, MACNA tech releases and Fascinating Myths and How to Bust Them. Jeremy is making slow but steady progress on his tank build, Peter is still loving his new reactor and using it to get back to balance. All this and more on Episode 78 of the Reef News Network!!

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CTARS Fragtoberfest - 10/26/19

News:
Jeremy:
The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida, says they've made scientific history as a group of coral has successfully reproduced two days in a row for the first time in a lab setting. The milestone could have broad implications for America's Great Barrier Reef,' which is the third largest coral reef in the world and is found just off the coast of the Florida Keys.
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsJeremy78
https://cnn.it/2kiSmoO

Peter:
MACNA tech drops from Reef Kinetics and CoralVue.
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsPeter78

Listener Call
Ian from London, Ontario called in to ask about frozen and dry foods.

Main Topic:
This week we are going to be trying something new to spice up our content for the RNN Nation. If it is well received, we plan on adding it into our mix for content on future episodes. We will be discussing a few of the Myths found Nin an article from the Reefs.com family of sites. We will be adding our reactions and personal experiences, giving the article that RNN secret sauce.

Source material:
Debunking Aquarium Myths
By Tim Wijgerde PhD & Arjen Tilstra
https://reefs.com/magazine/myths/

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Plastic eating bacteria, floating pumice and What to Maintain when You are maintaining. Jeremy's tank is starting the uglies and Peter got the very interesting results from his ICP test results. All this and more on Episode 77 of the Reef News Network.

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CTARS Fragtoberfest - 10/26/19

News:
Jeremy:
A gigantic floating raft of volcanic rock that emerged from an underwater volcano eruption in the Pacific Ocean is slowly drifting towards the Australian coast, heartening hopes it could benefit the imperilled Great Barrier Reef.
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsJeremy77

Peter:
Students Invent Bacteria that turns plastic into water. The development of this technology is divided into two parts: First the plastic is dissolved and the enzymes as catalyze whereby the plastic becomes highly malleable fractions. These components are placed in a biodigester station, where they behave as if they were leftovers of food. The project runs in just 24 hours, to move from plastic to water, really promising.
http://bit.ly/RNNnewsPeter77

Tip of the week:
Complete any warranties that your equipment comes with, print a copy of the receipt and keep in the box for each piece of equipment. If something arises this will at least take away some of the stress in a tough situation.

Main Topic:
Maintaining your equipment is one rung in the ladder to a successful long-term reef system that is often stepped right over or only touched on at a cursory level. We noticed that with recent vacations and more trips / commitments on the horizon that taking a few minutes to ensure all your equipment and system plans are in tip top shape can make all the difference. Simple maintenance is not just about keeping things neat and tidy but also ensuring the efficacy and lifespan of your equipment.

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RNN076- Road to RAP Cali Style Recap (2019)

West coast Hip Hop review... wait no, no, no it the Road to RAP Cali style Recap. Jeremy has running water, live rock and some livestock in the big tank and Peter crushed it at RAP CA all this and more on Episode 76 of the Reef News Network.

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Main Topic:
Road to RAP CA recap.

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EcoTech gets in on the dosing game, Unusual coral spawning event and Just Do It (yourself) Reef News edition. This week Jeremy is getting the big tank squared away and raising the salinity. Peter battles on against algae outbreaks. All this and more on Episode 75 of the Reef News Network!

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Upcoming Events:
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AquaShella Chicago - 9/26 &9/27/19
Reef-A-Palooza Chicago - 10/19 & 10/20/19
CTARS Fragtoberfest - 10/26/19

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E.O. Smith Coral Project - http://www.eosmithcoralproject.org/
Waterbox Aquariums - https://www.waterboxaquariums.com/
Tropic Marin - http://www.tropicmarin-usa.com/

News:
Peter: The Versa Utility Pump is Ecotech Marine's first entry into the world of precision peristaltic dosing pumps. Ecotech has mastered the science of creating water flow inside the aquarium with their Vortech Pumps, they're building the standard in high performance centrifugal pumps with the Vectra, so it's only natural that Ecotech designed a dosing pump system of their own in the Versa.

Jeremy: A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. The discovery was made by researchers investigating whether corals that split their spawning over multiple months are more successful at spreading their offspring across different reefs.

Listener Call:
Rebecca called in to ask our advice about moving a tank.

Main Topic:
DIY can be fun and help save money and when it comes to the aquarium hobby there are endless numbers of DIY projects from the simple to the extremely advanced. Today we are going to discuss a few of our favorites that cover all bases of skill and ability. As with everything in this hobby there are a million ways to do a single thing and DIY is no different, what we discuss here is by NO means the only way to do these projects and there are endless amounts of resources from YouTube to forums to help you get ideas and find how tos. CAVEAT: Please understand RNN is not responsible for any failed DIY projects, attempt any and all of these at your own risk!

1. Water Making Station: for most people water changes are imperative for a successful reef tank, having premade salt water and a surplus of fresh can prove invaluable for water changes, ATO containers and spare water for dipping corals and fish.
a. Method to be used: Brut Can
b. Required Equipment: 2 Brut Cans(size based on amount of water you make), various pvc pipe and fittings(size based on size of cans), pvc glue, 3 valves, RODI float stop(optional),Uniseal bulkheads(size based on plumbing size), external pump, remote plug
c. Setup: 1 can for fresh, 1 can for salt, both cans plumbed to pump with valve in between each can and pump, pump outlet to top of salt can with T and valve in between. T has valve attached and either threaded or quick connect fittings for fresh or salt output. RODI can be plumbed directly into fresh can with float valve or run into can when needed.
d. How to use: RODI water is pumped into fresh can, water from fresh can be pumped into salt can for mixing through the use of valves and pump. Once water is in salt can, RODI can be isolated and then recirculated to mix salt. Hose can then be connected to outlet T and pumped into containers or directly into tank. Through the use of valves both fresh and salt can be isolated and pumped out of system.

2. Invert/Fish Trap: Everyone gets a jerk invert or fish, while commercial products exist they are often pricey and sometimes complicated, while certainly better for inverts than fish this simple bottle trap can prove effective to get rid of that jerk crab or fish.
a. Method to be used: Plastic bottle
b. Required Equipment: Soda bottle(size depending on what you are trying to catch)
c. Setup: take bottle and cut top off, invert top and using reef safe adhesive glue the top inverted into the bottom creating a bottle neck into the larger body of the bottle.
d. How to use: Place food of choice into the container and fill with water. Submerse and place in area that invert or fish frequents, check regularly.

3. Sump from Tank: Sumps are very desirable for a successful reef tank, not only does it add water volume it allows you to hide or run various pieces of equipment such as skimmers, reactors and pumps. Inaddition you can utilize sumps to help breed pods and deal with nuisance algae through a refugium. Sumps can get costly fast but don't need to be cost prohibitive to get the benefits of having one
a. Method to be used: Standard tank sump
b. Required Equipment: Off the shelf tank of desired size for display, baffle kit(various sellers available), glue/silicone, filtersock holder or rollermat(optional)
c. Setup: determine the layout of the sump you want, most are simple 3 chamber setups(inlet, skimmer/fuge chamber, return chamber), some kits include a filter sock holder(if not they can be purchased separately or this is a good opportunity to use arollermat). Using 2x4 scrap build 2 L blocks ensuing they are square to be used as baffle holders for gluing. Measure and mark where each baffle will go and begin your glue up. Put baffle into tank where it will be glued, add a dot of silicon to bottom of tank and insert first L bracket and bring it up against baffle. Ensure it is in right location and straigt and then add drop to base of tank and add second racket. Once held in place you are ready to glue up the sides. Run a bead of silicone up each side where baffle meets tank wall, using a wet finger or caulking tool run it up along the silicone to create an even and clean bead of caulk. Let dry for appropriate time and them pop out the brackets, clean up any silicone on base of tank and seal in bottom of baffle. On pieces that require a gap for water to run under, make a spacer of appropriate height to place under to hold off bottom. Rinse and repeat panel by panel until allbaffles are in and sealed. Let all silicon fully cure before use.
d. How to use: Place sump under tank and plumb drain pipe into the drain chamber(into filter sock or rollermat), install required or desired equipment(heater, skimmer, pumps, etc), plumb return pump to return line, fill and test levels for power outages.

4. APEX Automation(Cabinet lights, Fans, any on/off): APEX and controllers in general are one of the best pieces of equipment you can get for creating automation and adding safety nets to your tank. Through the use simple logic and switches you can easily automate anything from tank stand lights, fans or anything else that requires on/off actions.
a. Method to be used: APEX fusion
b. Required Equipment: APEX, break out box, requiredswitches(float, pressure, push) water ever you want to automate(for this example we will talk about adding lights to turn on when you open your stand door).
c. Setup: Install magnetic switches on your stand doors, if you have 2 doors, switches can be wired in series to only consume 1 breakout box port. Enter APEX Fusion and find the breakout box switch port or ports(be aware these may be hidden in the unused port setion) click on the lock icon on your Fusion dashboard and drag the correct module widget to your dashboard. Clicking on the setting (gear icon) button you can use the drop downs to select the functions(such as If Door OPEN the ON) define the ON plug on your power bar and then plug lights into the proper port on the powerbar. Ensure you set the FALLBACK to OFF and Set to OFF, save all your configs and test!
d. How to use: Simply open door and lights should come on, close and they should go off.

5. Algae Reactor: Reactors are becoming far more widely available commercially but is still a fun DIY project if you are the tinkering type! While there are many different way you can build and do this project we will cover just one particular methodology in this discussion.
a. Method to be used: Repurposed media reactor
b. Required Equipment: Off the shelf up flow media reactor like 2LF phosban reactor, waterproof LEDs(spectrum is debatable so research to see what you want to try, but common practice is more reds than whites), various plumbing bits and power head if manifold is not available.
c. Setup: Using a hot glue gun, start by gluing the dead end of the LED strip to the base of the reactor, begin to wrap the LEDs in a spiral manner up the reactor. Glue every couple inches and try to keep the gap to around an inch and even all the way up. Once you get to the finish the wrap along the op edge and attach your end plug and seal with shrink wrap. Plug in and test to ensure your LEDs work properly, if lights are too intense a dimmer can be put in line and if you are extra techie you could make them dimmable through a voltage regulator module attached to your 0-10V port on your controller(this is too advanced for this discussion). At a basic level you can put LED plug on timer or configure a plug on your controller to simply turn on and off on a schedule.
d. How to Use: Plumb reactor to power head or manifold, ensure to add an inline valve to adjust flow to get turnover rate dialed in. Add water to reactor(remember to have fresh salt water ready for this), add your seed macro to reactor, plug LEDs into controller or timer and turn on pump or open manifold to start flow. Monitor growth and adjust flow and or lighting as needed until you see solid growth. Be sure to check regularly and empty as needed.

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