Beyond The Reef

Adam invites Than Thein, owner of Tidal gardens, to discuss building for long-term success with your reef tank. They discuss old tank syndrome’, resetting and why/when to do it. Precautions for quarantine, the biggest liabilities in terms of equipment and much more.

Than is the founder and owner of Tidal Gardens, a coral reef aquaculture business located in Copley, OH. He is also an author and contributor to many reef keeping industry publications, as well as the host of the Tidal Gardens Podcast. Besides being a passionate entrepreneur, Than is a licensed attorney, has a Masters in Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Akron and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan.

Tidal Gardens Links:
https://www.facebook.com/tidalgardens
https://tidalgardens.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tidalgardens
https://www.youtube.com/tidalgardens

Frag Garage Links:
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https://fraggarage.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw
https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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Part two of two episodes! Adam and Dong get together for the second time to discuss all of the input and output sources that encompass our reef aquariums. This episode covers mostly outputs: from skimming, to GFO, to water changes and many other intentional or unintentional husbandry methods.

Dong has a PhD in chemistry and worked for several pharmaceutical companies in various therapeutic areas including anti-inflammatory, cancer, pain management and anti-infectious diseases. He developed his first interest in marine invertebrates when he was working as a post doc at the University of Virginia. He has been in aquarium hobby since he was in college and he got into the saltwater hobby in 2004 after setting up his first marine fish tank for a Nemo and after he discovered the Boston Reefers Society.

About 10 years ago, he cofounded his first company on drug discovery. Soon after that, he was able to combine his passion for coral and his experience in the pharmaceutical industry and cofounded a new company, eCove BioMarine. This company focused on aquaculture coral for drug discovery and bone grafting. His current company, AcroGarden Inc, was then founded to hold the intellectual properties and to study coral farming. AcroGarden is now his primary focus. The company produces aqua-cultured coral, mainly SPS, for the hobby.

Acrogarden Links:
https://www.acrogarden.com/
https://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/index.php?forums%2Facro-garden.148%2F

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https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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Products Discussed:
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https://aquaticlog.com
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Part one of two episodes! Adam and Dong get together to discuss all of the input and output sources that encompass our reef aquariums. This episode covers inputs: from feeding, trace element dosing and other external sources, whether intentional or unintentional.

Dong has a PhD in chemistry and worked for several pharmaceutical companies in various therapeutic areas including anti-inflammatory, cancer, pain management and anti-infectious diseases. He developed his first interest in marine invertebrates when he was working as a post doc at the University of Virginia. He has been in aquarium hobby since he was in college and he got into the saltwater hobby in 2004 after setting up his first marine fish tank for a Nemo and after he discovered the Boston Reefers Society.

About 10 years ago, he cofounded his first company on drug discovery. Soon after that, he was able to combine his passion for coral and his experience in the pharmaceutical industry and cofounded a new company, eCove BioMarine. This company focused on aquaculture coral for drug discovery and bone grafting. His current company, AcroGarden Inc, was then founded to hold the intellectual properties and to study coral farming. AcroGarden is now his primary focus. The company produces aqua-cultured coral, mainly SPS, for the hobby.

Acrogarden Links:
https://www.acrogarden.com/
https://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/index.php?forums%2Facro-garden.148%2F

Frag Garage Links:
https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheReefPodcast
https://fraggarage.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkiAJNqvoIRDRTFs34e6Tw
https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

Beyond the Reef Merch!
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Products Discussed:
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https://aquaticlog.com
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For the our first episode of 2025, we bring you a discussion with multiple guests, looking to reinventing how you run your reef and to potentially overcome plateaus. Adam Talks to Mike Paletta (author and recipient of the 2022 MASNA Award), John Yull (Reefworks Corals) Dmitry Tumanov (Treasure Corals) and Allan Vo (The Coral Reeftank) to get different perspectives on this very broad topic. They discuss ways to improve colour, growth and maybe when it’s time to do a reset or make a more dramatic change. We thank you for all your support and hope to keep bringing you better and better content in 2025. Happy reefing!

Photos courtesy of CRT Reefs / Allan and Hung Vo

Mike Paletta Links:
https://reefbuilders.com/author/mikepaletta/
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/authors/mike-paletta.13180/
https://www.coralmagazine.com/2022/09/02/michaele-paletta-honored-with-2022-masna-award/
https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/saltwater/reef-tank-maintenance-you-should-be-doing
https://reefs.com/the-2022-masna-aquarist-of-the-year-and-masna-award-recipients/

Reefworks Links:
https://www.reefworkscorals.com/
https://www.facebook.com/reefworkscorals/
https://www.instagram.com/reefworks_corals/

Treasure Corals Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@UCpOOkw6SmsYqg722u9-2XvA
Website: https://treasurecorals.com
Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Treasure...
Instagram: / treasurecorals
Aquarium Details: https://aquaticlog.com/treasurecorals

CRT Reef Links:
https://www.instagram.com/crt_reefs/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/some-of-my-acro-collection.173621/
https://youtu.be/zlwpWqekkjw?si=YFv8o9M_q2THyHiq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKuLskvBVl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-jGBQy8EU
https://youtu.be/LwpZc9S4rxI?si=2TMxY-fQXlrGX_rn

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https://fraggarage.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/fraggarage/
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https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

Beyond the Reef Merch!
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Products Discussed:
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Adam and Peter reflect on reef keeping in the year of 2024: the new products, techniques, lessons learned and controversies. Peter is a hardcore reefer, content creator and photographer. Be sure to follow everything he’s up to at the links below:

Bayarea Reef Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@bayarea_reef
https://www.instagram.com/bayarea_reef/
linktr.ee/bayareareef

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https://www.facebook.com/fraggarage

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