Rappin' With ReefBum
by Keith Berkelhamer
Rappin' With ReefBum is a weekly talk show with host Keith Berkelhamer and guests from the reef keeping community.
Podcast episodes
Season 4
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 been fascinated by aquariums since he was 6 years old and had his first fresh water tank when he was 10. He moved on to a saltwater fish only tank when he was 22.He started to volunteer at the Waikiki Aquarium in 1995, working for Charles Delbeek maintaining both saltwater and fresh water systems, later working also for Dr. Bruce Carlson helping to maintain the coral farm at the Aquarium.He also volunteered as a mentor for the Marine Option Program at the University of Hawaii in 2003 and he worked for one of the best companies in Honolulu, Wayne’s Ocean World, Inc, that received, maintained and exported marine tropical fishes around the globe. He has also written articles for various magazines and books published in Brazil, Portugal, Italy, USA and UK. In addition, Alex contributed to The Reef Aquarium Vol 3, by Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung, and worked with Alf Nielsen, on his last book published in 2016, providing samples and images.
Guests: Dr. Sanjay Joshi and Mike Paletta
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 reef keeping legends Dr. Sanjay Joshi and Mike Paletta.Sanjay has written many articles about reef keeping and has been a speaker at several national marine aquarium society meetings and local clubs. In "real life" Sanjay is a professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University.Mike has also written a lot of articles for many publications and has published two books: The New Marine Aquarium and Ultimate Marine Aquariums. Mike has also been a speaker at many reef keeping conferences in the US and around the world. Last year Mike was named the 2022 MASNA Award recipient.
Guest: Steve Weast, a.k.a. OregonReef
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 Steve Weast, a.k.a. OregonReef. Steve’s old 850 gallon reef tank was perhaps the most iconic reef of its time. A truly inspirational tank. He took a break from keeping reef aquariums but is now back with a stunning 400 gallon tank. His website, oregonreef.com, chronicles his reef keeping journey.
