Thursday, December 2nd, CORAL Editor Matt Pedersen interviewed Keith Berkelhamer, founder of ReefBum LLC and author of our November/December 2021 Aquarium Portrait. You can read a FREE full excerpt covering Keith’s 187-gallon reef aquarium, and then dive even deeper in the 2-hour live stream.
Before they get too deep into the interview, Berkelhamer shows off some fresh video of the featured reef tank.
Keith gives an extensive behind-the-scenes tour detailing the setup and life support systems behind this highly successful reef aquarium. CORAL readers will get an even better look at all that goes into keeping this showpiece aquarium in top shape.
During the two hour conversation, Pedersen asks Berkelhamer about a wide range of topics, including:
- Does Vermont have more cows than people?
- Keeping up with stony coral skeleton growth
- Secrets to getting intense colors in your Acropora
- Reefkeeping Events: where will you see Keith out and about in 2022?
- How to avoid reefkeeping fatigue and keep the passion going
- The challenges of keeping a reef aquarium in an isolated, rural location
- Reefkeeping heros: who does Keith look up to and turn to for advice?
- How the ReefBum company came into being?
- Was turning a reefkeeping hobby into a business the right thing to do?
- Classic corals vs. over-hyped coral fads including the “Tenuis” craze
- Where Keith goes to find new corals?
- Are corals “investments”?
- The reef equivalents of “canaries in the coal mine” – assessing reef health through daily coral observation
- What was it like writing for CORAL?
- How does Keith take his photos?
- Where does Keith see his hobby, and the ReefBum business, 5 years from now?
- What are the worst mistakes that beginning reefkeepers make?
- What does Keith do besides skiing and reefkeeping?
PLUS – You have the chance to win a 1-year subscription to CORAL Magazine in a limited-time giveaway organized by Reefbum!
So, head over to Instagram to enter the contest, and listen in to the conversation between Pedersen and Berkelhamer on YouTube or the ReefBum Podcasts available on Stitcher, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.
Watch the Livestream Interview, now available for replay via YouTube
