Randy MACNA talks?

[Miami Reef]

Are there any videos of @Randy Holmes-Farley previous MACNA talks?

I want to watch but I don’t think I found any results when I searched “Randy Holmes Farley MACNA” on YouTube that showed Randy speaking.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I gave a talk at a MACNA in Boston and it was recorded, I think, but I do not know if it is online.

I also won a raffle of a big tank setup filled with fish and rock!

 

[Miami Reef]

I gave a talk at a MACNA in Boston and it was recorded, I think, but I do not know if it is online.

I also won a raffle of a big tank setup filled with fish and rock!

Is that the only video of you presenting something that’s been recorded? I couldn’t find that upload. :(

 

[gbru316]

I gave a talk at a MACNA

I also won a raffle of a big tank setup filled with fish and rock!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Boston reefers Society apparently has the videos of MACNA 2004 because they took a poll noy t long ago to see what folks wanted to watch. But I do not see it posted online.

 

[A Young Reefer]

I gave a talk at a MACNA in Boston and it was recorded, I think, but I do not know if it is online.

I also won a raffle of a big tank setup filled with fish and rock!

Hey Randy, weird request but would you consider starting a build thread?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hey Randy, weird request but would you consider starting a build thread?

This is pretty close to a build thread:

Randy's Tank Description

In this thread, I thought I'd document my tank and the variety of methods I use on it. It has been set up since 1995, but it moved from a 90 to a 120 at one point, got broken down and the rocks scrubbed at another, and rock has been added to it a couple of times. As can be seen from the...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Miami Reef]

Boston reefers Society apparently has the videos of MACNA 2004 because they took a poll noy t long ago to see what folks wanted to watch. But I do not see it posted online.

I will try to message them.

 

[A Young Reefer]

This is pretty close to a build thread:

Randy's Tank Description

In this thread, I thought I'd document my tank and the variety of methods I use on it. It has been set up since 1995, but it moved from a 90 to a 120 at one point, got broken down and the rocks scrubbed at another, and rock has been added to it a couple of times. As can be seen from the...

www.reef2reef.com

Great! Thank you.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

I will try to message them.

OK, I was able to get a copy of the 2004 MACNA talks in Boston MA. Here is Randy's in it's entirety.

 

[JayM]

OK, I was able to get a copy of the 2004 MACNA talks in Boston MA. Here is Randy's in it's entirety.

I don’t have time to watch right now, so I don’t know the subject matter, but considering that the video is 20 years old, is the info presented still relevant?

 

[rishma]

I don’t have time to watch right now, so I don’t know the subject matter, but considering that the video is 20 years old, is the info presented still relevant?

Considering I read an article by Randy today that he wrote in 2005 as I was trying to figure something out, I’d bet yes…for me anyway

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I never realized how much I sound like my younger brother. I would have said that was him. lol

 

[Miami Reef]

I’m happy today. :)

Thank you @Sisterlimonpot

You’re awesome!

 

[Miami Reef]

I think it was really interesting how some “controversial options” remained after 20+ years.

For example, Randy mentioned that testing nitrite isn’t valuable because it wouldn’t reach toxic levels in seawater.

When I just started this hobby, I was taught that nitrite was so important to preventing fish deaths. I used to use those API kits, and I ALWAYS got undetectable, which made me feel like the kit was faulty lol.

I think the discussion about aspartic acid and amino acids was interesting. Corals might use amino acids to help them calcify. Kind of like a lattice?

I was surprised that he mentioned how water changes aren’t that effective for reducing nutrients. People still don’t choose to believe this.


I am very happy. I’ve been wanting to hear him for years. Lol

 

[rishma]

I think it was really interesting how some “controversial options” remained after 20+ years.

For example, Randy mentioned that testing nitrite isn’t valuable because it wouldn’t reach toxic levels in seawater.

When I just started this hobby, I was taught that nitrite was so important to preventing fish deaths. I used to use those API kits, and I ALWAYS got undetectable, which made me feel like the kit was faulty lol.

I think the discussion about aspartic acid and amino acids was interesting. Corals might use amino acids to help them calcify. Kind of like a lattice?

I was surprised that he mentioned how water changes aren’t that effective for reducing nutrients. People still don’t choose to believe this.


I am very happy. I’ve been wanting to hear him for years. Lol

It was fun to hear the man himself after reading his stuff for decades.

I find water changes are helpful for nutrients, but obviously only if I want to see a 20% change in nutrient level with my 20% water change :)