SANJAY JOSHI

Sanjay Joshi in real life is a Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University. He has been a reef addict since 1992, and currently keeps several reefs aquariums at home including a 500G SPS dominated reef. He also co-manages the 500G aquarium at Penn State. Dr. Joshi is actively involved in educating the hobby on various topics through his publications in reef magazines and lectures. He has published articles in magazines such as Advanced Aquarist, Reefs Magazine, Coral, Marine Fish and Reef Annual, Aquarium Frontiers, and Aquarium Fish. 

JOHN HUDSON

John has been keeping aquariums since 1993 at the age of 19. In 2011 he and his wife Lisa started the KGTropicals YouTube channel to educate new fish keepers and get them through the pitfalls of a new aquarium.

RICHARD ROSS

Richard Ross is currently an independent researcher working on coral spawning & settlement, and cephalopod behavior & breeding. He was responsible for maintaining the 212,000 gallon reef tank at the Steinhart Aquarim for a decade, helped breed pygmy seahorses, and has worked virtually every position in the industry. He received the 2014 MASNA Aquarist of the Year/MASNA award, is author of the Skeptical Reefkeeping article series, and co-host of the delightful Reef Beef Podcast.

PRIMETIME AQUATICS

Jason started keeping fish at the age of six and has almost 40 years of freshwater fish-keeping experience. His background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, a Master’s Degree in Biotechnology and Chemical Science as well as a Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture and Fish Health. He and his family started Prime Time Aquatics to help people of all ages and experience succeed in the freshwater fish-keeping hobby

BRIAN BARCZYK

MR. SALTWATER TANK

Since starting Mr. Saltwater Tank TV in 2010, Mark has created over 260 Mr. Saltwater Tank TV episodes resulting in over 11,400,000 views worldwide. The show has attracted 50,000+ YouTube subscribers and 47,500 + fans on Facebook. In addition to Mr. Saltwater Tank TV, Mark has authored and co-authored 6 books and numerous articles for saltwater publications around the world

JOE YAIULLO

As a kid, Joe spent much of his childhood maintaining home aquariums and exploring the marine life surrounding Long Island, New York. Now he gets paid to basically do what he did as a kid and has been keeping reef tanks for over 29 years.

Joe earned a B.S. in Marine Science from LIU Southampton College’s marine science program, and worked for 8 years (1987-1995) at the NY Aquarium in Brooklyn, New York as Senior Aquarist. Starting in 1987, Joe pioneered what is now common practice in reef keeping today and upped his game in 1993 with the establishment of a 1400-gallon reef tank, which at the time was the largest successful reef tank in the Western Hemisphere. In 1992, he began to shape his plan for a world-class aquarium on Long Island’s East End. In 2000, after toiling for eight long years, his plans and vision became a reality with the opening of Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead, NY (now known as the Long Island Aquarium). On that day, the public was able to see his 20,000-gallon reef tank, which was the largest closed system reef tank in the Western Hemisphere, and second largest in the world at that time. In 2003, Joe was awarded The Distinguished Alumni Award from Southampton College for his contributions to the community.

Joe, an admitted “Coralaholic”, currently feeds his ever increasing addiction with nurturing his 20,000 gallon reef tank, which contains corals that date back over 26 years. While he has admitted his addiction, he has no plans of seeking a cure and enjoys talking with reef keepers from around the world.

Joe has been featured in many reef keeping books and magazines, and has presented lectures in Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, England, Fiji, Monaco, France, The Netherlands, and Italy and throughout the USA including several MACNA’s dating back to 1994.

The Long Island Aquarium is a world-class aquarium, so even though it’s on a larger scale, Curator and Co-founder Joe Yaiullo still considers it his entire “DIY” project.

Dustin’s Fish Tanks

PAUL POESCHL

Paul Poeschl is an accomplished aquarist with extensive experience who currently works for Aquamoon as the regional lead for Wisconsin. He started his career in 2002 and has worked with AZA accredited zoos, public aquariums, fish stores and aquarium maintenance caring for tanks over 1 million gallons. Over his long career he has worked in coral aquaculture, Elasmobranch/ornamental fish breeding, and quarantine and transportation of display animals. Best known for his “no nonsense” attitude, Poeschl has long been an advocate for hobbyists using scientific research to make informed decisions while rejecting the latest fads and snake oils in the industry.

GEORGE FARMER

“George is an internationally renowned aquascaper and author from the UK. He is passionate about promoting wellness through aquascaping. From roadside bombs in Afghanistan to Amano’s 40,000 gallon aquarium – there’s something in this exclusive and candid talk for everyone!”

MARC LEVENSON

Marc “melev” Levenson has been in the hobby since 1998, blogging his experiences about his own reef on melevsreef.com to help others learn husbandry skills. Most recently he’s become an online personality with tens of thousands of followers on his YouTube channel (melevsreef) also geared at helping other reefers through his personal experiences. His website’s articles, blogs, and Critter ID cover topics like pest control, feeding techniques, working with acrylics, reef photography and water chemistry to name a few.

ALEX WENCHEL

Alex Wenchell is the creator of Tank Tested as wel as a documentary and natural history filmmaker producing such titles as Nat Geo Wild’s Wild Life with Bertie Gregory and Symbio’s Wild Warrior.. he has kept aquariums for more than twenty years, and has quickly built a following by coupling his filmaking skills with his passion for aquascaping and the aquarium community.

JOE CAPARATTA