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MACNA Speakers

BRStv works in conjunction with MASNA, the creators of the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, to record the keynote and supporting speakers at the MACNA conference each year. You will find valuable presentations from prominent marine researchers, business owners, and experienced saltwater aquarium professionals on a variety of topics related to saltwater and reef aquariums.
  1. Mark Callahan: Coral placement for the long haul | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Mark Callahan: Coral placement for the long haul | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Synopsis: Mother Nature’s reef tank is a melting pot of coral types, colors and growth patterns. In order to mimic mother nature in your reef tank, I look at dive footage from coral reefs and...
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  2. Austin Lefevre: Keeping benthic feeders with coral, angelfish, butterflyfishies, and more | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Austin Lefevre: Keeping benthic feeders with coral, angelfish, butterflyfishies, and more | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Angelfish and Butterflyfish are two unmistakable iconic families of reef-dwelling fishes that everyone would love to keep in their reef. Until we read a bit further and see all of those pesky "not...
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  3. Laura Birenbaum: Cuttlefish | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Laura Birenbaum: Cuttlefish | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Laura is the proud Owner and Founder of ReefGen™, a wholesale coral and fish aquaculture company in Long Island, NY. ReefGen is dedicated to propagating a diverse selection of coral frags in...
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  4. Ned Deloach: Dream Fish | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Ned Deloach: Dream Fish | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Ned DeLoach, co-author with Paul Humann of nine marine life field guides, discusses his search for biodiversity in the sea. Focusing on the rare, beautiful and bizarre Ned and his wife Anna, always...
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  5. Marc Levenson: Preparing for the worst, before it ever happens | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Marc Levenson: Preparing for the worst, before it ever happens | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Known to many online as "melev", Marc Levenson has been in the hobby for since 1998. Marc owns and runs two websites: melevsreef.com & reefaddicts.com that are there to help hobbyists everywhere....
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  6. Todd Gardner: Tricks of the trade; small actions and simple tools that can make a big difference in marine fish culture | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Todd Gardner: Tricks of the trade; small actions and simple tools that can make a big difference in marine fish culture | MACNA Speakers 2017

    In any lecture or article on marine fish culture, small details are often omitted, not necessarily to keep secrets, but probably more often because of the simple constraints of time, attention spans,...
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  7. Hunter Hammond: A “Fairy” inclusive look at keeping & mixing Cirrhilabrus Wrasses | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Hunter Hammond: A “Fairy” inclusive look at keeping & mixing Cirrhilabrus Wrasses | MACNA Speakers 2017

    We will take a look at how Cirrhilabrus behave in the wild, and how that behavior translates to keeping them in reef aquaria. With this understanding and some other basic requirements for keeping...
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  8. Bill Wann: Everything you wanted to know about aquarium plumbing and pumps, but were afraid to ask | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Bill Wann: Everything you wanted to know about aquarium plumbing and pumps, but were afraid to ask | MACNA Speakers 2017

    Bill Wann is known for his self-built 20,000-gallon full reef tank, which is the focal point of this living room. The tank is the largest privately owned tank of its kind in North America, and Wann...
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