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Focus Reefing
Focus Reefing is a video podcast about the reef-keeping hobby, hosted by JV. Each episode features conversations with fellow hobbyists about their journeys, tank tours, successes, failures, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. The goal is to share real-world experience, spotlight great reef tanks, and help others build healthier, more successful reef systems.
Episodes
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A $500 Used Cube Became This 50 Gallon SPS Reef
Eight months ago, every coral in Mike's 50 gallon cube was a frag. Now he takes me on a full tour. 🚀 NEW: FocusReefing.com Is Live The Focus Reefing website…
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Live Rock Almost Wiped Out this Acro Tank
One batch of live rock sent phosphates from 0.03 to 0.3 and nearly wrecked a thriving acro tank. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple…
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Why He Gave Up On SPS For 3 Years
CJ gave up on SPS in his current tank, then built an entirely new one just to chase it again. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts…
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He Almost Gave Up This 90 Gallon Reef Tank
I sat down with a reefer who almost gave up his 90 gallon tank until one coral store visit changed everything. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen…
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The Coral Dosing Method He's Still Not Sold On
I sat down with a reefer running his 200 gallon tank almost entirely on autopilot, and he still isn't sure his dosing method is worth the cost. Visit…
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Why JT Rebuilt His Reef Tank From Scratch (Not By Choice)
JT's first tank was a peninsula build. Six months later, it's a completely different system. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts…
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Why He Stopped Keeping a Mixed Reef
He walked away from a mixed reef because it stopped being fun, and rebuilt everything around one species: anemones. I sit down with Karam, known as @kreefer2…
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A Reef Hobbyist Turned Her Water Tests Into an App
I talked with Mallory, who started reefing in high school with a used one gallon tank and never left small tanks behind. She tells me why she started ignoring…
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Never Replace This Reef Light
I broke my usual format for this one because the story was too good to pass up. A reef hobbyist built his own modular LED light out of pure frustration, and…
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This Tank Almost Exploded!
A seam failure. A tank about to explode. One week to fix it before everything was lost. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch…
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Rhinos Reef, Why He Had to Shut Down His Dream Reef Tank to Build a 3D Printing Business
Is your 3D-printed gear secretly leaching toxins into your water? Chris from @rhinosreef joins the Focus Reefing Podcast for our milestone 10th episode to…
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He Built This SPS Reef Into His New Home
Kevin from @reefing_amsterdam joins the Focus Reefing Podcast to discuss his custom SPS-dominant reef system built in the Netherlands. Visit FocusReefing.com…
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From Insomnia to Innovation: The Restorative Power of Julio’s 80G Reef
I sit down with Julio Rangel (@tacoboutcorals) to talk about how reefing became more than just a hobby. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen on…
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He Stopped Testing His Reef Tank and It Worked
I sit down with Shaun (@somdtanks) to break down a nano reef that goes against a lot of what the hobby typically promotes. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on…
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Consistency Beats Chasing Perfect Numbers
I sit down with Dean, also known as @irishshrimpguy, to break down his 120 gallon mixed reef and how he’s transitioned from LPS into SPS over the last year…
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This 230G Tank Arrived and Wouldn’t Fit the Elevator!
What do you do when your brand new reef tank shows up and it doesn’t even fit in the freight elevator? Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple…
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Why He Stopped Testing His Reef Tank!
Danny (@britosreef) literally walked a Waterbox 20 across NYC and took it on the subway to get it home — and that was just the beginning. Visit…
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Why His Frag Tank Plays a Bigger Role Than His Displays
I sit down with Mike (MK_Reefs) to break down what makes nano reefs succeed or crash fast—from “when in doubt, water change” to why he skips protein skimmers…
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Building a reef tank with growth in mind!
I sit down with Jamie, also known as @EmpireReefer, to walk through his reef system and the mindset behind it. Visit FocusReefing.com Listen on Spotify Listen…
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210G Peninsula Reef Tour | SPS, Automation, Flow, and Lessons Learned with JT (@Hardy_reef)
I sit down with JT (@Hardy_reef) for a deep dive into his 210-gallon peninsula reef. JT shares his reefing journey, system philosophy, and the lessons learned…