Reef Threads is a podcast and blog that discusses the most interesting subjects from the various forums, blogs, and magazines supporting the reef hobby. Reef Threads is produced by Gary L. Parr and Christine Williams Pasagelis, two veteran reef hobbyists.
Gary has been keeping aquariums for most of his life, starting with a 1-gal. bowl of guppies. He has kept reef aquariums for the past 15 years. His current tanks are a 65-gal. LPS and leather reef and a 40 breeder that contains azooxanthellate corals. Gary’s other hobby is photography. He specializes in macro photography and currently spends most of his time photographing coral and marine fish. You can see Gary’s work in the Reefs and Animals sections of his website, www.gparr.com. You can contact Gary at gparr@reefthreads.com.
Christine Williams Pasagelis started keeping fish while she was still a fetus. While the aqueous environment did lend itself to the hobby, it limited her to freshwater species, and so she decided to be born several weeks early. Through sign language, she demanded that her parents convert her crib into a reef aquarium and thus started her illustrious career in marine ornamentals. After completing her studies in biochemistry and molecular microbiology she went to work at “Animal ER” where unfortunately she was not filmed for the Animal Planet channel (though her feet did make a cameo during a rescue segment). She has spent the past six years traveling and lecturing on reef topics including marine animal disease, fish husbandry, human-tank zoonosis, and fish cognition. Contact Christine at cpasagelis@reefthreads.com.
I had a question……do you have a listing of your podcasts by topic to identify past podcasts of interest?
Thanks, Doug
Doug, Thanks for listening and subscribing. We don’t have such a list. You should be able to find most by searching for key words. I try to tag each podcast with as many key words as are appropriate. Also note that, due to server space constraints, a good number of the earlier podcasts are no longer available. Some day we’ll have funding that allows us to re-post all of the podcasts.
Gary
hello,
I have found your podcast two months ago and I love it. I have actually listened about fifty of them!!, and because I’m starting on this hobby (I only have a year of experience…) I would like to thank you for your work…
keep on doing it!!
greetings from Spain,
Manuel
Wow, I just found out about your podcast. I just listened to podcast 101, 102 and 103. I really enjoyed the discussions. I will spread the word. I’m looking forward to the next podcast. I’ve asked that my club consider having Christine give her lecture on “Hazards of a Tank”. Thank you for having these podcasts.
Thanks for listening and we’re glad you enjoyed the podcasts. We appreciate it if you spread the word. I’m sure Christine would be happy to give her talk. It’s a good one. Also consider her new talk on how fish learn. It taught me a lot.
Gary
I recently found your podcast and love it. Keep up the good work!
Matt,
Thanks for listening. We appreciate it.
Gary and Christine
Craig Bingman just told me about this — very interesting indeed!
Terry,
Thanks for listening. Good to have you with us.
Gary
Just contact me by my email address:
tbsiegel@comcast.net
Gary,
How would I contact you regarding having you speak in the future at our clubs meeting?
Randy
Randy,
I sent you an e-mail with contact information.
Gary
Hi Gary, how is Sara doing?? is she already out of bed?? it will be nice to hear her even when she is out of the hobby.
Thanks to all who have asked about Sara. She has recovered and is fine, but has left the hobby. It’s unlikely she’ll be returning to Reef Threads.
Gary
Sorry to hear about Sara leaving the hobby. I’m sure she has her reasons and I wish her the best. I just started getting into the hobby and I’m going through all the podcasts as I find them invaluable. Christine is doing a great job as a host and I enjoy her viewpoint as a scientist. Thanks for keeping her around.
Christine is doing a great job but I’m concerned/worried that we haven’t heard anything about Sara. Is she okay? Is she still part of the show? Will she come back?
Thanks for all you guys do!
i was playing the podcast at work today and got to thinking, there is no talk of sara any more. how is she doing?? updates please.
thanks Patrick
How is Sara? Get well soon!
Sara get well we miss you!
Gary and Sara,
Thank you so much for your awesome podcast. I listen weekly while changing the water on my 90 gallon reef tank. I’ve learned great reef and photo tips from you two!
Thanks for listening. We’re glad you enjoy the podcasts and are learning a thing or two.
Gary
Hi Gary and Sara,
Thank you for placing my Reef in this great site!
In this site great reports exist and certainly I’ll be an assiduous visitor.
Best Regards
Alexandre George.
Thanks for listening and congratulations on building a terrific reef aquarium.
Gary
Just wanted to let you guys know I am a big fan of the show. It’s the best reefing podcast out there by a long shot. Keep it up and thanks….
Quick,
Thanks for listening. Glad you enjoy the podcasts.
Gary
Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your podcast and I’m not even a reefer (and don’t plan to be!). I keep a freshwater planted tank but find your topics and delivery interesting nonetheless.
Thanks for the kind words. Maybe if we try harder we can get you to set up a second tank and dump some salt in it.
Gary
I know how much $ you guys spend. Let me get my kids through college and we’ll see …
Tim – Start small with an all in one system
Just found you guys. Guess I have some catching up to do.
Cheers,
Tal
Just discovered your site…a pleasure. And generated by two wonderful people. Wishing y’all the very best of luck and life. Kindly, Anth-
I love the podcast. Look forward to downloading then every week. I listen to the casts in my car driving to the hospital or whenever i’m alone.
Thank you
Gary / Sara just an idea for a podcast tips on getting great photos of our tanks and animals. Thanks Mike