Reef-A-Palooza
Orange County
Fair Grounds
Costa Mesa, CA

Justin Credabel
Justin Credabel is orginially from New London, Connecticut. He recently transplanted to Los Angeles to grow more coral than ever before. He spent the first 12 years of his career on the retail side of fish and coral, where he helped unlock the mysteries of Goniopora. He went to found the non-profit Applied Sustainable Aquaculture to conduct research on coral propagation, and educate the public about coral aquaculture and the importance of coral in the wild. At the Coral Research Lab at the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut Justin further refined the techniques of fusing mulitple coral together to create new varieties, and micro-culture techniques.
Justin is now at Underwater World in Los Angeles where he is developing the aquaculture division, and establishing new strains of captive grown coral, including many species of Goniopora, and new varieties of fused coral.


Justin is also in the band Incognito Sofa Love, signed to Tribe Muzik. He is often joined by is friends and daughters in the creation of music and videos.

Justin's Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgbH04g6mXs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RmmYKvGJB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDnqhds5Gs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqQxgoh2dNw

Bob Fenner
Robert (Bob) Fenner is a content provider to the pet-fish (ornamental) aquatics hobby and trade, dive/travel adventure and underwater natural history genres; writing, photography and videography. Though retired since 1994, he continues to produce in this field as well as consult on aquaculture and public aquarium installations. Bob has "lived" the science, hobby and business of aquatics in the Philippines, Japan and United States. All phases; collector, wholesale, jobber, retail, design, construction and maintenance. All levels; manager, owner, hatchery worker, retail clerk, technician. Except for a stint teaching high school sciences for four years, he has worked all his life in the field of ornamental aquatics. Academic experience includes fifteen years of college, a couple of life science degrees and a teaching credential for chemistry, physics and biology. Published works include several studies on aquatic biological and chemical questions, and an extensive book and article publishing (helped author a few books, The Conscientious Marine Aquarist, Fishwatcher's Guide to the Tropical Marine Aquarium Fishes of the World, Natural Marine Aquariums Reef Invertebrates...) and photographic background in aquatic industry and hobby fields. Have taught High School sciences and Marine Sciences and Aquariology courses at the State University, University of California levels. Bob has been an avid aquatic hobbyist since day one and is active in hobbyist and scientific organizations. He has served on numerous Boards, judged shows and given many programs. Helped form and run (President) of the employee-owned corporation, Nature Etc., Inc. in San Diego, started in 1973; a turn-key operation in the field of ornamental aquatics, designing and building ponds, lakes, fountains and waterfalls (Aquatic Environments), designing, installing custom aquarium systems and maintenance (Aquatic Life Services), and operating retail outlets (Wet Pets).... currently does consulting, content provision to the trade, sciences and hobby of aqu aristics.

Sara Mavinkurve
As a proud crew member of WWM, reef keeping has always been more than a "hobby" to me. It's truly been a love like none other. It has driven me to learn as much as I possibly can about these reticent animals in their perilous worlds. The courses I took in biology and chemistry, biochemistry, etc. along with my past experiences in biological research is what has enabled me to be able to read and understand biological research and study design. It's been my ongoing hope to use this ability to make more academic information accessible to the reef keeping hobby. I've created ASIRA.org primarily to provide free, printable care guides for corals (along with other information) to local aquarium stores.

Scott Vallembois
Scott Vallembois has over 25 years aquarium experience with everything from goldfish to full blown SPS tanks. He is a WetWebMedia.com crewmember and the owner of Glass-Holes.com. With a strong engineering and fabrication background Scott specializes in such issues related to aquaria. His real passion is showing aquarist how easy it is to put holes in glass, opening up many possibilities.