Episodes
Ep 52 - Pigging, Discharge, and Desal: A Day in the Life of a Monterey Bay Aquarium Operator
What does it take to run life support at one of the most iconic aquariums in the world? On this episode of Inflow, hosts Joe Arlotto and Dr. Jeff sit down with Coral Tyo, Systems Operator II at Monterey Bay Aquarium, for a rare look at day-to-day operations from the control room floor. Coral's team ...
Ep 51 - LSS and Habitat Design Considerations for Large Living Coral Habitats
What does it actually take to keep a 212,000-gallon live coral reef thriving for decades? On this episode of Inflow, Charles Delbeek, coral expert at Steinhart Aquarium (California Academy of Sciences) and co-author of The Reef Aquarium book series, joins the show to walk through nearly 30 years in ...
Ep 50 - Denitrification, Ozone, and Over 60 Combined Years in LSS: The Hosts Trade Seats
To celebrate 50 episodes, Inflow flips the format: instead of interviewing a guest, hosts Joe Arlotto and Dr. Jeff sit down to interview each other. Between them they bring over 60 combined years of aquatic animal life support systems experience — Joe's path runs through Brookfield Zoo, Albuquerque ...
Ep 49 - Zoo vs. Aquarium: What 27 Years in Life Support Taught Matt Regensburger
What does 27 years of aquatic life support experience actually teach you about designing, building, and operating exhibits that work? On this episode of Inflow, hosts Joe Arlotto and Dr. Jeff Keaffaber sit down with Matt Regensburger of Tenji Aquarium Design to trace his path from life support opera...
Ep 48 - Inside the Aquarium of the Boardwalk: Life Support Lessons with Alex Hunter
Inside the Aquarium of the Boardwalk: Life Support Lessons with Alex Hunter What does it take to build and operate the life support systems for one of America's newest public aquariums? In this episode of INFLOW, hosts Joe Arlotto and Dr. Jeff Keaffaber are joined by Alex Hunter, Director of Life Su...
Ep 47 - How MAT LSS Is Rethinking Aquarium Filtration and Life Support
What does it take to design life support systems for some of the world's most ambitious aquariums? In this episode of INFLOW, hosts Joe Arlotto and Dr. Jeff Keaffaber sit down with Nurettin Ersu, founder of MAT LSS, to explore the engineering philosophies, innovative filtration technologies, and pra...
Ep 46 - A Career Built Around Water: Dane Tullock on Aquariums, Aquaculture, and Life Support Systems
What does it take to build a career that spans aquaculture, exhibit construction, life support systems, and executive leadership? In this episode of INFLOW, hosts Joe and Dr. Jeff sit down with Dane Tullock to explore a career shaped by curiosity, collaboration, and a passion for advancing the aquar...
Ep 45 - Building an LSS Computer Model
What if you could predict water quality problems before they happen? In this episode of INFLOW, hosts Joe Arlotto and Dr. Jeff Keaffaber sit down with Paul Cooley, Aquatics Director at PC Aquatics and Senior Engineer with Ardurra, along with Chris Carr, Director of Life Support Systems at Long Beach...
Ep 44 - Inside AALSO 26 Part 1: Lessons from Chris Carr & Sean Bourgeois
In Part 1 of this special AALSO 26 series, the INFLOW podcast welcomes Chris Carr and Sean Bourgeois for an in-depth conversation on the evolving world of aquarium life support systems, aquatic engineering, and large-scale facility operations. From system design and project execution to troubleshoot...