Before we dive into today’s article, let’s take a trip down memory lane, in particular, reefing equipment from the past. If any of you have been in the hobby for more than 10 years, you've probably seen, heard of, or used a sea swirl. It's an old but effective relic...
My friends Frank Ao and Tommy Babiarz from World Wide Corals, Inc. came to Afishionado land to visit me last week. As I do with all my good industry friends, I had to give them a proper tour of Miami and show them one of the best landmarks in Miami. Do you know what...
I was just talking with my good friend and fellow Afishionado, Shane Lafreniere of 247 Aquariums, who said how nice it would be to have a machine that tests for elements while he is servicing his clients' aquariums or to be able to provide graphical data in numbers...
Fellow reefers, if, like me, you are not handy at DIY-ing, rejoice! Now you can make your tank equipment look all organized like a fancy pro reefer. I have been following Kyle Elder of Adaptive Reef's work for years now and had him custom build a board for me and its...
 Let's start 2020 with a big bang!  Those of you that personally know me or remotely follow my work, know how passionate I am about our hobby. Raising awareness, inspiring, educating, and positively impacting the masses has been my main mission for years. I have...
First of all, sorry for the late update on my full length videos! I have been focusing on my articles and small videos that I haven't had chance to catch up with my regular video works. To kick start 2020, I wanted to do something a little different. Those of you that...
Before I start this article, let me show you this video. https://youtu.be/pb3QTbRfl9w Holy moly. In my personal, humble opinion, this was one the nicest naturally grafted Montipora sp. that I have ever seen. Don't worry my precious WWCÂ Sunfire Montipora, I still love...
A few weeks ago I got a picture from Eshopps that just made me say WOW in amazement. I shared it on my social media and by the reactions, comments, and shares that the post has received, it seems that many of you agree with me. Without further ado, here it is....
Happy new year guys. I wanted to share something that I came across while surfing in the world of reefing in social media. Those of you that follow my work know that aquaculture and captive-breeding have a special place in my heart, and this stood out to me. The...
I recently wrote an article for Reefs.com highlighting the release of the newly-formulated Coral Frenzy. A month ago during Reef A Palooza Chicago, I happened to run into my good friend Ken Easter of Coral Frenzy, the original creator of powdered coral food, during my...