It's already 2018 and things are moving at a neck breaking pace here in Afishionado land. This year, we will be concentrating HEAVILY on aquaculture and sustainability of the hobby while still bringing you great tips and the latest information on products from the...
LED Lights Ten years ago, it would have been hard to imagine that this form of lighting could become the most popular source of light for marine hobbyists, aquaculture facilities, and public aquariums. I got together with some industry professionals and pioneers of...
For this video, we went to visit our good friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture to talk about one of the most highly sought-after reef safe angelfish, the Bellus Angelfish. Learn everything you need to learn about this fish from here and see why you should consider...
I had the immense pleasure of hanging out with Sanjay Joshi a couple of days ago on my birthday. In the car, we had some interesting conversations, and I would like to share one with you. He asked me: who do I view as competitors in the video content world? I hadn't...
Waveline recently released their 2nd version of water pump. (Whatever happened to the first one?) To be completely honest, I loved their initial design concept from MACNA 2015. It had a incredibly sleek and low profile design, and when the finished product was...
For this video, we went to visit our friend Jake at Biota Aquariums in Fort Lauderdale to talk about their captive bred clams. We also discussed clams in general, including their usefulness in aquariums, why everyone should have one, what to look out for/avoid, and...
For this blog, I got together with a few industry professionals and aquarium gurus to discuss a topic that was on my mind:Â Ozone. To learn all that I could on the subject, I talked with Boomer William Wing, an expert reef keeper that I hold in high regard;Â Raj...
For this video, we travelled up to Plant City, Florida to visit my good friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture and talk about Koi/ Aberrant Scopas Tang. We discussed the care, feeding of, and potential problems with, some of the well known aberrant scopas tangs in...
For this video, we drove up to Orlando, Florida to visit our good friends Lou and Vic of World Wide Corals. World Wide Corals, started out small, and has grown into one of the power houses of this industry; hobbyists from all over the world take a pilgrimage to visit...
The majority of us dip our corals (if you don't, please do so); the reason why is to avoid introducing potential parasites to our closed systems, which could cause catastrophic damage to our corals. What you should take account is that this doesn't get rid of the...