by Marcin Smok | Jul 25, 2019 | Equipment, Events, Industry, Technology
The Italian manufacturer Hydor needs no introduction; anyone that has been in the hobby long enough has stumbled upon a piece of their extensive collection of aquarium equipment at some point in their reefing life(Koralia,... by Marcin Smok | Jul 16, 2019 | Corals, Events, Eye Candy, Photography
I regard reef shows as an excellent practice ground for macro reef photography and when it comes to the abundance of photographic subjects, it can’t get better than Reefapalooza. The first day of the show, I took only straight up macro pictures, using a Nikon DSLR... by Marcin Smok | Jul 2, 2018 | Equipment, Events, Industry
Neptune Systems’ booth was one of my first stops along the “vendor’s row”. Although the team from Morgan Hill, CA did not show any new pieces of equipment at RAP (we will have to wait till MACNA I guess), I had a chance to talk to Terrence about the recent updates to... by Marcin Smok | Jun 30, 2018 | Events, Industry, Photography
Time has flown by rather quickly and here we are, looking back at yet another successful Reefapalooza New York event. In 2018, a phrase that can accurately summarize RAP NY is that it was crowded. This isn’t necessarily a negative thing, as the show gathered... by Marcin Smok | Jul 3, 2017 | Events, Photography
What would Reefapalooza be without its numerous vendors offering the latest and greatest reef critters? I had an opportunity to document in pictures all the beauty on display at the 2017 New York edition of the show.…