Jake Adams
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Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.

Let Reef Builders treat you to MACNA with one full event pass

The 21st Marine Aquarium Conference of North America will be held in Atlantic City, NJ and with a seasoned event planning staff and the exciting location, this year’s seminal marine aquarium event is promising to a very enjoyable event. We’ve…

Rusty Flame pygmy angelfish hybrid video

The flame x rusty angelfish hybrid which we first spotted at IMAC West in Long Beach a few weeks ago was the focus of much attention during the weekend show. A lot of flashes tried to stop the motion of…

More images of the forthcoming NeWave pumps surface

A few new pictures of the forthcoming Newave pumps have surfaced since we first brought you the image of the NWA 6500. The new propeller-style water pump is currently being marketed by Aquarium Systems Europe in some brilliant fuchsia pink…

Instant Ocean Gel Food on the way?

Some industry rumors are hinting at a possibility that Instant Ocean may be working on a new gel based food for our marine aquarium fish. Gelatin has long been a very important ingredient in frozen food for ornamental fish and…

Where in the world did Coral Morphologic get these crazy zoanthids?

If our monitor settings are correct, we are looking at some of the most brilliant, new varieties of zoanthids in a very long time. Coral morphologic is hawking a whole new variety of zoanthids in some unbelievably brilliant color combination…

Vita-Lite with Power Twist is a blast from the past

现在我们已经可以听到很多of you snickering at the thought of even discussing “Normal Output” lighting but yesterday’s thrift store find is a vintage relic from a bygone era. Once upon a time, Vita-Lites were the be-all, end-all…

Amazing fish caught in up to 600 feet of water

Although fish lovers yearn to see and aquire fish which are caught alive in 100-300 feet of water, deepsea fishermen get to see some of the wildest deepwater fish when fishing for them at extreme depths. The following images were…

Tunze Silence pump 8 month review: delivers reliable, quiet performance

This review of Tunze’s 1073.020 silence pump is well over eight months in the making. In that time we have used and abused the ole Silence ’20 in every position imaginable: We used in the basement, we used it on…

Aquatic Dreams has the finest reef in Spokane, Washington

There are some things about this reef aquarium in Spokane Washington that are really common, and some things that are really rare, and many are both. Take for example the humongous Galaxea coral growing like a glowing green lump there…

Electronic CO2 regulator from AquariumPlants.com is one of a kind

The electronic CO2 regulator from AquariumPlants.com is a very unique apparatus uniquely suited to ultra precise control of CO2 gas. The electronic CO2 reg can dispense the precious plant-growing and aragonite-dissolving substance at a rate from 0.1 to 10 seconds…