Jake Adams, Author at Reef Builders | The Reef and Marine Aquarium Blog

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.

Salinity Tester from Hanna Instruments is both Accurate & Affordable

The concentration of salt in seawater, known as Salinity, is the single most important factor to having a successful saltwater aquarium. Therefore, we welcome any device that makes reliable and accura…

Worldwide Corals’ New Megastore, and Boutique Shop in Winter Park

Worldwide Corals has been privately discussing their ambition to move to a new larger location for over a year now but recently their plans have reached fever pitch. It sounds like Victor & Lou of…

Terelabrus zonalis, A New Hogfish Species from the Philippines

Terelabrus zonalis is the newest labrid species which is part of an enigmatic group of wrasses called the candy hogfish. With usually bright red and white or yellow stripes, it’s easy to see why…

The Christmas Tree Aquarium at the Reef Builders Studio

Things are going well at the build out of the Reef Builders Studio and we’ve been able to install our very first concept aquarium. Just in time for the season, the Christmas Tree Worm aquarium i…

Calico Scopas Tang Among Recent Imports of Koi & Tricolor Tangs

If you’re on the lookout for a rare and unique surgeonfish for your saltwater or reef aquarium, there’s no better place to look right now than TSM Corals. Don & his crew have been acqu…

Gyre XF330 Review – Turbine Pumps Reach Their Full Potential

The Gyre XF330 is the smaller of two new second generation water movers from Maxspect, a company which was once only know for LED aquarium lighting. It’s hard to imagine it’s been onl…

Tame the Tangle of Cables with marine Depot’s Controller Board

Reef tanks can be a very beautiful piece of living furniture in many settings but nothing can detract from the aesthetic more than a tangled mess of wires. unfortunately, it usually takes a lot of gad…

Hybrid Chrysurus x Koran Angelfish Hybrid Collected in Kenya

It’s been a little while since we’ve come across a nice hybrid of a large species of angelfish but this newest specimen is a great fish to break our fast. Pictured here is the most recent …

Pantone’s ‘Living Coral’ Color-of-the-Year is Beyond Tone Deaf

Pantone is a company known around the world for their attention to detail when it comes to color, but boy have they really missed the mark this time. Every year the company selects and announces a …

The ‘Instant Nano Reef’ is Doing Great after Three Months in the Studio

When the build out of the Reef Builders Studio first began, I thought it was fitting and necessary to go ahead and get one token reef tank in there as soon as possible. Since all the big aquariums wer…