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.

Coral Eye Candy Overload From ReefAPalooza Orlando

There’s no question about it — Reefapalooza is part of a small group of reef shows that have become an annual – cultural phenomenon. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, reefing is a social hobby — there’s…

Captive Bred Bellus Could Be The First ‘Designer Angelfish’

There’s no doubt that Bellus angelfish are some of the most attractive and desirable in a home aquarium, especially a reef tank. The bold pattern of blue, white and black barring on the females is especially unique, and we could…

EcoReef Two: This is what a Reef Tank Looks Like With NO Filter

The concept of having ‘no filter’ in a reef aquarium generally applies to tanks that are run naturally, with a significant amount of sand and a lots of live rock. The sand and rock constitute a significant natural biological filter but…

Hands-On With the Lotus Mag Magnetic Frag Rack by Eshopps

The Lotus Mag from Eshopps is one of the more creative for a frag rack available in the reef aquarium industry. Like the Lotus before it, the Lotus Mag has unique appearance consisting of an arrangement of three ‘petals. that…

ZooMed AquaEffects LED Striplight Review

ZooMed recently unveiled a new line of LED striplights called AquaEffects in two models, both of which have some interesting features. In addition to being color controllable, these lights a re very narrow and thin, making them a worthy consideration…

Fauna Marin Elementals Are Very Pure Liquid Calcium, KH, Magnesium & Potassium

Faun Marin is releasing a new line of liquid aquarium additives called simple, Elementals. While Fauna Marin has perhaps one of the most extensive catalogs of additives, elements, supplements, foods, vitamins, aminos etc, this is the first time they’ve offered…

Unique Corals Amazeballs Goni is the ‘Homewrecker’ of Flowerpot Corals

It seems like flowerpot corals, Goniopora or gonies for short, have been on the verge of a tipping point in popularity for quite some time now. We’ve always had pretty good access to nicely colored Gonies in green, red and blues,…

Fresh Look at the AC Controllable Varia Flo Pump From Hydor

Hydor may not have been first to the controllable return pump party but their Varia Flo does have some promising features. First of all, unlike virtually all other controllable DC pumps, the Varia Flo is actually a controllable AC pump.  What this…

CoralVue Reveals Revolutionary Klir Filter with ‘Drop-in’ Design

The Klir Filter by CoralVue was introduced just over six months ago and before it has even been released the automatic filter roll has been completely redesigned. The new form factor is completely different from the previous model with a…

Teleport Yourself to Reefapalooza With Our Saturday & Sunday Livestream Videos

Just as expected, Reefapalooza was a most excellent reef aquarium show brimming with reefers, interesting new gear, and exciting livestock. We don’t want to say this show is as good as it’s going to get, but it’s really hard to…