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.

Macro Aqua’s AK65 Liquid Doser Has Built-In Reservoirs

Macro Aqua is an aquarium manufacturer from Taiwan that sure does have a knack for creative aquarium devices. Their square protein skimmer with a completely new design definitely turned some heads in the last few months, and their AK65 &…

The Ultum Nature Systems Hanging Kit Is The Antidote to DIY

The Ultum Nature Systems ‘DIY’ Hanging Kit is a new mounting solution from UNS which is anything but DIY. Sure you are expected to install it yourself, but this is one of the best looking light mounting options we’ve ever…

Professional Reef Salt Now Available From LiveAquaria and Drs. Foster & Smith

Professional Reef Salt is a new seawater mix from LiveAquaria, one of the powerhouses marinelife dealers of quality fish and corals in the United States. For years the LiveAquaria staff has used conventional aquarium salt mixes, many of which were…

Fire Shrimp Successfully Captive Bred By Coral Creatures in Australia

The Blood or Fire Shrimp is a highly prized crustacean for saltwater aquariums that has captured the hearts of thousands of aquarists over the years. Formally known as Lysmata debelius, the fire shrimp has always carried a slight price premium…

The Aquarium Camera App Is An Essential Tool For Reef Tank Photography

If you’ve ever tried to take a picture of our blue-lit reef tanks with modern smartphones than you know how washed out they can turn out. The amount of blue light in use over our reef tanks, especially from LEDs,…

The Sixgill Stingray Is One Spooky Looking Deep Sea Fish

The Okeanos deep diving ROV has been amazing us with wonderful views of the ocean floor for several years now. You never know what you’ll see on the high definition livestream coming to the public in real time from thousands…

Multiple Marinelife Dealers Indicted By Grand Jury For Coral Smuggling

Here’s a pro tip, don’t transport corals in a Pringles can, either to smuggle them or like ever. A grand Jury is indicting several persons and companies for alleged smuggling of wild corals, both into and out of the United…

Reef Multi-Pack Includes Four Types Of Frozen Foods

We all love feeding our fish and corals a variety of foods, and San Francisco Bay Brand has answered the call. Frozen food for our aquariums is incredibly expensive compared to the frozen food we feed ourselves, especially when you…

The Hawaiian Harlequin Shrimp Is The Ultimate Ornamental Invert

The Harlequin Shrimp is one of the most flamboyant crustaceans that we enjoy in our aquariums. It’s right up there with the peacock mantis shrimp in terms of color, pattern and behavior, although it’s a lot easier to accomodate in…

Check Out This Wild New Concept CORE Disc From Oceanexus

We’ve seen frag plugs and frag discs made in a wide variety of shapes and sizes but not sure if we’ve seen a frag disc with quite this design. These intriguing CORE discs come to us from Oceanexus via LSS…