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.

ORA’s Newest Strain Is The Yellow Tip Stag Acropora austera

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new Acro strain from the prolific aquaculturists at  Oceans, Reefs, & Aquariums, better known as ORA in the hobby. The Yellow Tip Stag is pictured in ORA’s original style and appears to…

After Going To MACNA 10 Years In A Row, This Is Why I Still Love This Show

I’ve been to the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America every year since 2007 and several times before that. Having been to so many MACNAs before, and being part of the team that organized the Mile High MACNA in Denver for…

Purple Monster Jawbreaker Looks Killer On Its New Pedestal

A couple weeks ago a sensational polyp of mushroom anemone came to light and it caused quite a stir. Supposed value aside, the first crop of images were incredibly tantalizing, and almost too close to get a good feel for the…

These Four Rare Fish Make For An Incredible Madagascar Biotope Aquarium

The Indian Ocean is one of the least explored ecoregions of the world, and madagascar in particular is nearly a black hole of information when it comes to ornamental aquarium fish. Thankfully in recent years RVS Fishworld‘s sister operation in…

Crazy Hybrid Clown Triggerfish Shows Up In Hawaii (Where They Don’t Occur)

Hawaii is known to be home to many a crazy awesome reef fish, but clown triggerfish are not one of them. So you can imagine the surprise of divers in Maui when they came across this wild looking triggerfish which…

Sea Dwelling’s Yellowfin Angelfish Looks Like He’s Been In A Few Brawls

This Black & Blue angelfish may not win any beauty contests among aberrant angelfish, but it is the first time we’ve seen this species don this kind of garb. Of the many different species of Centropyge, only a few species represent…

The Unkai Skimmer By PRS Japan Has An Intense New Design

The Unkai protein skimmer is a radical new product from the creative minds at Perfect Reef Systems Japan. Better known as PRS, this think-tank makes very original aquarium products like the Corrente digital flow meter, their Auto Zeolite reactor, but…

Ultra Corals Australia Collected A Trachy Which Is Out Of This World!

If you needed any proof that corals have yet to reveal all of their mind blowing colors and patterns to us, then look no further than this unbelievable “glitter line”  Trachyphyllia. We’ve seen Trachies with all number of fascinating colors,…

Rossmont Riser Is The World’s First AC Controllable Return Pump!

The Rossmont Riser is a radical new pump which on the surface looks pretty standard-issue, but beneath the skin hides some exciting new technology. The Rossmont Riser is a great standalone AC pump with a decent flow curve that starts maxes…

You’ve Never Seen A Speckled Flame Angelfish Like This Before!

Boy, even after years of writing about all the rare, unusual, hybrid and aberrant reef fish, the natural reef always has something new and special that we’ve never seen before. This speckled flame angelfish from Pacific Island Aquatics is just…