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.

Pro Clear Aquatics Debuting A Wild New Skimmer Design At SuperZoo

You might have to file this under ‘MoonShot’ but Pro Clear Aquatics is revealing a wild new protein skimmer design this week at SuperZoo in Las Vegas. Truth be told, the skimmer design isn’t all that unusual, but we’ve never…

The Future of All In One Tanks Looks Like The JBJ 28 Gallon Wifi NanoCube

The JBJ 28 gallon Nanocube wifi edition is a natural progression of the modern world we live in – where everything does more, and is smarter than we could have ever imagined. The JBJ NanoCube is one of the oldest and…

Coral Sprint Is A New ‘Bacterioplankton’ Coral Food By Fauna Marin

Fauna Marin is well known for making a huge catalog of coral foods and today they are adding yet another feeding choice to that list. Coral Sprint is Fauna Marin’s newest coral food which is billed as a premium grade…

Some Of Jason Fox’s Personal Favorite Corals

In the United States Jason Fox’s name has become synonymous with very unique and collectable corals. If that’s what you’re into, then visiting Jason’s own tanks is like visiting a boutique of fine coral shopping and propagation. I had the…

What Temperature Is Too Hot For A Reef Aquarium?

Since we’re in the middle of the summer, it’s no surprise that temperatures are rising for everyone in the northern hemisphere, and the tanks that live there. It’s about this time of year that we get a lot of questions…

There’s A Tang Party At Jason Fox’s House!

A few weeks ago I travelled to Maryland right before Reefapalooza New York specifically to take a detour at the coral mecca of Jason Fox Signature Corals. I’ll be getting to the corals in due time but today I want…

All Clear Tubing Is The Most Baller Way To Plumb A Tank

There’s something about a well engineered and neatly plumbed high tech aquarium which is hypnotizing to look at. We’ve seen great setups using regular PVC, heavy duty schedule 40 PVC, and even some setups using colored tubes, but if you…

Coral Bleaching On The Great Barrier Reef Is Just A Conspiracy (NSFW)

Of course coral bleaching and climate change are real, but in this era of post truth, and the new “normal”, the political arena has turned into a full on circus. Everyday there’s some clown trying to tell us the sky…

Corals As Colorful As This Lobophyllia Shouldn’t Exist!

You know we’ve covered our fair share of sensational corals in our many years of blogging but there’s always a coral out there which is ready to raise the bar and blow our minds. The latest incomprehensibly colorful coral comes to…

Sanjay Joshi’s Nano Reef Tank Breaks All The Rules (Video)

Before going to Reefapalooza NY from Denver earlier this summer, you could say I took a slight detour to Maryland and then the State College Pennsylvania before heading to the big show. The reef aquarium circuit doesn’t seem to take me…