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.

Introducing the NEW Illumagic Style LED

The Illumagic Style LED is a new fixture that’s been in the works quite a long time. We got our first look at the prototype Style LED from Illumagic way back in May of last year at InterZoo in Germany,…

Cirrhilabrus efatensis, a New Species Of Fairy Wrasse From Vanuatu

Cirrhilabrus efatensis is a new species of fairy wrasse which was discovered living in Vanuatu in the South Pacific. This new species is in the small but distinct complex of hooded fairy wrasses which include C. bathyphilus, from the Coral Sea…

Take A Tour Of Cairns Marine’s Impressive Fish Livestock

So if you’ve been watching the site closely, you might have noticed we’ve been on a tear of putting out videos about traveling to Australian and visiting a ton of different fish stores. It’s been one helluva ride but finally…

I Saw A White Bicolor Angelfish And It Was Magical

When I traveled from Sydney to Cairns to visit Cairns Marine, I knew I’d be treated to see some very neat rare fish, and some juicy corals. But as luck would have it, the fish collecting crew brought in something…

Astreopora moretonensis Can Develop Some Radical Branches!

Traveling to the fringes of the developed world in search of coral can have its ups and downs. I never really tell you about the sunburns, sketchy food, undrinkable water, extreme heat or mosquito bites, because I know what I…

You Won’t Believe This One ‘Trick’ That Keeps Jaime’s Reef So Awesome

We all love reef tanks, and to some degree, the alchemy involved with keeping all the parameters of lighting, flow and chemistry appropriate for coral growth. But what if you could cut out all the water testing, most of the…

Some Gorgeous New Reef Species Discovered In Easter Island

Every year there’s a great number of reef fish described but many of the coolest fish, as far as aquarists are concerned, are discovered by a small band of usual suspects. Therefore it comes as no surprise that the California…

Eastwood Aquariums is PACKED with Australian Corals!

From the moment I touched down in Sydney Australia and started touring the local aquarium stores, the name Eastwood Aquariums came up again and again in suggestions by local reefers. This shop was saved for last so that most of…

An Unforgettable Close Encounter With Centropyge abei

As you may have noticed in the last couple of weeks, we’ve been touring the east coast of Australia with stops at many notable aquarium businesses. In addition to seeing a ton of great reef stores in Sydney and Brisbane,…

Conch Aqua Slim Uses Novel Design For Extremely Low Profile

The Conch Aqua Slim is a very interesting new style of reef aquarium propeller pump. With an overall thickness that is around two inches from the glass, the Conch Aqua Slim has one of the slimmest profiles we’ve ever seen in…