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.

Zetlight UFO LED Review: This Light is as Good as it Looks
The Zetlight UFO is a very interesting LED light with a design that immediately grabs your attention. Oftentimes, manufacturers create designs to make up for limitations of their products in other areas, but the Zetlight UFO is one light that…
New Pink Spot Firefish is Only The Second of its Kind!
When we first reported on the existence of a common firefish with a large, unusual pink spot on its side, we thought for sure this was a fluke. Like the metallic green-faced goby, we thought that since the pink spot…
New Fusion Peninsula AIO Tanks from Innovative Marine

The Fusion Peninsula AIO tanks from Innovative Marine are a new line of aquariums which celebrate our rectangular tanks from a different angle. While most All In One Aquariums have their filtration built into the back of the tank.  Innovative…

New Species
Tosanoides obama officially described to honor U.S. President Barack Obama

Tosanoides obama is a brand new species of reef fish described today to honor our 44th sitting U.S. president. It’s an unusual occurrence that researchers let slip how they intend to name new fish species that are in the process of…

XAqua Naked Sump is the FIRST All In One Stand!

The Xaqua Naked is a very interesting new device that blurs the line between form and fucntion. Is it a stand with a built in sump? Or a Sump that also happens to function as an aquarium stand? Either way,…

Clownfish
Lightning Maroon Clownfish now available from ORA

Lightning Maroon Clownfish were the sensation of the saltwater aquarium world several years ago, but in recent years this new clownfish strain has become much more readily available. There’s a multitude of breeders who are offering the Lightning Maroon Clownfish…

B5HO, New LED Replacement for T5 Tubes from Biotek Marine

The B5HO LED tubes from Biotek Marine are the newest retrofit tubes designed to replace T5 fluorescent lamps in the aquarium hobby. The Biotek Marine B5HO name doesn’t score any points for originality, and will probably cause some confusion with the…

Incredible Photos of Galaxea Pipefish from Bali

The concept of symbiosis is the foundation of coral reef aquariums; everything from clownfish and anemones, corals and zooxanthellae, even the ecology of the aquarium is predicated on nitrifying bacteria cleaning the water for us. But there is an incredible…

Eshopps S-Series Premier Line Protein Skimmers get a complete overhaul

The Eshopps S Series has been through a few iterations over its life, and today the company announced the newest generation of their premier line of protein skimmers. The 2017 S Series has been completely overhauled to accentuate the features…

Featured
Catch up on the week with the newest Reef Builders Recap Video

The world might be closing in on the Holiday season but that hasn’t stopped us from uncovering a whole lotta great news over the last week. We’ve seen a load of new fish species described, some exciting and unusual corals,…

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