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.

Somatic Sump & Protein Skimmer from the Makers of Vertex

Somatic is a new line of aquarium products that launched at MACNA 2016 in San Diego. What’s cool about the new Somatic line is that it is made by Vertex Aquaristic, and therefore inherits many of the build quality and…

ReefGrow Launches the First Basic Aquarium Magnetic Stirrer

Magnetic Stirrers have not yet become widespread in the aquarium hobby but that’s about to change with a new device from ReefGrow. The new magnetic stirrers from ReefGrow are the first basic stirrers that turn on and off, and don’t need…

PE Pellets is the First Prepared Food Made with FRESH Mysis

PE Pellets is an exciting new fish food for fresh and salt water aquariums. From the makers of PE Mysis, Piscine Energetics takes a radically new approach to how they make their PE Pellets in a process the company likens to craft brewing.…

MACO1 Will be the First LED Light Made Completely From Glass

The MACO1 is an LED light the likes of which we’ve never seen before, as it will be constructed entirely from glass. MACO1 is an acronym for Marine Acceleration Compliant Objects, whatever that means, but what really matters is that…

New Kessil A80 LED Tuna Blue for Reefs and Tuna Sun for Plants

The Kessil A80 is the company’s newest and smallest LED light to date, and it is also the first they’ve made without any fans. The solid body Kessil A80 uses a generous amount of aluminum for heat management but still…

Blue Facts Comic Book About Blue Tangs Debuting at MACNA

Blue Facts is a free comic book produced by Reef Builders, illustrated by ComiQuarium, and sponsored by the Colorado Organization for Reef & Aquatic Life, also known as C.O.R.A.L., hosts of MACNA 2014 in Denver Colorado. Through this partnership we’ve…

ZooMed Powersun H.I.D. Metal Halide UVB Lamp and Pendant

The ZooMed Powersun H.I.D. Metal Halide UVB Lamp is a new high intensity discharge lighting system that was originally designed for reptiles and terrariums. This full spectrum metal halide system consists of a pendant with a built-in 70 watt metal halide…

AutoAqua Smart AWC Touch and Smart Security Systems

AutoAqua is an aquarium company which has made a name for itself . . . by really living up to its name. If there’s a device or a function to be automated in a reef tank, AutoAqua probably has a…

Making a DIY Chaetomorpha Reactor is Incredibly Easy

Since the dawn of mini reef tanks, exporting nutrients to keep aquarium water clean has always been one of the most important tasks to having a successful, thriving tank. Between activated carbon to protein skimming, carbon dosing and denitrification, algae scrubbers…

Kessil A80 Will Be the Company’s First Fanless LED Light

The Kessil A80 LED is a new light which will break from the form factor that Kessil has perfected over the last few years. Instead of being a can-shaped LED spotlight with a built-in fan, the Kessil A80 is more…