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.

Hybrid sixbar and koran angelfish surfaces in Hong Kong

The very special angelfish we have here is an extremely rare hybrid of koran angelfish and sixbar angelfish. This surprisingly familiar looking fish comes to us from Hao Hoi Company Limited in Hong Kong who acquired this fish from a supplier…

Rossmont Waver Review: A New Standard of Value in Propeller Pumps

Rossmont is a new company out of Italy that has been plugging away at making a new line of propeller pumps for aquariums. For the last couple of years, Rossmont has been happy to make no-frills but very modern-level propeller…

ADA Solar RGB LED is the newest ultimate LED light for planted tanks

The ADA Solar RGB light is the new LED light fixture for planted tanks that we’ve always expected from Aqua Design Amano. With the new Solar RGB LED light, ADA finally has a flagship light which is as functional as it…

Zensui Tegaru is the smallest ever inline chiller/heater

The Zensui Tegaru is an adorable little inline chiller which is suitable for the smallest of reef tanks. The Tegaru by Zensui uses thermoelectric temperature control to either cool or heat the water, all in a package small enough to…

Zetlight UFO LED is more than just a pretty light

The Zetlight UFO LED is very interesting new aquarium LED light whose appeal goes far beyond skin deep. The UFO LED by Zetlight has a dramatic, flying-saucer shape with a flashy appearance that is accentuated by super glossy finishes, and…

AquaBee Cove Protein Skimmers And Reactors Are Built Like Brickhouses

AquaBee Cove protein skimmers and media reactors are a new line of aquarium devices which are powered by killer water pumps. The new AquaBee Cove acrylic products is a new partnership between a bonafide German pump manufacturer, and Cove, an acrylic…

Top 8 New Deep Sea Creatures discovered in the last 7 years

Being covered in water, it’s quite slow and tedious work to explore the oceans either at the surface, or even harder at its depths. We’ve been exploring the secrets of the oceans for less than a century so it’s no surprise…

New Qube 50 LED from Aqua Medic

The Qube 50 LED is just one of many new products launched by Aqua Medic at InterZoo 2016 in Germany last month. Along with the Aquarius and the Spectrus LED fixtures, the Qube 50 fills a different role as a…

Cirrhilabrus isosceles finally gives the pintail fairy wrasse a name

Cirrhilabrus isosceles is the 51st member of the fairy wrasse genus, and one whose time to receive official scientific description has been long overdue. Long referred to as C. cf lanceolatus or the Pintail Fairy Wrasse, this is a fish that packs…

Acropora palmata, the majestic and endangered elkhorn coral

Acropora palmata, the Elkhorn Coral, is the quintessential Caribbean Coral Reef species. This species was once so abundant that entire regions of the reef were called the ‘Palmata Zone’ and it was important to know where the palmata zones were,…