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.

New DC Runners and wireless EcoDrifts coming soon from Aqua Medic

The EcoDrift propeller pumps and DC Runner centrifugal pump have been one of Aqua Medic’s biggest hit aquarium products in a long time, and now they are ready for a refresh. This weekend at ReefStock 2016 in Denver we expect Aqua…

Paracheilinus alfiani video shows this new species in the wild

Paracheilinus alfiani is only a few days old as a newly minted species and already we have the world’s first videos of the new flasher wrasse. The video clip of Alfian’s flasher wrasse comes to us from Anna & Ned…

Traveling to Reef-A-Palooza 2016? Why you should stay at the event hotel

Reef-A-Palooza Orlando is just around the corner and for 2016 the show has a new place to call home, the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Convention Center. Reef aquarium shows, events and conferences take place in all kinds of venues…

An explosion of color in Aqua Medic USA’s Cubicus reef tank

Today’s featured reef is a gorgeous Aqua Medic Cubicus all in one aquarium, set up in the offices of Aqua Medic USA. This little tank is slightly tweaked from the stock Cubicus aquarium, with different lights and flow, and it…

A couple swanky new Coral and Clownfish posters from ORA

ORA has couple new coral and fish posters out to celebrate and catalog the myriad of species that they grow. Oceans Reefs & Aquariums, better known as ORA, has been the forerunner of developing clownfish strains and bringing exciting coral…

Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum & P. xanthocirritus, three new flasher wrasses

Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum and P. xanthocirritus are three new species joining the ranks of flasher wrasses. The description of these three new Paracheilinus is part of a massive review of the genus overall and it sorts out a few of…

Fluorescent Friday: Acanthophyllia edition

Acanthophyllia is a particular group of corals which holds almost a mythic place in the realm of coral reef aquarists. This large showy coral has been a mainstay of mini reef aquariums for decades, with the solitary polyp being one…

New Apogee MQ-500 with improved PAR readings for LED light

The Apogee MQ-500 quantum meter is a new and improved light measuring device which gives more accurate readings under all light types. For many years the Apogee MQ-200 with its long waterproof sensor has been the gold standard in measuring…

500 gallon Mountain View reef tank is home to an exquisite wall of corals

Nestled in the foothills of Genesee Colorado, there is a most excellent 500 gallon reef tank with an exquisite wall of corals and an impressive view of the Colorado Rockies. This Mountain View reef tank is maintained by Premier Fish & Reef…

IceCap K2 protein skimmers now available from CoralVue

IceCap K2 protein skimmers were first unveiled by CoralVue at MACNA in Washington D.C. and now they are in stock and available for purchase. CoralVue brought in all four models of the new protein skimmers which bear the iconic IceCap…