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.

The top 5 reasons to use an Apex Systems PMK Par Monitoring Kit

The PAR Monitoring Kit recently announced by Neptune Systems is a very intriguing new accessory that could unlock the door to learning oh so much about our aquariums. We were very thrilled to see the release of the BioTek Marine…

Wild caught aberrant clownfish is not your average misbar ocellaris

Clownfish aberrations are now so common with basically all captive bred fish being an amplification of these mutations, that we don’t bat an eye when we see a solid white clownfish anymore. However when the aberrant clownfish is wild caught,…

The top new reef aquarium sumps of the last two years

There’s been a ton of new interest in better and improved sumps for reef aquariums over the last couple of years. There’s been so many new sumps and designs introduced lately, we decided to put together this nice synopsis of how…

PRS Corrente digital flowmeter now available with GPH and Fahrenheit readout

Japanese marine aquarium manufacturer Perfect Reef Systems (PRS) is really gunning to bring their innovative Corrente and Corrente+ digital flow meter system to the U.S.. PRS has recently reprogrammed their flowmeters to readout in units that are more familiar to…

Reef Water Seadreams takes high end sumps to a whole new level

High end, overbuilt reef sumps are all the rage and this trend has not been lost on Spanish aquarium outfit, Reef Water. Reef Water’s Seadreams remote filtration sumps are no mere sumps, but complete reef aquarium management centers which are…

Marine Life and Natural History of the Coral Triangle

Like vinyl records, the demand for physical, tangible media is on the rise and in the marine aquarium hobby, this means that real books are finally making a comeback. First it was the new edition of the Rudie Kuiter book…

Medusa Montipora hirsuta from Sustainable Aquatics

Sustainable Aquatics is renowned for high quality captive bred fish, and has been in the spotlight for the recent release of the hobby’s first ever longfin clownfish strain. What you may not know about Sustainable Aquatics is that they also…

Zero drayage booth backdrops from Creative Soup

Marine aquarium shows, events and conferences are now such an integral part of the American marine aquarium hobby, that many hobbyists can easily attend half a dozen reef shows each year. Whether you are doing your first frag swap or…

Euroquatics A1 and A1P Angel LEDs now fully ready to light up reef tanks

The Euroquatics Angel LED was first announced more than a year ago and after a long period of incubation and continued refinement, the A1 and A1P are finally ready to start shipping and lighting up our reef tanks. Creating just…

AccuraSea 1 is a new salt mix concept from Two Little Fishes

After more than two decades in business, Two Little Fishies is finally getting into the business of selling a salt mix. There has been a proliferation of sea salt mixes from seemingly every manufacturer under the sun, and many if not…