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.

Q&A with Victor and Lou of World Wide Corals

World Wide Corals has long been one of our favorite livestock providers and whenever we get the opportunity to visit the store in Florida, we make sure to take advantage of it. We were able to sit down with WWC…

Unknown Mauritius Valenciennea sleeper goby spotted at Greenwich Aquaria

Sleeper gobies are large showy sand-sifting gobies of the genus Valenciennea, of which there are many popular species in aquariums. A newly discovered specimen from Mauritius hints that there could be yet another new addition to this highly desirable and attractive…

Zetlight CAM is a simple & affordable wireless aquarium camera

The Zetlight CAM is a new aquarium accessory that offers a close up look at your aquarium without breaking the bank. Wireless cameras like the Dropcam are super great for getting a wide angle, adjustable and recordable view of anything…

New accessories and upgrades make Innovative Marine tanks even more desirable AIO

Innovative Marine has been laser focused on producing the best All in One aquarium for several years now. At Aquarama 2015 Innovative Marine announced a handful of improvements to the Skkye LED lights and Auqa Gadgets line are bound to…

Massive migrating school of surgeonfish discovered in the Philippines

Two weeks ago, we were in the Philippines scouting for new and exciting corals to grow at the RVS 4-star Mariculture facility. While diving certain areas which have perhaps never been seen by humans using SCUBA equipment, we stumbled upon…

Acropora monticulosa is the ultimate ‘fractal’ stony coral

Acropora monticulosa is one of our favorite corals out on the reef, it grows to massive sizes and looks more or less like a huge living crystal when you see it in the wild. Due to its massive size and…

The new Ethereal LED is gorgeous on its own

Nearly a year after it was first unveiled, MaxSpect’s Ethereal LED is still not quite ready for a general release. MaxSpect has been busy working on the Ethereal, fielding feedback from customers in addition to getting the Gyre pump just right, and…

Take a good look at this scribbled pattern of this Tiger Devil Clam

It’s been a minute since we harped on our continued infatuation with the fascinating Devil Clam, so this weekend we swung by one of our favorite Southern California LFS to see a pattern of Tridacna mbalavuana we haven’t seen before. Ali…

Hybrid spawning of Rhinopias captured on video

Most of the time that we report on hybrid marine and reef fish, it is usually about a particular specimen which shows the traits of both parents, as a result of a crossbreeding. In this case we have a splendid…

A look inside the promising Aqua Sanrise LED

Sanrise is a newcomer to the aquarium lighting scene but their flagship Aqua Sanrise fixture is getting a lot of attention lately. It doesn’t hurt that this fixture looks really great on its own, with both onboard and wireless control…