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.

Circled Dragonet Collected for the First Time in 6 Years

The circled dragonet is a very unique species of tropical reef fish that has the distinction of being one of the rarest species of this group which is rarely seen by divers, and more seldomly collected in the aquarium hobby.…

WWC Fragtoberfest Live Sale is coming!

WWC Fragtoberfest Live Sale is coming! Huge discounts at up to 80% OFF and over 3700 frags! Mach dich bereit für ein paar Korallen! Wir gehen zur Party!??Join them this weekend as they are going to rock Reef2Reef all weekend…

Captive Bred Yellow Tangs are Now a Much More Reasonable Price

For decades yellow tangs have been ambassadors to the world of saltwater aquariums and many tanks have had this colorful yellow spade as the signature fish of the reef life. This iconic fish was once commonly available at aquarium stores…

Smart ATO Nano has a Unique Hang On Back Design

The Smart ATO Nano is the latest new form factor from AutoAqua, the company that dove headfirst into shaking up the auto top off device segment of the aquarium market. AutoAqua first made its mark with the very small Smart…

Tunze Aquawind 2: First Look at its All New Design

The Tunze Aquawind 2 is a new successor to the German aquarium company’s innovative aquarium water cooling solution. With this new generation of aquarium cooling fans Tunze has made the Aquawind smaller, quieter, and more resistant to the humid environments…

The Inspiring Anemone Cube of Aquarium Design Group

Today’s reef tanks are a far cry from the natural reefs we (used to) try to replicate with more attention being paid to the arrangement of the rocks before the tank is even filled, than how the living animals will…

Ocean Queen is a New Skimmer Teased by Aqua Medic

The Ocean Queen is a new line of protein skimmers from Aqua Medic which sport more than a number of interesting features and potential improvements. On their own none of these smaller changes will dramatically improve the performance of the…

IceCap PRO Turf Scrubber is one of the Cleanest ATS

The IceCap Pro Turf Scrubber is a new line of in-sump ATS with one of the cleanest designs we’ve seen in this rapidly growing product category. The first detail of the ‘Pro’ version of IceCap’s algae turf scrubber that caught…

Resetting a Large Colony of Acropora carduus

Acropora carduus is a fast-growing, thin-branching species of SPS coral which comes in a huge range of color forms, none more popular and widespread in the reef keeping hobby than the venerable ‘Red Dragon Acro‘. First introduced to the reef…

Genesis Rock Booster – a New Biomedia from Polyp Lab

Genesis Rock and Genesis Rock Booster is a new option for adding a massive amount of surface area for bacterial colonization without taking up too much space in your aquarium system. The very swanky packaging for the Genesis Rock contains…