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.

ATI Sirius LED takes a novel approach to balancing LED color and intensity

ATI has a long and storied history of thinking differently when it comes to their marine aquarium products and the ATI Sirius LED reinforces that legacy very well. Built from multicolor LED clusters that straddle the line between a strip…

AutoAqua WeCam fish-feeder webcam is creative aquarium fun

The AutoAqua WeCam is unlike any other product that we’ve ever covered, and while its premise may be simple and lighthearted the possibilities for this device are very exciting. Essentially the AutoAqua WeCam is an automatic fish feeder linked up…

Panta Rhei used ultrasound to sex mega rare zebra pike cichlid

For many marine fish, it is impossible to determine the sex of a given reef species simply by looking at it. Many species of saltwater fish have differently colored sexes, dichromatic, or different shaped sexes, dimorphic, or in the case…

We’re in love with the Elos Absolute Line of aquarium stands

Last weekend at InterZoo we were introduced to the Absolute Line of aquarium stands from Elos and we simply love the attention to detail that has been given to the aquarium stand, literally the foundation of any great aquarium. Only Elos…

Vertex Omega 180i and 200i places powerful pumps inside proven skimmer design

The Omega-I line of internal skimmers was just unveiled at InterZoo in Germany and we’ve got the low-down on what these new protein skimmer models are all about. The first two models of the Omega-I that were announced are the…

Hagen announces new larger Fluval EDGE tanks with LED light and Simpletec filter

Fluval’s popular EDGE line of all in one aquariums are celebrating the third generation milestone with new larger models that is brought to modern spec standards with new LED lights and the groundbreaking new Simpletec power filter. The new larger…

Zeovit Automatic Filter gives zeolites a periodic spin

The Automatic Zeovit Filter is a new zeolite tumbler from Korallen Zucht which will neatly compliment the Automatic Elements also recently announced at InterZoo. With its trademark orange body and neon accents, the Automatic Zeovit Filter is your typical zeolite…

Sicce XStream propeller pumps hit the mark of high power and small size

When we announced Sicce’s new XStream line of propeller pumps, we were very excited to see what the new pumps would be like. We never had a doubt that the XStreams would knock it out of the park and indeed Sicce…

Vertex RXC Calcium Reactor means serious business

The Vertex RX-C is a brand new calcium design from Vertex Aquaristik which throws in everything but the kitchen sink. The RX-C has just about every single bell and whistle you could ever want from a calcium reactor not the…

Tropical Marine Centre Lego ReefScape will become a limited edition set

The Tropical Marine Centre booth at InterZoo is always one of the nicest and well rounded at the mega event but a special touch this year also made it easily one of the funnest. TMC commissioned the sanctioned Lego builder-designer…