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.

Kwajalein’s Montipora sp. “likatu” comes in three different polyps colors

Kajalein Atoll is a veritable paradise of SPS corals, and if you couldn’t tell already, there’s plenty of Acropora to go around. But we’re not leaving out the unique Montis of the Central Pacific region, it’s just taken us a…

Syngna – a dedicated all in one seahorse aquarium by Reef Eden

The Syngna is a new all in one Seahorse Aquarium currently under development by Reef Eden International. Following in the footsteps of their popular Aurelia aquarium dedicated to Jellyfish, the Syngna inherits Eden Reef’s know-how in creating specialized aquariums for…

Acropora tortuosa in Kwajalein has a unique blue tip color

Prior to traveling to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, we read a report citing the occurrence of huge tree-like old-growth stands of Acropora tortuosa that were discovered at Rongelap Atoll several hundred miles north of Kwajalein. We didn’t expect…

Aurora LED puck kit from RapidLED approximates a single Radion cluster

The Aurora LED puck from Rapid LED is a DIY kit which closely models the arrangement of the Radion LED cluster. Going so far as to use the actual Radion cluster lens, the Aurora LED Puck offers four channels of…

101 Nano Reef Species is Scott Michael’s newest aquarium guidebook

101 Nano Reef Species is a new forthcoming book from Scott Michael, the archetypal aquarium fish guru who laid down the tracks for young fish nerds and the next generation of rare fish enthusiasts alike. 101 Nano Reef Species is…

Breathtaking views of coral reefs at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Alright, alright, alright! We’ve been teasing you with innumerable posts about individual corals and novel colonies found at Kwajalein Atoll but now it’s time to blow your mind with some serious eye candy! If you thought scenery like this has…

Meyer and reticulate butterflyfish hybrid from the Marshall Islands

It’s been a little bit since we’ve dug up a butterflyfish hybrid, so how about a Chaetodon cross that we haven’t seen before? While some hybrid Chaetodon butterflyfish can be hard to place, this little fishy is an obvious cross…

Celestial LED spotlight by MaxSpect should be landing this month

The MaxSpect Celestial LED spotlight first unveiled at MACNA last year did a great job at turning some heads, and the time is almost here for the lights to get put to use. Later this month the 30 watt Celestial…

Angel Plasma fixture by EuroQuatics in solid state and air cooled versions

The Angel Plasma fixtures from EuroQuatics offers the aquarium hobby some of the most refined aquarium lights using this cutting edge HID lighting technology. Since EuroQuatics is a Gavita company the Angel Plasma fixtures borrow heavily from Gavita fixtures we’ve…

Possible Acropora chimera: a table acropora develops unusual upright branches

We spotted many beautiful corals and unknown colors while thoroughly assessing the coral life of Kwajalein Atoll, but one particularly colony stands out among our discoveries for some very unusual features. Two coral species which are well represented inside the…