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.

Vertex Libra Review: by far the most user friendly aquarium dosing pump

It’s fair to say that the first time we saw the Libra dosing pump system from Vertex Aquaristik, we were smitten. A beautiful design encloses the best stepping motors you can drive peristaltic pump heads with, and a smart controller…

Coral of the Month: Introducing the Hurlock Acropora from Bali Aquarium

Today we kick off the start of our Coral of the Month series in conjunction with Bali Aquarium. What makes this series unique is that in most cases we will try to tell you about a new coral both how…

Sicce LED review in Italian reefing style

The Sicce LED lights are not like other reef aquarium fixtures, in appearance, form or in function. Therefore, it is only natural that this Italian-made LED light fixture be tested and reviewed in Italian reefing style. For more than 10…

Leaked photo shows Bubble Magus’s plans for controllable skimmer and pump

The Power Wave and Power Skimmer drivers shown here are evidence that Bubble Magus is ready to branch out from their huge stable of protein skimmers and the dosing pump. With the protein skimmer market all but saturated with every…

Fiery-eyed Mycedium will practically melt your retinas

Sometimes all it takes is one perfect picture to relay the absolute beauty of a rare fish or an exotic coral, and this Mycedium embodies that notion all the way. Shared by SA Coralfarm, this fiery eyed is in a…

Colored frag plugs from Boston Aqua Farms

Colored frag plugs are coming from Boston Aqua Farms and we’re not just talking white and pink. AS the pioneer in creating the frag plug we know and love today, Boston Aqua Farms has long been asked to produce frag…

Neptune Systems Energy Bar 6 with Schuko sockets and a new EU distributor

With a whirlwind of new releases already under its belt Neptune Systems is pushing forward with yet another new release. Hot on the heels of the AWM AI Wireless Modules, AFS Automatic Feeding System and the unique Crossover Diet to…

Wide angle Total Internal Reflection lens released for Radion LED lights

Ecotech Marine’s Radion and Radion Pro LED lights are some of the most complete, versatile and colorful LED lights available to reef aquarists today but they are very powerful, and in some cases too powerful for the moderate light corals…

Red Sea explains the omission of LED lighting from the new Max C Series

When we gave you an overview of all the new features in Red Sea’s new MAX C Series all in one aquariums, almost everything about the lighting was really rethought, except for the lighting. The lack of an LED solution…

The dwarf pintail fairy wrasses are finally coming

There are two pintail fairy wrasses, the large Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus usually from Japan and the smaller Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus which is known from Japan and the northern Philippines. In regards to the smaller dwarf pintail, this is an undescribed species sometimes referred…