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.

Incredible large colony of purple boulder Porites sighted in Mauritius

Of all the SPS corals available to us reefers, Porites corals are incredibly under-appreciated, unless they have some fancy Xmas tree worms or colored polyps. We’ve poked fun at the underwhelming appearance of boulder Porites in the past but this colony…

Head-to-head review of the Vertex Omega 150 protein skimmer

The Vertex Omega 150 cone protein skimmer is an exciting new design which is hiding a lot of cool tricks in plain sight. At first glance it appears to be yet another well-performing cone skimmer with a durable Sicce needle-wheel…

MACNA will debut some Fantastic new speakers this year

MACNA, being the ultimate marine and reef aquarium event on the planet, inherently showcases some of the world’s best marine aquarium talent with leading authors and professionals from across the hobby-industry. This year FMAS has really made a push to…

Current USA Ramp Timer Pro, plenty of control at a decent price

The Current USA Ramp Timer Pro is a more robust version of the Current USA Single Ramp Timer and Dual Ramp Timer we covered yesterday. It has all the basic features of the dual-channel plus more features to give you more…

Dual Ramp Timer from Current USA does the two-step — dual channel LED dimming

The new Current USA Dual Ramp Timer features dual channel control to give you a bit more control over your lighting. You get the features of the Current USA Single Ramp Timer with an additional channel of control that will make it…

Current USA Single Ramp Timer for all kinds of one-channel LEDs

The Single Ramp Timer is a new accessory from Current USA which is compatible with all manner of basic LED lights. Designed to control any fixture using 24 volts, the Current USA Single Ramp Timer can be placed inline with…

Hemiscyllium halmahera, a new species of epaulette shark described from Indonesia

As far as sharks go, the ground-crawling epaulette sharks are some of the prettiest, most aquarium suitable, and now we have one more species to add to the mix. Discovered in Halmahera in north eastern Indonesia, Hemiscyllium halmahera is the newest…

Hydrofill ATO Controller is a complete topping off machine from Innovative Marine

The Hydrofill ATO Controller from Innovative Marine’s new Aqua Gadget line appears to be quite the device for maintaining water level in a sump or aquarium. Designed to be used in conjunction with the Hydrofill ATO Pump, the Controller is…

Hydrofill ATO Pump heavy duty diaphragm top off pump by Innovative Marine

The Hydrofill ATO pump by Innovative Marine is the first real new diaphragm water pump to arrive on the aqarium market in a really long time. For years aquarists needing a low volume, high pressure water filling pump had to rely…

Innovative Marine Hydrofill Auto Top Off (ATO) pump and controller system

The HydroFill ATO system is an advanced new pair of devices from Innovative Marine which is aiming to be king of the Auto-Top-Off hill. Consisting of a thoughtfully designed and engineered controller and diaphragm pump, the Hydrofill ATO system are…