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.

Aquarium Systems A la Carte marine aquarium foods

A La Carte sia  new suite of whole foods from Aquarium Systems that aim to meet the nutritional needs of both fish and corals. Aquarium Systems’ new A La Carte foods consist of three different types of dried seaweeds, two…

Black Clarkii clownfish from Sustainable Aquatics

Black Clarki clownfish will soon be available from Sustainable Aquatics who has been on a streak of releasing new captive-bred fish. Clarki clownfish are probably the second most popular species of Amphiprion for aquariums. The light color form is the most commonly…

Xmas Tree Worm Rock Porites corals might be due for a comeback

Xmas Tree Worm Rocks of Porites corals are so awesome, it’s a wonder that they ever fell out of the spotlight from the reefing scene where once you had to have at least one cluster in your tank to have…

How big is the ocean, really?

You’ve seen videos that try to relate the size of the Earth to the Universe, and maybe some on the oceans, but this video from TEDxEd does a tremendous job of putting it all in perspective. You’ve heard it before…

Current Satellite Freshwater LED flexible strip lights are packed with controlling options

The new crop of Satellite and Satellite + flexible LED strip lights and the features they come with are a big step on the path towards all LEDs being controllable all the time. There was a time when we would…

OnesAqua Air Breeder manual air pump provides circulation without electricity

The OneAqua Air Breeder is a manual air pump that won’t get aquarists all that excited at a trade show but when power is unavailable, you’ll wish you had one. The simple manual air pump simply screws into a standard…

Crazy awesome batch of colorful Cycloseris lands at White Corals

We thought Cyclos were blowing up in late 2012 and earlier this year but a recent shipment to White Corals in Germany hints that we have not seen the peak of this current craze. Not to be confused with species…

Baby peppermint angelfish video is the pinnacle of cute reef life

For a fish that was once only known from a handful of photos and only one specimen in captivity, the peppermint angelfish sure is getting a lot of airplay today. We are definitely living in a golden age of reef…

The best discus of Aquarama 2013: Symphysodon like you’ve never seen it

In order to be a well rounded musician, no matter your specialty, it helps to be familiar with the nuances and techniques of other genres. Likewise, in order to bea better reef aquarist it helps to know a little something…

Repashy Superfoods come to marine fish with a line of Reef gel foods

Repashy Superfood for reef fish is a brand new extension of a line which has been getting lots of love in the freshwater and reptile world. Although the Repashy Superfood is very new, it is a very old school throwback…