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.

Pizza Anemones are Poised for their Aquarium Moment

Large showy anemones were once among the most revered of all reef aquarium animals with species like Ritteris and Carpet anemones often being a poignant accent and conversation starter in nice large reef displays. Besides bubble anemones and the smaller…

Rare and Unusual Orange Centropyge multispinis Photographed in Maldives

One of the most interesting aspects of the beloved angelfish is how often we encounter unusual morphs and aberrations of their typical color pattern, resulting in rare specimens with an appearance that we’ve never seen before. Some species of Centropyge…

Are You All Caught Up on YOUR Reef Therapy?

Reef Therapy is quickly becoming a runaway hit of reef aquarium content with substantial examinations about many aspects of reef aquariums, through the lens of 50 years of combined reefing experience. When Mark and I started recording our frequent chats…

Deltec VF8000 is More Than Just a Larger Roll Filter

The Deltec VF8000 is a new model of automatic filter roll that is not only rated for a higher capacity, but also seems to introduce some much appreciated refinements to make it work better than ever. The Deltec VF fleece…

Dendrogyra cylindrus Declared Extinct in Florida

The coral reefs of Florida have seen a long steady decline for more than 100 years and a lot of research and effort has been done to try understand the root causes of this degradation and how it can be…

New Refined DC Versions of Geo’s Reef Calcium Reactors

Geo’s Reef is one of the oldest brands of acrylic reef aquarium equipment in America and their designs have been thoroughly fleshed out over a couple decades in the hobby. For most of this time the layout of the plumbing…

Reef Shows are Back Baby! Video Tour of Reefapalooza Orlando

ReefStock 2020 was the last big reef aquarium event before our social world was turned upside down so it was incredibly fitting that social guidelines for vaccinated Americans were revised right before Reefapalooza Orlando this year. It was a refreshing…

VCA SPS Kit Makes Salinity Probes Work Like They Should

The VCA Salinity Probe Stability kit is a very interesting ensemble of accessories that appear to do wonders for making salinity probes work a heck of a lot better. If you’ve ever used a salinity probe you already know how…

Hanna High Range Nitrate Checker Review

The Hanna Marine Nitrate High range Checker is a new nutrient measuring tool to test nitrate levels in our reef and saltwater fish tanks. It was just last year that Hanna treated us to the low range Nitrate Checker which…

Hands On with Seachem’s Sentia Dosing Pumps

It’s been more than a year since we first learned of Seachem’s forthcoming Sentia dosing pumps and last weekend we finally got to see these for ourselves. A dosing pump is a pretty straightforward aquarium tool and most of them…