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.

Kessil A360N & A360W LED lights announced with excellent new features

The Kessil A360 is the name of the mysterious LED fixture spotted at ReefStock last weekend, getting all cozy with the Apex controller. Coming in a narrow beam A360N and wide angle A360W, Kessil’s new flagship LED spotlights are packing…

Canthigaster tyleri is the clown trigger of tobies

More and more, amazing species of tobies like this Canthigaster tyleri are coming to light giving us more reasons to love the colorful diversity of sharpnose puffers. Tyler’s toby is a deepwater reef fish from the Indian Ocean which clearly…

AI Upgrade Kit for Sol to Vega LED up for pre-order, shipping this month

AquaIllumination has formally announced a Vega Upgrade Kit to let all the Sol users out there get some next-gen LED action as well. Using the heatsink, fan and power supply of the AI Sol, the Upgrade Kit brings new lenses,…

BlueLife USA releases rechargeable phosphate absorbing resin Phos Fx

PhosFX is a new phosphate removing media from BlueLife USA, makers of the widely used ClearFX aquarium water polishing filter. PhosFX is different from granular ferric oxide (GFO) and is said to absorb PO4 twice as fast, with a higher…

Kessil Tuna Blue LED will soon play nice with Neptune Systems’ Apex controller

The Kessil Tuna Blue was the deserving winner of our 2012 LED Showdown, and since it was introduced a little under a year ago, the venerable A350 LED spotlight could be due for an update. This weekend at ReefStock we…

Aquarium Harlem Shake video breathes new life into the aging meme

In the world of the internet, the average lifespan of a good meme is about ten days and since the Harlem Shake has been blowing up for two to three weeks now, it is nearly geriatric as far as viral…

Cree LED bulb is the first consumer lighting product from Cree

The Cree LED Bulb is a new screw-in light that can be easily placed into most existing home lighting fixtures. You could use it on your aquarium, but most importantly the release of Cree’s very own LED light bulb is…

Smaller PE Mysis coming this summer in specially marked packages

As the fishing season comes upon us, in April, Piscine Energetics will be selectively targeting the harvest of smaller sized mysis shrimp. The mysis shrimp rise from the depths of their freshwater lake with the smaller individuals coming up first, and…

ReefStock 2013 exhibitors ready to show in Denver this weekend

We are just days away from Reef Stock 2013 and we wanted to share this impressive list of vendors making their way to Denver to showcase their goods. We’ve already shared a list of the country’s finest coral dealers who…

Razor Nano LED coming down the pipe from Maxspect

The Razor Nano LED is a concentration of Maxspect’s extremely slick Razor LED lighting range. Whereas the Razor previously came in a 20″ 120 watt version as well as a 27″ 160 watt version, the Maxspect Razor Nano LED is…