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.

Jakarta super Trachyphyllia is probably a sign of the quality to come

If you thought that the Chalice corals are coming in crazy colors, the old aquarium favorite brain coral Trachyphyllia is beginning to be imported with colors that will melt your brain. Global Reef Supply recently landed a batch of cherry LPS…

Explore the reefs seeking out deepwater fish with the C Explorer 5 submersible

When it comes to reef aquarium gear there are toys and then there are Toys with a capital T. The C Explorer 5 submersible is in the latter category, basically offering to carry you down to the depths of the sea…

Mitras LED and Radion XR30 Pro: comparing the color and spread on a big reef tank

The Mitras LED from GHL and Radion XR30w Pro from Ecotech Marine are two of the most advanced LED lights ever made for the serious reef aquarium hobbyists. Although GHL has a lot of experience in making electronics for aquairums…

Scientist have capture giant squid on video and grown legs on zebrafish

Some science stories reveal just a small glimpse of the natural world by giant squids and fish with legs are on the other end of the spectrum. Monday the Discovery Channel revealed that is had obtained the first footage of a…

From the Archives: Australomussa colonies from Timor Indonesia put this coral on the map

This story was originally posted June 2010 and since then the reef aquarium hobby has enjoyed a steady supply of these unique beautiful corals. We know more than a few of you have picked some up for your own reef…

New video of SEA Aquarium at Resort World Sentosa shows how it is clearly the world’s largest

Resort World Sentosa is an entertainment playground in Singapore which recently opened the world’s largest public aquarium. The sprawling aquatic life compound at S.E.A. Aquarium spans ten different zones with all manner of habitats for large sharks, zebra sharks, manta…

Bright Lifegard LED thermometer forces you to pay attention to temperature

As a staunch advocate of better temperature regulation and monitoring for any kind of aquarium, the LED thermometer from Lifegard caught our attention before we even plugged it in. With a brilliant shining blue LED displaying your aquarium’s water temperature, Lifegard’s latest…

Dana Riddle and Clive Bentley are going to teach you something about light at MACNA

Dana Riddle and Clive Bentley, two of the reef aquarium hobby’s biggest lighting experts, are the latest speakers to be announced to the star-studded lineup that will be presenting at MACNA XXV. If you’ve been in the hobby a long…

Royal Exclusiv refreshes BK Mini 200 and Mini Red Dragon for 2013

Hot on the heels of refreshing their online webshop Royal Exclusiv is flaunting two new upgrades to their line of venerable aquarium products – The Bubble King Mini 200 is now available with the Red Dragon 3 speedy and the…

World Wide Corals’ Pink Floyd chalice coral will leave you comfortably numb

The Pink Floyd chalice corals is a hot new Echinophyllia from World Wide Corals which is sure to be one of the biggest new collectible strains of aquarium LPS. Sharing a lot in common with the original Watermelon Alien Eye chalice coral…