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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.

Nyos Viper water pump has the heart of an Eden pump in a quieter shell

If the Nyos Viper water pump looks familiar that’s because it’s basically an oem’d Eden water pump but one which has been granted a few more perks. Unlike its Eden pump siblings, the Nyos Viper uses a much stronger silicon…

Sep-Art Artemia Cysts from Ocean Nutrition are magnetically filtered for cyst and shell-free nauplii

Sep-Art Artemia Cysts from Ocean Nutrition are specially treated brine shrimp eggs which have shells that can easily be filtered using a magnet. Most of us know well that hatched brine shrimp rise towards the light and the egg shells…

Color Shake and Veggie Shake from Preiss Aquaristik is like dressing for your fish food

Preis Aquaristik’s Color Shake and Veggie Shake are nutritional supplements for fish food which take a cue from the spritzer spray bottles of salad dressings. Which a couple pumps of Color Shake or Veggie Shake, you can boost the nutritional…

New pictures from Royal Exclusiv show more details of the dreamy Dreambox

To call Royal Exclusiv’s Dreambox and Nano Dreambox a sump is quite the understatement, it would be like calling the peppermint angelfish just a fish, because it clearly is a deity that swims among us. Likewise, the Royal Exclusiv vision…

BioPronto Marine is Two Little Fishe’s solution for instant aquarium cycling

BioPronto Marine is a new product you should reach for when you need to kickstart a new marine aquarium or system. Two Little Fishes has been on a roll releasing new aquarium management products lately, like Bactiv8 NPX and now BioPronto Marine. Whereas…

Deltec SC1455 is a name-brand skimmer with an attractive feature set and price point

The Deltec SC1455 protein skimmer has a surprisingly entry-level price point from the renowned German manufacturer. With the hot white custom AquaBee needle wheel pump inside the skimmer body, the Deltec SC1455 has cut down its in-sump footprint as well…

AI EXT mouting system streamlines getting Sol and Vega LEDs over your tank

The AI EXT mounting system is the name for the recently released rails, tank mount and hanging kit for AI Sols and the AI Vega. First spied at the AquaIllumination MACNA booth, the gorgeous as heck EXT mounting system make…

Fluval LED striplights combine a ton of LEDs in several colors for great performance on freshwater, marine & reef aquariums

Fluval LED striplights are taking the approach of using an army of low output LEDs in several colors to reproduce the most even and broad spectrum LED light possible. Hagen is making a big push into higher end and saltwater…

Comline Wavebox 6208 is a newer, sleeker and even more streamlined version of the first harmonic wavemaker

The Comline Wavebox 6208 from Tunze is so brand new its final iteration was finished just in time for the InterZoo 2012 show. Tunze’s Comline Wavebox uses the same molded box as the new line of smaller, sleeker Comline products…

TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens comes in two sizes to magnify your aquarium life

The TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens is a simple glass-mounted magnifying glass for getting a good close up look of your aquarium. The brand spankin new Spy Lens is convex on both sides providing a good monoscopic view inside the tank,…