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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.

Lagoon Blue Powerchrome T5 lamp adds to Giesemann’s rainbow of fluorescent bulbs

The Lagoon Blue Powerchrome T5 bulb is a new lamp color from Giesemann which is designed to complement the other blue lamps in the Powerchrome series. Like the Aquablue+ and Actinic lamps, the Giesemann Powerchrome Lagoon Blue lamp is a…

Arcadia LED Bar teased in this spanking new demo video

The Arcadia LED Bar appears to be a new LED-only striplight from the UK manufacturer that produces the OT-2 LED + T5 hybrid and the Eco-Aqua LED spotlight. At first glance the LED Bar from Arcadia bears an uncanny resemblance…

InterZoo 2012 – Reef Builders will be there, blogging our hearts out

InterZoo 2012 is the largest pet trade show this side of the our solar system, and it’s so big that InterZoo only happens every two years. If you haven’t noticed, we’ve had a major uptick in the posting of new…

ADA AquaSky LED to be priced about $200 or less in North America

The ADA AquaSky LED that was first flaunted couple weeks ago is getting closer to reach with estimated pricing and availability dates. We’ve been informed that wholesale pricing for the AquaSky LED has just been released by Aqua Design Amano…

Prognathodes guyanensis, the French butterflyfish is another exquisitely rare reef beauty coming to the Diver’s Den

Prognathodes guyanensis, also known as the French butterflyfish is up for two honors – it may well be one of the nicest species of tropical Prognathodes butterflyfish, and certainly the nicest in the Caribbean and it is also one of the…

Elos E-Lite3 LED shows off its tricks on video

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/39891314[/vimeo] The E-Lite3 from Elos was a very welcome surprise this morning, and now we’ve got some videos showing what the E-Lite3 LED can do. These three fresh new videos of the Elos E-Lite 3 show how the…

Lightning Maroon Clownfish spawns its first clutch of eggs

The Lightning Maroon Clownfish spawn is a milestone which probably comes as a sigh of relief to its caretaker, Matt Pedersen. For over two years Matt has kept the second lightning maroon clownfish and tried to pair it with a…

E-Lite 3 from Elos features replaceable LEDs and customizable tops

The E-Lite 3 from Elos is the third generation of LED lights from the famed Italian aquarium company. Looking as delicious as ever, the Elos E-lilte 3 features interchangeable tops for easy color matching with your room or aquarium decor and…

Roughtongue bass, Protonogrammus martinicensis: trio shows up in the Diver’s Den

The roughtongue bass, Protonogrammus martinicensis, is one of the nicest rare reef fish that can be found in American waters. With a distribution spanning most of the Caribbean including the Gulf of Mexico, the roughtongue bass is actually one of…

Razor LED light by MaxSpect will be officially announced at InterZoo 2012

The Razor LED from MaxSpect is an impossibly thin LED light fixture with brand name LEDs, some degree of controllability and a specially designed passive cooling heatsink which helps the Razor LED maintain its figure. Details of the MaxSpect Razor LED are…