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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.

New Era Marine Grazer food is fun to feed to fish

We don’t like just throwing in pelleted or flake food in the fish tank when they fish are begging; we really look for new and interesting ways to feed them good nutritious food, which also stimulates our marine fish as…

New commercial and residential versions of Solar Genesis I plasma lights

Chameleon Grow Systems has some of the nicest plasma lights around for horticulture and aquarium use and now it’s adding two more models to the mix. Joining the lineup will be the Commercial greenhouse version fo the Solar Genesis I,…

Top down look of Chingchai’s amazing corals and fish

You’ve seen the DSPS tank from Thailand a myriad of times; in the beginning and a little bit further along. Now that Chngchai’s reef tank has been coming along for a while now, this top down video of the reef and…

Coral V-Power and Coral-Energizer new coral foods from Preis Aquaristik

Coral V-Power and Coral Energizer are two relatively new coral foods from Preis Aquaristik. Both Coral V-Power and Coral Energizer have been available in Europe from dealers of Preis Aquaristik products but a new U.S. distributor is making these dry…

Double pump Hero77 and C99 protein skimmers from Bubble Magus

The Bubble Magus Hero77 and C99 are two new protein skimmers from the budget-friendly aquarium product manufacturer. The Bubble Magus Hero77 and C99 both feature two needle wheel pumps, each placed inside the skimmer body to reduce the footprint of…

Coral bowl at Dorkfish Aquatics is a creative way to observe and target feed a red goni

Imagine our surprise when we visited a brand spankin new aquarium shop in the Denver area to discover something we had never seen before. The place is Dorkfish Aquatics, and when we swung by the new retail location we were flabbergasted by…

Blue Dragon Acro tops the list of must-have Bali Deepwater Acropora

The Blue Dragon Acro, a variant of Acropora walindii, has been available in the reef aquarium hobby infrequently ever since Bali first started shipping maricultured Acropora. With all those cool Mariculture Acros coming out of Bali these days, recently the Blue Dragon Acro…

Kessil A350 & A350w LED: two channels of color control, 92 watts for $399

The buzz for Kessil’s Tuna Blue LEDs has been building and leaking for a few weeks and now we’re finally able to tell you all about the A350 and A350 LED spotlights from Kessil. For $399 you’ll get your choice…

Quantum Marine Labs pitching nano particulated ascorbic acid as a coral growth accelerator

It’s no secret that Ascorbic Acid is all kinds of good for various living things but Quantum Marine Labs believes their nano particulated form of Vitamin C, A. K, B1, B2, B6 and B12 has some special coral growing skills. Quantum Marine…

ModAquatics & Solid State LED Lighting’s Greyling takes DIY LED to a whole other level

There are a ton of different DIY LED options out there for everything from flashlights, home lighting and we’ve seen more than our fair share for aquarium lighting purposes. ModAquatics has been collaborating with a company called Solid State Lighting…