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.

Hikari Seaweed Extreme is the first real algae wafer made specially for tangs

Among other things, Hikari Seaweed Extreme is a pelleted food designed explicitly for tangs which is made from 67% seaweed of several different species. With such an established product line, we don’t expect to add too many products to the…

Marine Depot T-Shirts have attitude

We love it when reefing companies have products and marketing materials that promote reef aquarium culture, and who better to model this “Kiss my Wrasse” shirt than reef aquarium Bad Boy, John Ciotti. This T-shirt design is from last year,…

Clear FX and Clear FX Pro combo water polishing resins from Blue Life USA

Clear FX and Clear FX Pro from Blue LIfe USA is the new name of the enw product that was originally showed off at MACNA as Clear Blue and Clear Blue Pro. Not to be confused with Clear Blue the…

New version of AcanLighting’s full spectrum LED light coming in November

The full spectrum edition of the AcanLight made a big splash in Japan and at MACNA and due to customer feedback, Acan Light has decided to come out with a new version that will be very affordable. The 18 inch…

Seio Surge Pump S10K is aiming to be a 5000 gph flow master for $90

The new Seio Surge Pump from Taam is a high flow propeller water pump which is aiming to deliver an unbelievable amount of water flow on the cheap. The 22 watt Seio Surge Pump is an AC driven water pump…

Precision Integrate is a new two-part additive from Aqua Vision Aquatics

Aqua Vision Aquatics may not have their website in full swing yet but that hasn’t stopped them from releasing a whole slew of aquarium products and additives, the cornerstone often being a two-part solution. Precision Integrate is AVA’s two part…

Trio of super rare Chrysiptera traceyi lands at live aquaria

When we speak of rare fish, damselfish are rarely the first thing that comes to mind because most aficionados would rather collect angelfish, butterflyfish and wrasses. But the trio of Chrysiptera traceyi damselfish that LiveAquaria posted up last night are…

Reef Angel working on RF Expansion Module to control Ecosmart Vortech pumps

The Ecotech RF expansion module for the Reef Angel controller is the latest accessory for the only open aquarium controller on the market. The new RF module designed for EcoSmart Vortech pumps will join the Reef Angel’s two channel dosing…

Nano and Mini media reactors from CPR work exactly as we’ve seen

We’ve already showed you the new tiny media reactors that CPR has been working on for quite some time, and after using both the mini and nano media reactors for a little bit, we can tell you that the active…

Video of the yellow belly blue tang shows off this perfect veteran aquarium fish

It’s no secret that we are currently enjoying a crush on a veteran aquarium fish, the eight-inch yellow belly blue tang that we first spotted at Marine Designs in Suwanee, Georgia. The personality of this old aquarium fish and the…