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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.

Current USA’s TrueLumen LED PadLite is ready to light up your nano on the slim

The TrueLumen LED PadLite is a bare-bones little housing that makes it easier to put a couple pf Current USA’s linkable LEDs over a small or large tank. We love the sticky slim TrueLumen LEDs which can be easily and…

B-Box Aquarium video is a close up highlight of the coveted Gramma dejongi

We knew it would only be a matter of time before the Japanese rare fish powerhouse B-Box Aquarium got their hands on the coveted Gramma dejongi. It is almost a given that any Gramma dejongi appearing in Japan will be…

JBJ Unibody LED reef light coming to the aquarium world in November

The micro crafted Unibody that Nano Customs has been trickling out over the last couple years is about to see a much broader audience with a deal to have the Unibody marketed and distributed by JBJ. The Unibody LED reef…

Bluefin lionfish among the awesome rare fish at House of Fins annual SPLASH sale

As in years past, House of Fins’ annual SPLASH sale yielded lots of awesome rare fish, and there were many exciting first imports. In addition to the tigertail coral beauty and that crazy Mauritius triggerfish, there was the token gem…

Reeflo’s Blowhole gets tested as an inline tank filler pump

When we first spotted Reeflo’s Blowhole at Reefapalooza last year, our first thoughts went to the Blowhole pump being able to empty vats and fill tanks with lots of power in a form factor that works for this application. So…

Deep sea fish have some serious teeth

We’ve all seen photos and illustrations of the prodigious maws of deep sea fish bearing their intimidating chompers but seeing all this dentition in moving images is something else. This recent video from Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows a…

Sea Atlanta’s grand opening this weekend kicks off the start of a powerhouse LFS in the heart of Georgia

It’s a really good time to be a reefer in Atlanta right now; Jorge’s Pure Reef has been going steady for a while now and this weekend Sea Atlanta is having its grand opening where it will finally be open…

Uber thin OLED light from Rohm and Lumiotec finally hits a consumer grade price point

The OLED light of our dreams has arrived but unfortunately, its creators put a useless hanger on it. Form factor aside, the $450 OLED Hanger light may seem expensive as a regular light in your home or closet, but with…

Deepwater red Callionymus dragonet fished up from the deep by Blue Harbor

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hlIB_vQ3Y[/youtube] This red dragonet is an unusual deep water species that was acquired by Blue Harbor Japan and it has a striking red and white coloration. The scooter blennies and mandarin gobies (neither of which are blennies or…

Early imports of Vietnam mushroom anemones include a few showstopping morphs

We knew that Vietnam stony corals were coming but who would have thunk that some highly tenticularized forms of beaded Discosoma mushroom anemones would be the first unique corals from that region. The Vietnam mushroom anemones pictured were imported by …