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.

300 watt Plasma vs. 1000 watt halides compared over an 800 gallon SPS reef

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4fqg2bE3F8[/youtube] Plasma lighting is an exciting technology with extremely efficient light production. The latest crop of light emitting plasma fixtures using the Luxim ST 41 have better color rendition, a higher light output and they play nicer with…

First ever video of a real live & eating Tiger Angelfish, Apolemichthys kingi

[youtube width=”680″ height=”525″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVNvcbQzvqE[/youtube] It’s no secret that we have a healthy obsession with Apolemichthys kingi, the Tiger Angelfish: we love tiger angelfish in ponds, in reef tanks and now in a quarantine tank eating like a pig. Feast your eyes…

Growonix High Flow Cold Water Membranes produce over 200 gallons per day, 150gpd even in winter

The Growonix Cold Water High Flow Membranes for purifying water with reverse osmosis are specially designed to perform even when fed with cold water. Most reverse osmosis membranes have dramatically reduced output when used to purify water with a ratio…

Roa excelsa video is the first of this kind for this twilight reef fish

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59M-xZ801Jc[/youtube] Blue Harbor Japan just shared this video of a live Roa excelsa as it is being coaxed into feeding, perhaps for the first time. The Roa excelsa video is much more clear than the still preview image…

Array Quantum LED spotlight is the first to offer color-shifting lens

Quantum dots, or nano dots as they are also called, have been in the science press for years now, doing cool things like assisting in medical imaging and improving the efficiency of photovoltaic cells. Nano dots are now getting partnered…

UltraZone Dual from Ultralife Reef Products is a combination UV sterilizer and ozone generator

The UltraZone DUAL is a combination Ozone generator and Ultraviolet sterilizer all in one. In case you weren’t aware, most Ozone (O3) generators work by generating UV light or a corona discharge – the energetic light splits O2 with the…

New Lipogramma klayi video shows the feeding of this deepwater Curacao reef fish

The royal fairy basslet, Lipogramma klayi, is a rare deepwater Caribbean reef fish with a prohibitive price tag. Very few of these rare fish collected in Curacao are offered in the US since Asian reef fish collectors are much more willing…

Sunpulse Nano Series Ceramic Metal Halides are as small as 20 watts

SunPulse Nano Series Ceramic Metal Halide lamps are a new line of HID lights with sizes down to 20 watts. The SunPulse Nano Series metal halides come in 20, 35, 75 and 100 watts and in 3, 4, 6.5 and…

GrowsSpot LED grow light from Sunshine Systems has colors for reefing too

The GrowSpot is an LED Grow Light in a spotlight form factor from Sunshine Systems, the makers of the popular GrowUFO grow light for hydroponic and horticultural use. The GrowSpot LED comes in four colors that stimulate different parts of…

Rainfordia opercularis video from Blue Harbor shows this fish’s cryptic nature

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl7kZ7O6hpU[/youtube] Rainfordia opercularis is a rare and cryptic basslet that few people will ever see in person. Not only are Rainfordia rare in the hobby, but they are also very secretive in their wild natural habitat, their flat…