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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.

Could high energy visible (HEV) light be damaging to corals?

High Energy Visible (HEV) light refers to the part of the spectrum from 380-530nm, which includes our beloved blue and royal blue LEDs as well as the violet, indigo, cyan and near-UV LEDs which are not yet widely used. With…

Misbar Maroon clownfish video show piebald stripes with age

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcrAb-iihYg[/youtube] The misbar maroon clownfish is a domestic strain that we always knew would eventually arise out of the mass culture of Premnas biaculeatus. What we didn’t expect from the misbar maroon is for it to develop totally…

Top ten evolutionary distinct stony corals listed by EDGE of Existence Program

We’ve always kinda had a thing for unusual, cryptic or otherwise obscure stony corals and it makes us sincerely smile to see another organization put together a top ten list in this regard. The EDGE of Existence Program is aimed…

PNG National Fisheries Authority responds to suit filed by EcoEZ regarding the SEASMART program

A few days ago we learned that the National Fisheries authority of Papua New Guinea is withholding funds from EcoEZ for the SEASMART program. the PNG NFA has issued a public statement regarding the suit and they are citing a…

Anampses lennardi is absolutely stunning in this high definition video

Lennard’s wrasse, Anampses lennardi, was one of the most sensational new fish to make it to the aquarium trade last year. What better way to kick off another year of original Reef Builders videos than with this stunning specimen of…

Prometheus LED from ReefTech talks a big game

The Prometheus LED from ReefTech is a new lighting fixture which is a fresh departure from the rebadged LED lights which have been flooding the aquarium market. With some clear design and engineering inspiration from PacificSun LED Phobos/Deimos series, the…

Illumilux LED from Vertex gets real name, pricing and availability

The Illumilux LED striplight from Vertex was first spotted in Germany as the Lumilux way back in May. In the intervening period the Illumilux has gotten a new name, four color combinations and a whole lot more refinement. The Lumilux…

Flabellum, a little known genus of fleshy azoox coral

With the growing popularity in Azoox corals, it will only be a matter of time before the deepwater coral genus Flabellum lands on the radar of this new push into dark reef keeping. Flabellum species are large, fleshy solitary stony…

Largehead Hairtail fish make an unbelievable exhibit at the Kaikyokan Aquarium

The largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus, is a very unusual fish which shipped off the factory line with a different set of operating instructions than the norm. Apparently, no one bothered to tell this species how fish are supposed to swim…

Liopropoma aragai and L. japonicum, a couple of rare basslets on display at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan is a world class public aquarium which features some amazing exhibits. In addition to having whale sharks and manta rays on exhibit in the Kuroshio Sea Exhibit, the Okinawa Aquarium also features some extremely…