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.

Aquarium Water Footprints could be the next measure of aquarium and propagation efficiency

Our aquarium water footprint may not yet be at the forefront of how we measure our aquarium’s environmental impact but it should be. With an estimated 1 million private aquariums in the US not to mention a growing population of…

Resplendent Angelfish, Centropyge resplendens: HD video of a captive raised jewel

The Resplendent angelfish, Centropyge resplendens, is one of the most highly sought after pygmy angelfish species in the world. Hailing only from Ascension Island in the isolated center of the Atlantic Ocean, the resplendent angelfish was once a commonly available…

Coral ID from AIMS will be published online next year for free

Coral ID is the name of a compact disc which is basically the digital edition of the ultimate guide to stony coral identification from JEN Veron, Corals of the World. Covering over nearly a thousand coral species with 2500 color…

Nano Customs PAR 38 LED lamp produces the most dramatic spotlighting effect

LED spotlighting is an exciting new offshoot of the even lighting spread of LED and other conventional lighting. The image of this little nano cube reef shows the extremely dramatic effect of LED spotlighting. This ADA mini S cube garden…

The 6 meter Reef tank of Pieter van Suijlekom is a Panorama of SPS

The 6 meter reef aquarium of Pieter van Suijlekom is an iconic reef aquarium if ever there was one. For those of us measuring on the imperial system, 6 meters is just shy of 20 feet and if the length…

The Steampunk Fish sculptures of Edouard Martinet

Edouard Martinet is a talented French sculptor with an original affinity for transforming everyday metal junk into beautiful works of art. If there’s anything we like more than a little bit of aquatic or piscine culture, it’s steampunk fish art.…

Genicanthus takeuchii featured in this first ever video of the swallowtail angelfish gem from Ogasawara

Genicanthus takeuchii or Takeuchii’s swallowtail angelfish is one of the most highly sought after angelfish in the world. Hailing only from Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, Genicanthus takeuchii has an even more limited track record than the peppermint angelfish, Paracentropyge boylei, second…

Reef Fusion new two-part solution from Seachem shows off a gorgeous label and more

Reef Fusion is a new two part calcium and buffer replenishing solution from Seachem which we had the pleasure of announcing to you last week. No we sooner do we hit the post button then we receive a preview of…

Hybrid Goldflake x Flagfin Angelfish appears at Japan’s B-Box Aquarium

Hybrid marine angelfish are relatively abundant in the wild and with increasing imports of this popular fish group we are seeing more and more hybrid Pomacanthids. Case in point is this beautiful hybrid flagfin x goldflake angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculata x…

ReefKeeper Band Saw from Inland: The DFS-100 gets suited up for extreme coral cutting

The ReefKeeper Bandsaw DFS-100 from Inland is a workhorse coral cutting machine. The robust Inland Bandsaw has seen many miles of cutting limestone and coral skeletons in every corner of the country and now the machine is getting outfitted for…