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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.

World Atlas of Marine Fauna by Rudie Kuiter and Helmut Debelius

The World Atlas of Marine Fauna is an exciting new comprehensive volume by Rudie H. Kuiter and Helmut Debelius. Those of us who have grown to love the World Atlas of Marine Fishes will have great expectations for the Marine…

VorTech MP10 pushes 20% MORE water than advertised!

Dana Riddle is one of the most important researchers in our hobby and we are proud to have our thunder stolen about reviewing the VorTech MP10 with the super review that he has published in Advanced Aquarist Online Magazine. In…

Chalice Coral Collage by Greenwich Aquaria

Chalice corals are raging hot and despite the overpriced frags, there are still plenty of coral vendors and growers out there who are willing to charge a fair price for these coveted pectinids. One of our all around favorite high…

Hybrid butterflyfish from Hawaii blends Chaetodon miliaris and C. multicinctus

This hybrid Chaetodon butterflyfish from Hawaii may not seem like much at his small size, but when this little gem grows up he’ll probably throw out a neat blend of features from his supposed parents, Chaetodon miliaris and C. multicinctus.…

C-scope refractometer from JBJ can be read by seeing impaired

JBJ C-scope refractometers is the newest addition to JBJ’s line of products and it aims to at least make the dern thing easier to read. In addition to the usual automatic temperature compensation, easy calibration and a rugged build, the…

Coral Rx is the Joe’s Juice of coral dips, especially for removing flatworms

Coral Rx is a coral dip which we personally started testing out well over two years ago; we got our first (free) samples way back at the Pittsburgh MACNA. We first wrote about Coral Rx and it’s swanky label back…

Naso brevirostris spawn caught on video

While the exhibitors were busy setting up at this year’s Fragstock at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver CO, we took a brief stroll through the exhibits to sneak a peek at the reef and fish tanks before being kicked out…

Deluxe media reactor from Bulk Reef Supply is quick to disconnect

Media reactors for reef aquarium use are being employed more and more frequently and it’s such a pleasure to see one of our own sponsors showing this piece a kit a little bit of special attention. We spied the Deluxe…

Reeflo Snapper 18 spotted at Fragstock ’09

The Reeflo Snapper 18 is the latest addition to the high performance line of Reeflo pump. No sooner does this new machine hit the market than we get a nice hands-on with the pressure centric water mover. As a sponsor…

Stamped coral frag ceramic discs from Boston Aqua Farms

The stamped coral frag ceramic discs from Boston Aqua Farms are a novel development in the customization of coral propagation growing surfaces. Aside from the novel hexagon shape by Reefkoi, the stamping of the bottom of coral discs is a…