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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.

Quality Marine presents the mother of all Red Margin Fairy Wrasses

There are red margin fairy wrasses and then there are Fiji hand selected supermale Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus wrasses from Quality Marine. Maybe it was the LEDs or perhaps it was the Long Beach water but something about this supermale red Margin…

Would you drink skimmer juice for $20?

Little bro probably had no idea how gross that would be.

9 watt internal UV sterilizer from Mr. Aqua might give parasites a tan

The 9 watt internal UV steriliser from Mr. Aqua is a neat idea, there are very few small internal UV steriliser on the aquarium market these days. However, one drawback to having an internal US steriliser is that the size…

New Butterflyfish discovered in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument has just yielded a new species of butterflyfish which appears to be very similar to Prognathodes basabei. The new butterflyfish was discovered by self professed fish nerd Richard Pyle using his signature rebreather deep diving techniques.…

Conspicillatus x Personifer hybrid angelfish redefines rarity

Conspic angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus, are rare enough but to find one that is naturally hybridized with another amzing fish species is an awesome, singular event. This is not the first time that a conspic x personifer (Chaetodontoplus meridithi) hybrid has…

Ponyo- on the cliff by the sea

Ponyo- On the cliff by the Sea is a new movie by master animation director Hayao Miyazaki. Mr. Miyazaki was also the producer of the critically acclaimed Spirited Awai which was quite an enjoyable cartoon to watch as an adult,…

Fluval G3 and G6 canister filters get outed

The Fluval G3 and G6 canister filters are the first two models of the Fluval G Series from Hagen. The highly anticipated G Series of canister filters have been in development for many years and Hagen has been teasing the…

We’ve cherry picked some of the best livestock on the net, for you

Are you looking for something extra special for your reef tank? There seems to be a peak in the availability of amazing corals and reef fish right now and there’s no doubt that our sponsors are delivering the lion’s share…

My Reef Creations puts some smooth touches on polypropylene sumps

My Reef Creations may be best known for their beckett skimmers, large calcium reactors and increasingly for industrial and commercial scale protein skimmers, but MRC is a virtual clearinghouse for all custom-crafted acrylic products including these really sweet polypropylene sumps…

Another hybrid pygmy angelfish, what is it?

Another day, another hybrid pygmy angelfish and we still have another one to post for you in a couple days. From the producers of “Tigerpyge“  comes the story of yellow pygmy angelfish which is neither a heraldi, nor a woodhead,…