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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.

Hands-on with the Warner Marine K2 Cone Skimmer, formerly the K1

Since Warner Marine’s first cone protein skimmer was announced last fall, a lot of changes have happened to the American made skoner besides the name. For starters, the Warner Marine cone protein skimmer was first launched as the K1 but…

Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Living Together: Novelty or Atrocity?

Although mad scientists have been trying to keep fresh and saltwater fish together for some time, and some even claiming success, this video is some of the first evidence that some scientists are that crazy (and that it is really…

Scott Michael does a fly-by of reef wrasses on LiveAquaria

You know there are a lot of these mail-order companies which try to attract business with weakly crafted pseudo-articles and that’s why we are so tickled to see that Scott Michael has penned an exceptionally thorough write up of the…

Aquatic Pixels by Matt Wittenrich: creative reef life photography

Hot on the heels of Blue Reef Photography, Matthew L. Wittenrich’s Aquatic Pixels is another repository of creative marine life photography. For those of you unfamiliar with Matt Wittenrich, he is the author of the premiere book on marine fish…

Blue Collar Reefing: If it’s Broke, Better Fix it

Blue Collar Reefing is a new column by Brian Blank which explores the finer points of being a resourceful reefer. Brian is actively investigating the Blue Collar Reefing Philosophy on Ocean@Home and he will occasionally drop in to share his…

Chromis flavicauda, the flashing Chromis has landed

Although the summer season usually means that the aquarium hobbies tend to slow down, that hasn’t stopped the rare fish from flowing into the U.S. The latest arrival is Chromis flavicauda, a deepwater Brazilian endemic damselfish which is very rarely…

New VorTech MP10 action video from EcoTech Marine

With the Vortech MP10 being prepared for imminent release, EcoTech Marine is laying some video groundwork to tell the reefing populace more about this exciting new product. The two new videos from EcoTech feature the MP10 in action producing a…

Neptune Grouper, Cephalopholis igarashiensis, House of Fins, $6K

If you didn’t know any better, a full grown Neptune Grouper could come across as more of an Anthias than a grouper. The juvenile adult may be muted in coloration but mature adults sport a hot pink body which is…

Otohime all natural fish food from Reed Mariculture

If you haven’t heard about Otohime Fish Feeds, like the MAME nano skimmer Otohime is big in Japan.  Unlike many other fish foods which are designed for freshwater fish and have added ingredients for marine fish, Otohime is a next…

Scott Michael interviews Markus Resch about his exemplary EcoSystem Aquarium

This past weeekend at the BayMAC event we were fortunate enough to get some face time with EcoSystem Aquarium creator Leng Sy who among other things, told us about a fabulous German reef aquarium using Miracle Mud. The EcoSystem aquarium…