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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.

Advanced Lighting Solutions’ actinic LED halide pendant coming soon

The quality light product manufacturer Advanced Lighting Solutions will soon be delivering one of it’s flagship products, the halide/Actinic LED combo pendant. A metal halide pendant with built in supplemental actinic LED is one of our dream aquarium lighting products…

LA Fishguys tours marinelife wholesaler Sea Dwelling Creatures

If you’ve ever wondered how marine fish get from the reef to your home, LA Fishguys has a new video out with a tour of Sea Dwelling Creatures in Los Angeles CA. The marinelife wholesaler is about the halfway point…

Census of Marine Life discovers many more new species on the Great Barrier Reef

The Census of Marine Life has been diggin up new species all over the place and in this latest run they’ve ballooned the number of species known from a single area of the Great Barrier Reef. The newly discovered species…

H&S protein skimmer upgrade increases air intake by up to 50%

When design updates come along for a given piece of equipment, reefers are ecstatic when the performance increases by 10-20%. In the case of the H&S 90 internal protein skimmer (90-F1000), lucky owners of this fine german fractionator can expect…

NOAA coral spawning video shows coral doing it

If you’ve ever wanted to see coral spawning, you can either watch this video or start making plans to attend the upcoming coral spawning season in the Caribbean. The coral spawning event is mainly the domain of broadcast spawning corals…

TONMOCON III: Monterey Bay, CA – June 19 – 21, 2009.

TONMOCON III: Monterey Bay, CA – June 19 – 21, 2009. TONMOCON is the largest cephalopod convention, and you should go because it’s free.

Mame Design’s limited edition Kidney Ecolyte demonstrates the full potential of LED lights

If you’ve been dreaming for years about the full potential of a well designed LED light fixture, then read on a full rundown of what Mame Design’s finest electronics craftsmen have created. The diminutive Kidney Ecolyte measures just under 6″…

Prognathodes basabei, the Orange Margin butterflyfish pushes the limits of how deep fish are collected

After ten years since the first time this species was collected, Blue Harbor has once again obtained the ultimate deep living butterflyfish, Prognathodes basabei. This Deepwater Hawaiian endemic was originally collected in 1998 and it was known for a long…

Update on the seized Clipperton angelfish, Holacanthus limbaughi

A few weeks ago Reef Builders was first to break the news on the seizure of 40 Clipperton Angelfish by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The actual number of fish seized was 52 although a few DOAs have probably…

Sfiligoi Infinity DDE (double DE) fixture from Aquarium Obsessed

If you’re trying to pack a lot of light in a small area (we’re looking at you Acro heads), then you’ll want to take a good look at the new Infinity DDE (double double ended) light fixtures from Sfiligoi. The…