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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.

Seachem’s Dose application: video demo and review

We’ve been using Seachem’s Dose application for the iPhone and iPod touch to gauge our calcium and buffer additions and we like it so much we decided to bring you this video demonstration and review.  Dose is really easy to…

The PFO patent lawsuit is dead in the water

With the shuttering of PFO and their subsequent bankrupcy, the PFO patent lawsuit has now come to a grinding halt. The case hasn’t been officially dismissed by a court judge but given all the facts, this outcome is all but…

Digital Aquatic’s new promotional video is not at all over the top

After watching this new promotional video from Digital Aquatics we’re not sure if we’re going to see a movie about a shaky deep sea space or if Digital Aquatics is promoting it’s highly expandable aquarium controller. We’ve watched some zany…

Haiti live rock and Ricordea rock will soon be available again

After being unavailable for a few years one year, we’ve just come to learn that Haitian live rock and Ricordea rock will once again be available to the U.S. aquarium trade. Caribbean live rock from Haiti usually originates from elkhorn…

Stunning video tour of the Aquarium of the Pacific by Greg Rothschild

The video is a high definition look at some of the stunning aquarium exhibits on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. Once again Greg Rothschild flexes his video muscle to show us some beloved marine…

Spirograph Scolymia is the ultimate high definition coral

Do not attempt to adjust your screen. The above image is very real and having seen this coral specimen in person we can attest that this coral looks exactly like the image, no camera or light tricks. The crazies over…

The beautiful aquarium of Enzo Romeo

Italian blogger Danilo Ronchi has the Italian reef scene covered and smothered and today he shares with us one of the countrie’s finest reefs. The aquarium of Enzo Romeo is in the modern style with a trimless, braceless aquarium and…

Vortech MP10 first video hands-on comparing betas to betas

The Vortech MP10 isn’t even out yet but Reef Builders already has their hands on a pre-production Vortech MP10 and it is being put through it’s paces as we speak. The video is a hands-on look at the new miniscule…

Sunbrite Lighting System is rethinking how to implement aquarium LEDs

We’ve had a chance to follow up on the Sunbrite LED System which we first reported live from the MAX show and we are very keen as to how Sunbrite is rethinking how to bring viable LED lighting to the…

Aquatic Design Habitats Inc. makes an affordable and practical refugium sump

The refugium and sump lines from Aquatic Design Habitats Inc. (ADHI) are some of the best acrylic sumps available in the U.S.A. and we’re not just saying that because they are our newest sponsor. The berlin and refugium sump models…