Jake Adams
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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.

Xanthic Koran Angelfish is Doing Its Best Impersonation of a Clarion

It’s been a minute since we’d come across a nice, unusual angelfish either in the form of a hybrid, an aberrant, or in the case of this new Koran angelfish, a sort of ‘blotchy’ xanthic Pomacanthus. This medium sized individual of P.…

Aquavitro Element Reactors by Seachem for Calcium, Zeolite or Chemical Media

The Aquavitro Element Reactors by Seachem are a series of new devices that are quickly rounding out the company’s reef aquarium hardware catalog. Last week we saw Seachem reveal their Sentia Dose, Impulse Pumps and Division Skimmers and with the…

Plerogyra diabolotus, the Devil’s Bubble Coral in our Reef Tank!

Bubble corals are a common group of reef and aquarium animals that everyone knows well, it’s one of the first coral names many people learn. But despite their visibility, the Plerogyra and Physogyra have never had a ‘hype moment’ the same way…

Flip Kick Phone Filter has Tricky Magnets

The Flip Kick camera phone filter is a new reef aquarium accessory from Fl!pper, makers of the magnetic aquarium cleaner and scraper. Just like their popular glass cleaner and DeepSee magnified viewer, the Flip Kick has a magnetic element that…

Seachem Division Skimmer Coming Soon in Three Sizes 125, 250 & 500 ‘GPD’

The Seachem Division Skimmer is a brand new hardware product category for a company that has built its brand and reputation on making aquarium chemical additives. The announcement of the new Division Protein Skimmer from Seachem comes at the same…

It’s Always Fun Adding New Fish to an Aquarium [Video]

Aquarium hobbyists may not agree on much, like how to set up an aquarium, how to acclimate livestock, or how to efficiently deal with nutrients, mineral replenishment etc. But whether you have a freshwater tank, a reef aquarium or even…

See You at ReefStock Denver, the First Large Reef Show of 2020, March 7th & 8th

The holidays and new year are well behind us which can only mean one thing, it’s almost time for another ReefStock in Denver Colorado! The ReefStock event and its supportive local reefing family have been giving the reef scene injections…

Tunze Care Booster Makes Their Magnets Float

The Tunze Care Booster is an interesting accessory that gives their Care Magnets a special, once-forbidden ability. Up until January of this year a floating aquarium magnet was a patented idea that was manifested first in the Mag-Float, then the…

Aquavitro Sentia Dose Pump System by Seachem

The Sentia Dose is a surprising new dosing pump from Seachem which falls under their higher end Aquavitro banner. At first glance the fun shaped white body of the Sentia Dose appears quite toy-like with its myriad of colored ring…

Seachem Impulse Pump 400, 600 & 800 Coming Soon

The Seachem Impulse Pump is a family of three new pumps which the veteran aquarium company has just launched at Global Pet Expo this week in Orlando, Florida. The Impulse pumps represent Seachem’s first foray into bonafide aquarium hardware which…