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.

Full Angle Adapter Gives Kessil A360X A Nice Lean

Kessil has a brand new accessory for their A360X Multichip LED spotlight which helps users get the most our of their lights. Whereas the previous 90 degree angle adapter simply pointed the kessil light downward into the tank from a…

Touring some Coral Eye Candy at ACI Aquaculture

There once was a time when wholesalers were not much more than middlemen, receiving shipments of livestock from all corners of the globe and passing their newly acquired marine animals to aquarium stores. Today a new breed of wholesalers are…

Milletseed Butterflyfish Captive Bred by Biota Aquariums

The millet seed butterflyfish, Chaetodon miliaris, is a common and very abundant reef fish of Hawaii that is now available captive bred from Biota Aquariums. The milletseed butterflyfish is very hardy but should be even better adapted to aquarium life…

RVS Fishworld Reels in Another Remarkable Xanthic Triggerfish

It’s been a little over three years but we knew it would only be a matter of time until we caught wind of a new Xanthic Undulated Triggerfish. Like the hybrid multibar venusta angelfish that only come from the Philippines,…

This Customized Bandsaw is Self-Cleaning and Flow-Through [Video]

The introduction of bandsaws to propagate and cleanly cut some of the more massive coral species was a revolution in aquarium coral fragging. However since the first Inland saw made their way to coral farmers very little has changed about…

New Imaging Technique Could Help to Correct ‘Inaccurate’ Coral Photos

Taking photos while diving with the artifacts of water color and turbidity makes underwater photography one of the most challenging tasks. Often times you either have to bring your own daylight flashlights underwater, and or correct the ‘white balance’ while…

Hydra 64HD Review and Soft Coral Reef Update [Video]

It’s been about six months since we first featured our very own soft coral reef tank and with the new Hydra 64HD on the market, it’s time for an update on both the corals and the lighting upgrade. The various…

Plankton Bloom All in One Live Coral Food Sustainable Aquatics

Live foods are one of the best, most nutritious, and clearly the freshest option to feed a reef tank but who’s got the time to feed corals their meat and vegetables separately? Plankton Bloom is a new live food product…

COVE E-320 External Skimmer Debuting at CIPS

Cove has been making a lot of progress penetrating the premium protein skimmer market in a huge way over the last few years. This week at CIPS they are keeping their foot on the gas by unveiling their first external…

New Super Actinic LED Clusters for Illumagic Blaze X Lights

The new Super Actinic LED Clusters just announced by Illumagic are certain to appeal to a certain cadre of reefers who just can’t get enough blue light. If you think the Windex look is not blue enough, these Super Actinic…