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.

Accela Pro Wireless Smart Return Pump from JBJ

The Accela Pro is a new smart return or centrifugal pump from JBJ which has the potential to be one of their most advanced products to date. The Accela Pro is part of JBJ’s new Reef Connect line of wireless,…

Ind Creations IF4 Automatic Frozen Feeder Spotted at MACNA 2019!

It’s been barely over a month since we came across the Ind Creations automatic frozen fish food feeder (IF4). While we are keenly aware that this particular invention has a long development road ahead of it, last weekend we were…

Hydor E-SK Skimmer, Pricing and Availability Revealed

The Hydor E-SK line of protein skimmers are the company’s first new fractionators in quite some time but a slew of interesting features will help the E-SK stand out in a crowd. A lot has changed since the release of…

New Research Grade Spectra SP200 has Obsessive Spectrum Control!

The Spectra SP200 LED light is an interesting collaboration project between Blue Harbor Japan and Eco-Lamps which is nearly ten years in the making. Way back in 2011 we first saw the KSP-93 which was the two companies’ first attempt…

Hybrid Filter Sock Combines both Mesh and Felt

The new hybrid filter sock from Poseidon Flow Technologies is an interesting new concept in getting reef aquarium water as clean and clear as possible. While not displayed by themselves at MACNA 2019 last weekend, a closer look inside the…

XFLO Inline Titanium Heaters Deliver Serious Temperature Control

The XFLOW Inline Titanium Heater was possibly one of our favorite new devices introduced at MACNA 2019. Heaters are nowhere near as sexy as fancy new LED lights and sleek powerful pumps but managing water temperature is easily one of…

Kessil Wifi Dongle Brings Wireless Control to A360X Spotlights

The Kessil Wifi Dongle is a long awaited accessory that finally brings wireless control to Kessil’s newest A360X LED spotlights. Since the beginning Kessil has carved a unique path to product features and development to their spotlights and the Kessil…

Deltec E-Flow Pump Launching in the U.S. this Weekend

The Deltec E-Flow is an exciting high performance water pump that we’ve been interested in for more than seven years. Deltec has been designing various models and improving on the features of the E-Flow for the European market since 2012…

Be Sure to Catch the Limo Bus to Worldwide Corals during MACNA

Arguably the most memorable part of most professional conferences -aquariums or otherwise – is all the intangible moments where real, human connections tend to get made. These include the people you meet, the things you learn, especially the time spent…

Motherlode of Torch Corals coming to Cobalt Aquatics’ MACNA Booth

Torch corals have been in the hobby since practically the beginning – we’ve always had a special place for Euphyllia glabrescens in our various reef tanks. Despite its history in the reef aquarium hobby, for some reason this species has absolutely exploded…