We mourn the loss of Jake Adams

[Brit’s Fish]

This is absolutely heartbreaking. I just stood next to him a couple weeks ago at Aquashella while he was talking to my friends at the Tank It Easy booth. I was SO excited to see him but I was too nervous/shy to say hello and I didn’t want to interrupt his conversation, so I figured I’d run into him later or maybe even at another show in the future where I wouldn’t be too shy. Now I never will.
Rest In Peace, Jake. You’ve taught me so many things & I appreciate your passion for this hobby so much. Much love to his wife and family.

 

[Mr. Gonzalez]

My condolences to the family. R.i.p. Jake. Like many others he was definitely a big inspiration for me. Build us some great tanks on the other side man. Till next time.

 

[nornicle]

Just saw him a month ago at reefstock australia and was listening to reef therapy in the car this morning. Giant loss.

 

[OscarHaglund]

Shocking news. I am a new reefer and jakes opinion’s meant a lot to me

 

[john1964]

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[Reef and Dive]

This is incredibly unbelievable! Jake is a legend! Nonono… not possible! I’m deeply sorry for this.

 

[JerseyReefer]

Shocked. I was literally just listening to his latest podcast when I saw this. You will be missed. This is a huge loss for all of us.

 

[backdraft_reefer]

Rest easy Jake Adams. Watching you travel and dive all around the world was a huge inspiration for me to do the same. Your influence and passion for this hobby will not be forgotten.

 

[Cmooreinor]

dang

 

[Dedicated Reefer]

I’ve been informed that the family knows and now we here at R2R are able to mourn together the tragic news that the reefing community has lost Jake Adams of ReefBuilders.

I’m at a loss for words as Jake was a very good friend to my family and the R2R community. I had tremendous respect for him and his work and he will be sorely missed.

Prayer for his precious wife and family.

We love you Jake, Rest In Peace.

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Heavy heart

 

[ReefRondo]

Terrible news and a huge loss to us all.

 

[BnHelal]

This is very sad news.
Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Tim'sReef]

I didn't expect this to hit me this hard, I feel like I lost a friend even if I never met him. Jake's videos are the reason I now have 2 tanks and totally obsessed with this hobby. Thanks Jake for everything you did, you always made the tough times in my life a little better with your energy en knowledge. You will be missed!

 

[UltraKelius]

How would it not be true , why would they make a post about this

You don’t recognise an expression of disbelief then?

 

[A Young reefer]

We reefers at the Middle East are also deeply saddened by the tragic news. We lost a mentor, a friend and an inspiration.
Our deep condolences to his family and everyone involved.

 

[Jimbhoy13]

I’ve been informed that the family knows and now we here at R2R are able to mourn together the tragic news that the reefing community has lost Jake Adams of ReefBuilders.

I’m at a loss for words as Jake was a very good friend to my family and the R2R community. I had tremendous respect for him and his work and he will be sorely missed.

Prayer for his precious wife and family.

We love you Jake, Rest In Peace.

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Very sad news. My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. RIP Jake

 

[Orito]

Really shocked by this news, a tremendous loss for the hobby, he was my favorite source of information and a truly unique way of reefing. Rip

 

[uhupong]

Rest in peace Jake. You have brought so much awareness of reefing into this world.

 

[firechild]

This is absolutely heartbreaking. I just stood next to him a couple weeks ago at Aquashella while he was talking to my friends at the Tank It Easy booth. I was SO excited to see him but I was too nervous/shy to say hello and I didn’t want to interrupt his conversation, so I figured I’d run into him later or maybe even at another show in the future where I wouldn’t be too shy. Now I never will.
Rest In Peace, Jake. You’ve taught me so many things & I appreciate your passion for this hobby so much. Much love to his wife and family.

I posted something similar on Discord. I worked in product development in the industry of a number of years and Jake's Reefbuilders articles circa 2010 were one of the ways I kept up with what new products were hitting the market. I intended to try and catch him at Reefstock Sydney just 2 months ago but when the opportunity came up, he walked by with a microphone and I didn't want to interrupt if he was about to make an announcement. I went home that day thinking "oh well, there's always next year". Sadly that will never come to be.

 

[GARRIGA]

Im at a loss for words. Condolences to the family.