Ryan Gripp
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Ryan Gripp founded Reef Builders in 2006. He writes about technology, industry and other associated news relating to saltwater fish tanks. He went to Depaul University and has been keeping reef tanks for over 15 years.

Georgia Aquarium to get additional 1.3 million gallons

What do you do when another aquarium is threatening your “world’s largest” aquarium tag? You expand of course. The Georgia aquarium is expected to expand by over 1.3 million gallons when a new project gets started later this summer. The…

Massachusetts to require fish store owners something extra?

While those of you in California have to be concerned with Frag swaps, hobbyists in Massachusetts might get a little something extra if a new proposed bill goes through. House Bill 192  would require pet shops to provide basic care…

Candy Basslet shows up on Live Aquaria

It would appear that Live Aquaria has secured a catch of Candy Basslets or otherwise known as Liopropoma carmabi. These fish are visually striking and make a nice addition to any reef aquarium. I will have to say these are…

My Reef Creations new Reeflo Orca Pro I

The new Reeflow Orca Pro I skimmer which was just released by My Reef Creations sets a new bar among heavy duty skimmer lines. Obviously, My Reef Creations spared no expense in creating the next generation and the skimmer is…

Aquawall Wandaquarium “no water changes for a year”

For the amateurs out there, we suppose that is was going to happen, we have seen wall mounted aquariums before but not like this. This wandaquarium from Aquawall is a wall-mountable display intended to provide a low maintenance aquarium experience. …

IceCap introduces T5 lighting bulbs

IceCap has gotten into the T5 lighting bulb business with new T5 bulbs. There are 5 total varieties to choose from including Reef crest (10k), Midwater (12k), Deepwater (14k), Actinic, and Twilight. These bulbs are made by UVL with the…

Cleaner Wrasse caught spawning on video

Seeing a Labroides dimidiatus (cleaner wrasse) spawn on video is nothing sort of amazing. Andy has gotten his cleaner wrasse to do just that and has the video evidence to back it up. How did this happen? Andy gives us…

ATB Internal Super size Cone Skimmer with dual pumps

What would we do if we didn’t have large protein skimmers to sit and drool stare at? ATB has built some very impressive cone skimmers as of late and it doesn’t look like they will stop anytime soon. This beast…

Lamotte Tracer Pocket tester 1766, does everything including your kitchen sink

I’m sitting here looking at my handheld pocket TDS meter and then looking at this new product from Lamotte, and I need to be really honest. I want this new Lamotte pocket tester. Having a handheld pocket meter that “just”…

New Frame Kits from Current for Solana, Cardiff Aquariums

Current has released new wood frame kits for the Solana and Cardiff aquarium lines. Besides looking great they feature a internal wood lip that is protected with a “weather tight seal and the back of the frame features two power…