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.

Pets stores fetching profits

Apparently in this recession the pet industry is just doing fine if your Pet Extreme a family-owned business that is combining traditional pet inventory with an array of new features in an attempt to capture a piece of a growing…

Table for two please at the Ithaa Restaurant

15 feet below the Indian ocean is a full service restaurant that serves delightful food to happy guests watching the ocean wonder that is all around them. The restaurant which started back in 2004 is part of the Hilton Maldives…

Warner Marine K2 cone skimmer Video and hands on

It seems the Warner Marine cone skimmer has already made it in the hands of some fortunate customers. Specifically vanillagorila was able to snag one of these cone skimmers and plop it on a dining room table for his camera…

HR 669 Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act

While some of you may have heard about HR 669, a bill introduced into congress, this video explains  what we all could lose if it does get passed. Granted this is an alarmist video but the value of the message…

Aquarium Stimulus program: Vortech MP10 Round II

This is your chance to own a new piece of equipment that hasn’t even hit stores yet. The MP10 which was released at the MAX aquarium show is up for grabs. We aren’t going to bore you with the details…

Warner Marine K2 cone protein skimmer has started to ship

That hotness K2 cone skimmer from Warner Marine has finally started to ship, to dealers anyway. Warner Marine has released a nice teaser image of the drain and valve assembly…something that looks really nice. Our guess is we won’t start…

Ecotech Marine Vortech MP10 winner is Daniel

Congratulations to Daniel for winning our MP10.  For the rest of you, don’t worry we have boxes full of new stuff to get away including more MP10’s, and other type quality products sure to make you drool.

Reef Life Magazine website goes live

Reef Life magazine, a new magazine dedicated to the saltwater world we all  love so much has finally gone live. “In this first issue, zoologist Tristan Lougher surveys the ornate members of the marbled shrimp genus Saron, while Roger Steene,…

ATI’s Sunpower T5 lighting, more hands on pictures

Another customer received his ATI sunpower unit and has taken a splattering of pictures for all of us to see. The sunpower model is a longer 6×80 watt unit which is replacing a heavier power module unit as the power…

Midwest Frag Fest, April 25-26

While those in California had a treat attending the Max aquarium show, those in Chicago and suburbs can  live it up at the Midwest Frag Fest at Rockford, Illinois. The frag fest will have speakers like Kevin Kohen, Richard Ross,…