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.

Tunze files for Patent on magnet holder

A patent application unearthed hints that Tunze wants to patent the magnet holder itself, which is quite a feat. The abstract description describes “a magnet-holder for attaching an object to a glass pane has two parts of a holder which…

Profilux II outdoor gets official

What happens when you merge the Profilux II controller with a nice skin of weather proofing? The Profilux II outdoor model has appeared for the first time ready to take on humid conditions. The unit is a profilux in a…

H.R. 669:Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act

A new bill introduced into congress could change our lives forever. H.R 669 seeks to restrict what animals can be imported into the United States or to put it officially: “To prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species…

Apple introduces iLight

After years of being on the fence, Apple has finally gotten into the reef aquarium business with its first product: iLight. The lighting unit which uses a mixture of LEDs can display lighting from 10k to 20k while keeping the…

Barry the giant sea worm destroys reef aquarium

The Newquay Blue Reef Aquarium has been getting attacked for several months and up until now aquarium staff couldn’t figure it out. Corals were getting shoved around, cut in half and generally devastated. As most of us know, the only…

Elos all blue E-lite seen in the wild

The Elos e power manta hookups have been hitting up fortunate aquarists for some time now, however this is the first time we have seen an all blue elite hooked up to the Manta. That’s right, an all blue e-lite…

ATB’s Commercial Calcium Reactor

Sure, you might have a calcium reactor, but not like this. ATB’s commercial version calcium reactor, you know, in case you have the urge to setup a huge calcium demanding tank the size of a two story building. We just…

Warner Marine’s new MR-100 Media Reactor

A new media reactor has hit the market today, the Warner Marine MR-100 that wants to handle your aquarium up to 1200 gallon systems when using PHOSaR HC media. The media reactor has a chamber of 4″ and will take…

Aquarium Stimulus program: Win a 20″ Current Sunpod

For those of you who would like to get a chance to win a nice metal halide, here is your calling. The lighting unit being offered up is the Current sunpod 20″ model which would go perfectly for a nano…

Reef Builders Podcast #1: Tullio del Aquilla on LED lighting

Reef Builders is proud to introduce our first Podcast. This installment of the podcast will feature the likes of Tullio del Aquilla and everything you wanted to know about LEDs and lighting. We are pretty sure there isn’t any place…