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.

Fluval Edge Aquarium will hit UK Market week of April 6th

The Fluval Edge Aquarium which we spied a little while ago has made an appearance in the UK market as a 23 liter (6 gallon) aquarium. While being a rimless tank, the top is covered with glass;  The aquarium is…

Nano Reef Aquarium secrets: Simplicity is key

One of the biggest misconceptions in the saltwater industry is that if you have a nano you need to go “all out”. Some reef keepers do this and stuff a tank full of SPS, LPS and any other coral that…

Vertex Aquaristik Puratek 100 GPD RO/DI system

Vertex has released a new Puratek 100 gallon per day reverse osmosis system that has quite a few nifty features. Instead of having to purchase a separate TDS meter, the Puratek system includes a built in electronic TDS-out meter with…

Reef Crystals 160 gallon bucket of salt online for $31.99

There has been some chatter from the last month or so about a special deal for Reef Crystals.  Doctor Foster & Smith is running a catalog promotion wherein you can get a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff for a…

Digital Aquatics offering increased functionality on controller systems?

We got word today from a very reliable source that the controllers available from Digital Aquatics will get a nice upgrade. “The new systems will be purely monitoring systems and while they can be expanded to do control by simply…

Wave Cube Vision 45 nano aquarium

With the current nano craze coming in full swing, a newer type of design is sure to win the hearts of some dedicated hobbyists. The new wave cube vision will give you a different perspective when you view your corals…

Solar Power: The Sun could put Metal Halides/T5s out of a job

More and more reef builders are faced with a situation, either get rid of their reef tank or cut down on their costs. Thankfully, most have sided with cutting down their costs associated with a reef tank versus completely removing…

ATI vs Aqua Science T5 lighting bulbs

Back in 2007, a study was done that compared ATI bulbs to Aquascience bulbs. The study was done by Manuela Kruppas and Robert Baur-Kruppas and they wanted to see which bulbs performed better. Both of these bulbs were from German…

New Modules coming from Digital Aquatics?

We got word that Digital Aquatics is hard at work on new modules for the Reef Keeper Elite and Lite systems. Supposedly, there will be up to 3 new modules that will offer increased functionality and options available on each…

Current Solana 67 XL: $2495-$2895 MSRP

Current’s new Solana XL line has been making a fuss among some customers, namely they haven’t been able to pick one up yet from their store of choice with it being a very hot, in demand product. However, we have…