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.

Bubble Magnus Hang on back skimmer

We aren’t sure what to say about the Bubble Magnus line of protein skimmers, they are very cheap and the construction quality isn’t the highest but does the age old adage of “You get what you pay for” apply here?…

Belgium Local fish store gives inspirations to the US, UK

In the United States and the United Kingdom we might have a few select local fish stores that are the cream of the crop, but this local fish store that is located in Belgium is sure different. With the green…

Aquatic Life CO2 regulator hitting stores soon

Aquatic Life has a new CO2 regulator that will be hitting your local store within the next few days, in fact some online retailers are already carrying this new CO2 regulator. One feature that Aquatic Life is touting is a…

SWC XTREME Cone Protein Skimmer Mini S

SWC or Saltwater Connection released a new cone skimmer that will join their already exsiting lineup of cone skimmers. The model Mini S will be the smallest cone protein skimmer they make with a footprint of only 10″x10″x23″. We don’t…

ReefCrap: 15k Purple Blue Metal Halide Bulbs

Who needs Phonenix 12k’s 14k’s when you could have these purple-blue wonder bulbs?

ATB Sicce needle wheel for PSK 2500 pump

If you happen to have a protein skimmer that uses a PSK 2500 pump you might want to take a look at ATB’s new pinwheel. The wheel which is compatible with an array of protein skimmers including Bubble Master, Orca,…

Super Beast cone skimmer from I-Tech

The “Super Beast” or XL model is an external recirculating skimmer driven by a Dart Gold with a custom venturi and impeller. Currently, the pump draws ~3000 lph at 153 watts with a Dwyer meter attached. When the meter is…

Current’s Solana XL 60, and Solana XL 67 aquarium lines

Current has released their new Solana XL 60 and Solana XL 67 aquariums. With this new XL series Current has opened up a whole other playbook of possibilities. The Solana XL 60 is a 60 gallon aquarium with, get this,…

Maxi Jet’s new pump called NeWave?

Rumors abound that from the makers of the Maxijet pump come a new type of pump taking lines along a stream style pump such as the Tunze’s, Koralia’s and most recently Ecotech marine. The pump rumored to be called “NewWave”…

Euro Reef Alloy meshwheel gets revealed by Mr. Blurrycam

We finally got a picture of Euro Reef’s new alloy meshwheel. The blurry picture doesn’t tell us much, but we do know that Euro Reef is experimenting with a new type of glue. The older glue that they used didn’t…