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.

AquaTronica controller gets the iPhone treatment

Like the rest of the world jumping on the iPhone bandwagon it was only a mater of time for the AquaTronica controller to get all prettied up on it. Although not being an app perse the iPhone still displays internet…

Bubble King Mini 160 Generation 2 coming

The original generation bubble king 160 was a smashing sucess. Users reportedly like the air flow and the skimming abilities of the pump. Not content to stand around, Royal Exclusiv wanted to make the pump even better. The next generation…

Coral Creole frozen fish food getting rave reviews

There is a new food to watch out for, the food reminds us of Louisiana with the name Creole in it. However, the food is getting rave reviews from aquarists who have tested and received sample products. This food has…

Rite In The Rain Pocket Journals great for humid conditions

Is your sump room or fish room getting humid? Are you having a hard time keeping good records? The All weather pocket journal should be right up your alley. Originally designed for writing field notes in wet and humid conditions,…

Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas from National Geographic

If you were one of the poor fools (myself included) that was suckered into watching Planet Earth and drooling repeatedly then you might want to take a look at the Illustrated Atlas to Oceans. Your nose will be glued to…

C the Journal calling it quits?

We’ve been hearing rumors about C the journal calling it quits. Well versed sources say that the last issue of the C the Journal never came out and there will be no more. We have no idea what will happen…

Additional pictures leak out of Fauna Marin’s Star Fire T5 lighting units

We got our first gander at Fauna Marin’s new Star Fire pendant and although the pictures were real they didn’t show us much detail of  the lighting unit. Thankfully, we received additional imagery of this new unit which shows closer…

Red Dragon Pump Controller detailed out via manual

You remember that Royal Exclusiv Red Dragon controller first seen at Interzoo 2008? We finally acquired a copy of the manual for the Red Dragon Pump controller and we’ve come back with some impressions. The controller has different modes including…

IceCap’s Anthony Calfo bulb specs leak out, prices

Since Anthony Calfo joined Ice Cap we haven’t heard a peep out of them besides a announcement  of having a new bulb line. Thankfully we have eager tipsters sure to give us deets about these new bulbs. Up first is…

Aquatronica gets face lift, becomes black

Looks like the old saying of once you go black, you don’t go back. This can be said of most aquarium controllers on the market, if they aren’t black already then they are in the process of changing them over…