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.

H&S A-400 custom skimmer is improved, better

H&S, the company that brings you high end skimmers has been toying with its designs as of late. The latest change they have made is with the actual pumps. Most aquarists know that the lower the pumps are the more…

Minerals and trace elements from Sera line up to be in your tank

Sera has released a new line of minerals and trace elements for saltwater aquariums. The line which has  7 components ranging from Iodine, Calcium and PH buffer to name a few.  We haven’t seen this pop up at any local…

Arcadia’s new series 4 luminaires lighting up UK

Arcadia has been showing off their Series 4 lighting units for a while now. The series 4 unit is a much needed upgrade from the Series 3 units. The lighting unit is available in wattages ranging from 150, 250 and…

Polario pumps coming to the UK end of February

The United States has been enjoying the Polario water pusher for some time now, close to two years to be exact and all this time the United Kingdom hasn’t seen much of this water pump. Thankfully that is about to…

Warner Marine K2 skimmer teasing us

It seems Warner Marine’s newest skimmer is closer to being launched. Leaked photo’s of a production neck without the collection cup. Still no word on price or release date. But we do get a nice look-see at that amazing bubble…

Teco TR60 1 HP chiller lands in the US

It has taken some time for Teco US to get one of their largest chillers to land here in the United States. We originally spied this model at Macna and we are happy to report that these have landed in…

Hurricone skimmers by CoralVue coming Mid February

There is a new line of skimmers that will go on sale shortly here in the US. This line named Hurricone is supposed to be a step up from the Reef Octopus standard line, or so everyone says. There will…

McCulloch’s Clownfish (Amphiprion mccullochi) pair

You’ve no doubt built the reef you’ve wanted, but you’re wondering what other fish out there you could add. We originally reported the Amphiprion mccullochi or McCulloch’s Clownfish being close to being imported here to the United States some months…

ATB’s new Flow Star pumps push a lot of water

ATB has released their new Flow Star pumps. The pumps are designed off of a Airstar pump, however ATB designed custom volutes among other things, so when its all said and done the only thing that carries over is the…

H20 Life Coral Food Mix, binder free?

Feeding flake foods is such a thing of the past for modern reef aquarists. However, one of the biggest complaints among them are having to thaw frozen cubes. You know, having to thaw them in RO water before adding them…