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.

GHL, Profliux working on EVG power bar, Dali ballast, among others

Well what do you know? There is hope for a nice and cool 2009 year. GHL announced that they are working on a myriad of items for all you Profliux fans to get excited about. A EVG power bar “will…

Grotech yawns out another efficient dosing pump

The Grotech SP4800 dosing pump has been making the rounds in Europe lately but don’t think its coming to the US or UK soon. The dosing pump nicely named the SP4800 is ridiculously efficient, like new products lately. The pump…

Tropic Marin Bio Actif salt mix coming

While Tropic Marin was busy releasing new Bio Actif products, we were wondering if in fact a new salt would hit the market. The Bio Actif Salt has been confirmed as being brought over to the US, it is already…

Eheim concept aquarium hints at future

While Eheim isn’t exactly known for aquariums, more for efficient pumps they might get into aquarium building. A uncovered concept aquarium has made its way into our hands and although not revealing much we did get some nice tidbits from…

Ogles mesoscope seeks to offer what normal eyes can’t

The naked human eye only can see so much of our reef aquariums. One company’s product seeks to change all that. Meet the Ogles Mesoscope, a device that will magnify your reef creatures, corals and other things in your tank.…

Elos full frame flush doors on tank stand

For those of you who are Elos fans out there, you’ll be happy to know that Elos has finally got around to updating its stands. The first stand to get treated is the Elos 70 stand. What changed? On the…

Warner Marine MR 1 media Reactor to hit late March

Warner Marine like other companies is on a rampage with new products lately. Another one you can add to your list is the MR1 media reactor. The footprint for this new reactor is 7.0″ x 7.0″ x 14.5″ while the…

Marine Depot gets cozy with Red Sea Max 250, pre order is up

It looks like Marine Depot is the first in the US to put a pre-order up for Red Sea’s Max 250 model. A model that is increasingly popular. While we reported the retail price to come in around $1499, Marine…

IceCap confirms Steven Pro to the company

Not a few days before we break the news story, Ice-Cap confirms the appointment of Steven Pro to VP of sales. Apparently they have larger plans then just lighting systems with all of these new hires and some in the…

Plankton screens from AquaCare

Why you might not have any used for a Plankton screen, some of you might jump at joy with Aquacare’s newest product. Plankton screens are used normally for plankton breeding. “The AquaCare screens have a large diameter to uptake big…