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 E Series Heaters feature LCD screen

Someone was smart when thinking up the new E series heaters from Fluval/Rolf C. Hagen. Besides looking really “cool” (which is hard to find in saltwater land) these heaters brag among other things a  LCD screen built right into the…

Mccullochi clownfish up on eBay, where else?

If  by slight chance you wanted to get your hands on a Mccullochi clownfish then look no further then eBay. Someone is selling one fish for a cool $2900. That’s not all of course, two are available and if you…

RSS Reader Issues are now fixed

Some of you have been complaining about not seeing images in your favorite RSS reader. This should now be fixed. The reasons were of course because we had a hotlink .htaccess policy. We did this for several reasons, one being…

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Next Reef reactors gets sized up against Geo, Two little Fishes

If your in the market for a new reactor then it would do you well to take a look at all the different brands out there. One of our members had a chance to compare the Next Reef Reactor versus…

Reefkeeper Lite prototype pops out, final pricing

Digital Aquatics certaintly isn’t wasting any time getting their newest product out, the ReefKeeper lite. We finally have price for the 2nd and 3rd tiers. To refresh your memory in case you have forgotten the base model is $149 and…

Euro Reef nano skimmer NS3.0-2P gets pushed out

What do we have here? Another nano skimmer from Euro Reef? Apparently they were a bit slow releasing this model, the NS 3.0-2P. Like its siblings, this skimmer does have another confusing model name. This skimmer is rated for 60…

Custom Sump system by Royal Exclusiv is drool worthy

We’ve seen many custom sumps for many different aquarium setups but few have made us drool to the extent this setup has. Say hello to a custom designed sump system by Royal Exclusiv featuring an internal bubble king 300 protein…

ReefKeeper Lite to cost $149, be only .6″ thick?

We have confirmed reports of Digital Aquatics newest controller hitting retail stores at a cool $149. This is certainly news in itself as no controller on the market currently is below the $200 price range. We also got our hands…

Preis Opti Mix will feed crabs, shrimp among others

A marine food product for shrimps, crabs and other inverts. “Primary-feed and Spirulina Tabs combined, the perfect feed-mix created specifically for saltwater animals such as prawns, crabs, hermits and reef lobsters. Healthy shell growth and trouble-free skinning are guaranteed by…