Ryan Gripp
2046 Articles0 Comments

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.

Pro Coral Zooton from Tropic Marin coming to the UK, US

Like it’s sister sibbling, Tropic Marin’s pro coral Zooton product seeks to expand on filter feeders and stony corals with zooplankton. Tropic Marin is touting this as a a well-balanced plankton replacement for stony corals, specifically, small-polyped stony corals and…

Tropic Marin’s Pro-Coral Phyton shipping in the UK

Phytoplankton has become a hobbyist favorite when keeping reef aquariums. It’s no wonder as phytoplankton has an active role in the ocean and we among other things like to mimic the ocean as close to possible. Tropic Marin’s new phyton…

Zoo2 Tigriopus californicus 8oz

Zoo2 released a new copod mix, injecting thousands if not millions of Tigriopus califonicus copepod in one new batch of product. These guys “are a large copepod best suited as a direct feed item. Perfect for feeding mandarin gobies, pipefish,…

Low Iron glass for aquariums the clearest glass you can buy?

Most likely when deciding upon an aquarium you might have considered low iron glass. Glass which has many uses and applications and the aquarium industry is one of the smallest industries in which it prospers from. Most glass is made…

What gift did you ask for this year?

it’s that time again, Black Friday is just around the corner and you know what that means, gift shopping. So since you– the avid aquarium keeper –most likely want something for your aquarium we would really like to know what…

Next Generation Deltec NFP Nitrate Reactors coming to UK

Deltec has been hard at work refreshing their line of nitrate reactors. There are four new models including 509, 512, 616, and the 1020. The 509 is great for tanks up to 50 gallons, while the top of the line…

New ATB Hang on skimmer gets price, little else

With the current populairty of nano aquariums it is no wonder that we are seeing a large influx of new hang on back protein skimmers. Most all in one aquarium kits don’t ship with proper equipment because manufactures want to…

$119 will buy you new RKM-NET module for ReefKeeper Elite

The new module which allows your ReefKeeper elite to go surf the internet is said to be released soon. We first reported this module back in May. The $119 entry price will get you a single bus controller and you’ll…

Max 250 from Red Sea hitting in January 2009 in US

While we originally stated that the Red Sea Max would hit the US shores in late November it seems that date was a little too soon for Red Sea. The updated date now rumored to be in January 2009 is…

Marine Depot Ad offers “deal”, Ecotech Marine for $419

A recent Marine Depot special ad is causing some customers to ask questions. The ad which is shown above suggests that a EcoTech marine MP40 is only $419.99 after 44% off. The MSRP for that particular model is yes, you…