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.

Ocean GEOtronic aquarium regulators keep tempatures constant

Ocean GEOtronic regulators keep aquarium temperatures consistent year-round. The regulators create a temperature difference and a heat flow from a direct electric current for both heating and cooling, enhancing the growth of corals and assisting in fish reproduction. Great for…

Marineland’s New Aquarium Marine Series “designed for reefs” O RLY?

The new Marine series aquariums from marineland are designed to allow you to pick different options from some of their newer products they have released this past year. To start, the aquarium itself is available in several models 150, 200,…

Tunze Aquawind Fan now shipping in US, UK

If your aquarium is getting constantly over the normal temperature range for reef and either you don’t want to run your house A/C or other cooling device then you’ll be happy to know the Tunze Aquawind fan is now shipping.…

Salifert Losing market share in the testing kit world

While Salifert has had a good run for the past several years we are seeing a slow switch to other testing kits. Way back in 2002 the rage if you were a good reef keeper was to purchase the standard…

Fauna Marin LED lighting system staying in Germany for now

While you probably haven’t seen it, the Fauna Marine LED lighting system is alive and well over in the mother reef country that is Germany. The system which promises to be able to program just about any combination of modes…

Anthony Calfo Signature Series: IceCap Metal Halide Lamps

IceCap certainly didn’t waste any time developing new products with their new pal Anthony Calfo. Shipping soon are new Metal Halide lamps available in 10,000 Kelvin, 14,000 Kelvin, and 20,000 Kelvin ratings. You will have a wide variety of socket…

AquaVim metal halide T5 lighting system from China

AquaVIm lighting system which incorporates 150, 250 and 400 watt metal halides and T5 HO lighting might find its way over to the US, Canada, and the UK if AquaVim has their way. Available in several sizes including:  24″, 36″,…

SERA feed A plus automatic feeder for dry food

There is a high probablity that you feed your tank mates frozen fish food. You might even have a custom blend that you make just for your fish. Along those lines you, like most fish keepers, feed your fish to…

GHL Profilux SMS module will txt U

If you are one of those people, those paranoid, obsessive compulsive reefers who always has to know what is going on with their tank then you’ll like a new SMS module available from GHL/profilux. The add on module available on…

ViaAqua Poly-Reactor Multi-Media Reactor PR30 can be used as hang on

When designing the new Poly Reactor, ViaAqua’s marketing department took it upon themselves to see how many times they could use “reactor” in the title. Sadly they used it one to many times. While noticing this is a multimedia reactor…