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.

eAquatix aquarium controller will do exactly that plus more

A brand spankin’ new aquarium controller has hit the US market from Biomatix Systems. The eAquatix controller has features that are becoming the norm among controllers including: ethernet connectivity with DHCP, embedded web server for remote access via internet browser,…

Advanced Aquarist’s Magazine now in print at Amazon

For those of you that like to hold things in your hands including among other things reef magazines you’ll be happy to know that the Advanced Aquarist’s magazine is now being published in print form from the kind folks over…

Tunze Multicontroller 7096 gets priced in Germany, new modes

That new Multicontroller 7096 that we reported on way back in May has been priced in Germany. This is no ordinary multicontroller, as there is a USB connection which enables you to fine tune your pumps running on the controller.…

Fauna Marin wants to light up your reef, new T5 unit Pendants

Fauna Marin has decided to get into the lighting game with T5 lighting pendants. Available in custom sizes and standard sizes with 4-10 bulbs per unit depending on your lighting needs. Other options including 24,39,54,80 wattages and –wait for it–…

Biorb Marine kit hits the UK, very little marine, more biorb

You’ve probably seen those Biorb kits that are for freshwater geeks. They are very simple, tank, light, filter and if you want to opt for the stand you can. Biorb however has a “marine” kit now available in the UK.…

Seio jumps on the prop pump bandwagon

If you were waiting to upgrade your Seio pumps to the next generation seio then your in luck. Seio has released their new prop pump which comes in 4 models: P320, P530, P1000, and P1500. These pumps have magnets so…

Tunze Factory spied in new never before seen photos

Of all the companies that produce aquarium products, Tunze is easily the most popular for their line of professional marine gadgets, water movers and their famous osomolator. You’ve most likely heard that Tunze products are made in Germany or German…

Eheim professional 3e electronic canister filter

While most of us probably love our Eheim pumps that drive some part of our sump system, you might not know that Eheim does produce canister filters for the freshwater crowd. Although we don’t suggest getting a canister filter, we…

Neo Reef LED light from Azoo wants to illumnate your reef

Azoo palm aquarium the company that imports a great variety of products from oversees has a new product up their sleeves, the neo reef LED light. Which almost could be called the nano light, but apparently Azoo wanted to be…

Reefkeeping Magazine switched to user generated articles, professional authors gone

Well it seems that the once great Reef Keeping magazine has stopped being a professional publication. If you haven’t noticed, the articles are all contributed by members of the forum Reef Central. Gone are the professional authors. However, some larger…