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.

Georgia Aquarium getting new animal Friday?

Well it seems that Georgia Aquarium is flaunting a new animal that should be arriving come Friday. What this animal is, or even if it fits in an “aquarium” remains to be seen. Our idea would be a larger animal…

Warner Marine K1, another prototype cone shapped skimmer

Warner Marine popped out another cone shapped skimmer, not to be confused with their other prototype, this skimmer called the K1 is Warner Marine’s attempt at a cone skimmer. It uses the VBT bubble ring technology that Warner Marine likes…

Warner Marine teasing us, drops new prototype K8 cone skimmer

Well what do we have here? Has anyone seen anything  like this before? It seems Warner Marine likes to tease us with new prototype products as they have been leaking the above image to some forums around the internet. At…

Royal Exclusiv insider tours factory, Bubble King promised land seen

If you paid any attention to the Bubble King skimmers being pumped out by Royal Exclusiv you’d notice by now that these aren’t your ordinary average skimmer. Most likely you’ve come to this conclusion that most people could pay their…

Xtra Tall Skimmer from ATB gets priced for the masses

You’ve already been given the low-down on ATB’s new Xtra tall skimmer, you know that ridiculously tall skimmer coming the way of US shores sometime soon — but one aspect that still hasn’t been adequately addressed is the price. It…

Zeus oceanlife 400 battery backup power supply

There comes a point in time when it’s a good idea to invest in a backup power supply and that time was about 5 years ago. If you haven’t gotten yourself a battery backup solution coupled with a generator for…

Blau Lumina Plus adds Metal Halide, various T5 options

Blau also has an upgraded model to the Lumina. The Lumina Plus adds metal halides to the mix ranging from 70watts all the way up to 250 watts. The smallest plus model will come with 24 watt T5’s, while the…

Additonal pics leak out on Aquatic Life’s new RO Power Deluxe

There isn’t much we don’t like besides actual new products hitting the saltwater scene but Aquatic Life has started to tease us with additional imagery of their top loading RO unit which seeks to change the life’s of aquarists forever.…

Blau Lumina T5 lighting fixtures 10X54 watts

Blau introduced these fixtures at Interzoo, but was mum on the details. Besides looking sexy these are made from anodized aluminum, light in weight,  and boast 30% more light output due to high efficiency individual reflectors. Those of course are…

Vitrea Vision 44 coming to a UK store near you

Wait. You didn’t think that Vitrea would settle with a measily 48 gallon aquarium and just leave it at that?  Oh you silly aquarium addict. Vitrea has the Vision 44 aquarium model, and inside you’ll find similar features to their…