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.

Euro Reef likes direct-to-customer model, adopts it

It seems Euro Reef apprently likes to sell to customers directly and is offering most if not all their products directly to the customer. Our only question is whether or not this benefits the customer any and how are the…

Euro Reef Calcium reactor CR3 up for order

So if you happen to be a Euro Reef fan in need of a calcium reactor for your calcium hungry SPS tank have no fear. The model CR3 calcium reactor is finally up for order. This guy will handle your…

Royal Exclusiv refreshes bubble king mini 180, 200

The new bubble king mini 180 has been updated by Royal Exclusiv to offer more air and water. Specficially the jumps from 800lph to 1200lph, and from 1500lph to 2000lph for water. This is possible by an upgraded pump, the…

Red Planet coral to hit your local LFS via Ora

ORA was busy today, releasing a new coral available to local fish stores. Named the “Red planet’, perhaps a pun about mars, with striking red colors we can see why. Obtained from a hobbyist from Europe, they have been working…

Super Marin 300 from Royal-Exclusiv get released other protein skimmers are jealous

We knew that Royal Exclusiv would finally get to releasing their new Super Marin 300. That day has finally arrived. The Super Marin 300 uses two pumps, which both have increased lph volume with larger volutes, allowing up to 3600lph…

Current’s new Cardiff Aquarium system

Those spy photos we got our hands on earlier this year turned out to be Current’s newest system. Named the Cardiff aquarium system, it looks very similar to the Solara series, however using beveled glass on front piece gives you…

Vitrea’s 80JW is 140 liters of good design

Your probably wondering which aquarium unit to get, and if you happen to stumble upon Vitrea’s 140 liters which is roughly 38 gallons you will find good design. This model is part of their JW series and it is using…

Elos price increases to be announced August 7th

And we are not really sure what will go up if anything. Some sources say that their whole line is going up except their test kits, while others say it is a just a few of their products. Time will…

Ecotech Marine MP20 finally shipping

Good news if your a Ecotech marine fan, their new model the MP20 is finally shipping to retailers and distributors and most if all pre-orders should be arriving soon to your door. Unlike the MP40 series, the MP20 is a…

New Xwave Wave Pump 3800

Xwave has released a new line of wave pumps, the series 3800 takes features from Tunze, including a propeller size head and low wattage usage. Our question is of course how much is pricing going to hit at? Pushing up…