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.

Reefkeeper Elite bugs are a-plenty

The new ReefKeeper Elite was released and pre orders were taken in a very short time period. Because of this a fair amount of users have been experienceing bugs from the Reef Keeper Elite. Digital Aquatics is hard at work…

Copperband Butterflyfish saltwater fish profile

The Copperband Butterflyfish known as Chelmon rostratus as the scientific name. This is one of the most popular among aquarists. Selecting a good specimen and offering it a varried diet are the keys to keeping it successfully. Size: Males and…

Hydor Koralia Magnum to hit Mid August, still no MSRP

We received word that Hydor’s new Magnum models 5, 6 7 and 8 will hit US shores in Mid-August. So if you are wanting to upgrade your marine aquarium with some more water flow you could possibly wait to see…

Farmed Algae destroying reefs in the Pacific

In the Pacific ocean, some reefs are being covered with a thick seaweed. So thick in fact that algae grazing fish like Tangs aren’t touching the stuff. The seaweed settles in the reefs crevices driving all signs of life away.…

Larger Fauna Marin Blue line protein skimmer appears

Another shot of Fauna Marin’s line of Blue protein skimmer. This time however it seems to be a much larger brother of the other unit we showed you some time ago. Interesting too is the unique bubble plate which seems…

Current’s 20″ Nova Extreme T5 lighting for $300?

We found out that Current’s new 20″ Nova Extreme T5 lighting unit pricing should be around $300. Keep in mind that this is a little more then a Metal Halide pendant running about 150 watts, but this unit is also…

Have you voted for the Tank of the Month for July?

Just a reminder for those of you that haven’t voted for the Tank of the Month for July you can do so now. We have quite a bit of nice looking tanks for this month and those that are learning…

Hydor Koralia Magnum models 5-6-7-8 announced

Hydor, after having released their original Koralia models, then to go and make pumps that are controllable has announced their newest line. The Magnum Koralia are to push even more flow in your aquarium by still using low wattages. The…

Elos colorimeter brought forth

Are you tired of trying to interpret your test kits? Elos has come out with a new colorimeter to help you accurately testing your aquarium water parameters. A Colorimeter is an instrument that compares the amount of light that passes…

Percula Clownfish saltwater fish profile

The Percula Clownfish known as Amphiporion percula as the scientific name. The Percula Clownfish comes from Australia, New Guinea, and Melanesia to the east towards the Solomon islands. This is very similar to Amphipron ocellaris, the percula generally has more…