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.

How the reef Jaubert system work in aquariums

In the reef aquarium hobby today it is common to have an abundance of live rock and a hefty, powerful protein skimmer. This system, named the Berlin system is a very popular and stable way to keep a reef aquarium.…

ZC Aquarientechnik Plankton and Artemia Reactor

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could for example instead of breeding your own phytoplankton and then slowly adding it to your tank when your corals/clams or other animals needed just slowly dose it regularly? This system should keep a…

Seachem new Entice gets picky eaters to eat

Getting some real reef fish can be a challenge and even getting common fish to eat can be a great challenge too. Seachem’s new Entice product is a scent and flavor and enhancer to get your picky marine fish to…

Blue Line Protein Skimmer from Fauna Marin emerges

With the recent influx of new Fauna Marin products to hit our reef servers here at Reef Builders you would think that it would stop. No sir. Adding to their blue line of protein skimmers is a mysterious model, or…

Fauna Marin releases new coral glue Timo

Take this with a grain of salt but we found what appears to be a new coral glue by Fauan Marine. Not much is known except that it should be released in the states at the end of this year.…

DIY Protein skimmer uses flat top, unique design

Take a gander a great DIY protein skimmer with a kick. Instead of using a rounded cone shape with neck, which is how most protein skimmers are designed, this one uses a flat top that actually does produce a fair…

Aqua Medic’s new aquarium the Padova

The Padova which might make it to the United States if you import it yourself, is a very well done rimless aquarium tank. It appears to come with stand and light bar or holder with a glass thickness of 15…

New ATB protein skimmer HOB model caught in action

We got a spy photo of a new ATB Hang-on-back photo of what appears to be a new protein skimmer doing some final testing. We are covered this model earlier, however this is the first in action photo we have…

GE Caulk Singles to be released Late June 2008

Do you sometimes have aquarium projects where you don’t really need a whole tube of caulk? GE Caulk singles are going to try and fix all that. Available Late June 2008 these guys sure do look like they can help…

Bubble King self cleaning head prices released

Royal Exclsuiv got around to releasing pricing on their new self cleaning head. Interesting to note that this new self cleaning head will be available on a array of models all the way down to the Bubble king Mini 160…