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.

As expected, Hydor Wavemaker 4 released with LCD screen

We first reported the Hydor Wavemaker 2 back in Febuary 2008 including video, fast foward about 4 months and Hydor has finally got around to releasing the Hydor wavemaker 4, which as the name suggests allows you to control 4…

Aquarium Systems New Jet finally coming to US market as Maxi Jet Utility Pump

Aquarium systems NewJet line which had already been released in Europe and the United Kingdom has finally landed in the US market. Available in a variety of sizes from 106 GPH for the 400 model all the way to 775…

Current USA rounded corner aquarium coming?

Take this with a grain bucket of salt, but here is a new image from an alert tipster who shows what appears to be a new nano aquarium. Looks very similar to the Current Solana aquarium except that the main…

Interzoo Germany 2008 round up

So after surviving the latest new aquarium gadgets to hit the industry, we thought it would be nice to do a recap of everything related to Interzoo 2008 that we covered. Limulus’ new Caelum LED pendant Limulus’ new full RGB…

Aqua C RX-1 Calcium Reactor

Aqua C released the RX-1 Calcium reactor back in December 2007. Since then it has been getting mixed reviews, however we didn’t pick it up when it was released. Specs include: – 8.25″ x 9″ footprint, 16″ tall, Giant media…

Tunze Turbelle Stream 2 Pump 6135 to cost $270

Since other recent Tunze pricing has been released it is fitting for the last non controllable new Tunze stream 2 pump to get a rumored price point. Hitting the United States at $270 and pushing a full 3,170 GPH, a…

Reefkeeper Elite draft manual posted

The reefkeeper elite manual in draft form has been posted. You can view it here (warning PDF link). The whole guide is about 37 pages, but it gives you a good idea of how many features this new unit packs.…

Tunze Turbelle Stream 2 Pump 6085 to hit at $202

Continuing with the Tunze Turbelle Stream 2 preorder madness, the 6085 series which is not controllable (the 6105, 6205, and 6205 are conrollable) should hit America at or around $202. The 6085 comes with your standard Tunze design (pictured), featuring…

Tunze Turbelle Stream 2 Pump 6065 $160?

Seems some internet retailers can’t wait to take pre-orders of the new Tunze Turbelle stream 2 pump. The 6065 (pictured) is rumored to hit the states at or around the $160 price point, pushing 1717 GPH and only using 12…

ECO NF Metal supplements for symbiotic algaes in reef aquariums

NF Metal, a new product released by EcoSystem aquarium strives to take care of your aquariums metal needs. ECO NF Metal has been specially formulated to replenish these trace elements to ensure the continued rapid growth and well-being of the…