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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.

TOTM Tank of the Month for Reef Builders

I am very happy to announce that Reef Builders has a new program for showing off your Tank! Each and every month we will have a different winner! We are still working on prizes for TOTM, but stay tuned. More…

Live Pics of Shedd Aquarium in Chicago

I was on vacation last week. I am sure you all were wondering where I was. Went up to the “windy” city and froze. Currently I am undergoing therapy for cold weather treatment which involves lots of blankets, hot chocolate…

NEW CORAL: Evergreen Starburst Polyp

This is a new coral in my tank, an Evergreen Starburst Polyp. This guy has been in my tank a few weeks and is growing like a weed! Super easy to care for! Loves High light, either with T5’s or…

Would you like to blog for Reef Builders blog?

Would you like to Blog for Reef Builders? Talking about the saltwater/freshwater industries? If you are interested make a reply on the comments section with a way to contact you.

Colts Win, Superman Coral Dies, and other ramblings of the past week

The Indianapolis Colts have won Superbowl XLI. Congratulations to Peyton as he deserved this. However I would like to point out the horrible job Rex Grossman did at trying to convince me that he in fact could throw. We all…

Win a Free Premium Membership to Reef Builders

Here is your chance to get the “nifty” premium membershp upgrade on your Reef Builders account. Here is a quick run down of what a premium membership gives you: * Use of the search Function * Increased Private Message storage…

10 Signs you are addicted to your Saltwater fish Reef Aquarium

I composed a list of things about Keeping Saltwater Aquariums. If you have in fact did anything on this list then you are addicted to saltwater aquariums. However, I am sure you already are since your reading this. So let’s…

Update: 75 Gallon Reef Aquairum

Here is an update shot of the 75 Gallon aquarium I am running. As you can tell I am slowly getting more corals in the tank. Sadly I want a lot more. I am still battling high phosphates, which is…

Win A 12 Gallon Nano Reef Aquairum Setup

Guys, you have the chance to win a 12 gallon nano reef Aquarium Setup. How can you win? Easy. First join Reef Builders and make at least 10 posts. Then Make an entry at this thread, it could be anything…

Advanced Reefkeeping Guide

Here is an advanced reef keeping guide. It covers in a lot more detail that my guide did. If you are a book worm, you’ll like this guide. Enjoy! You can view it here.