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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.

NEW CORAL: Candy Apple Cap

Yet another new coral I picked up. A Candy Apple cap. I have not really been into caps before, if anyone has kept these types of corals feel free to email me some quick care tips. Now, If I could…

Corals will Drain your Pocket Book (humor)

With anything, setting a budget will aid you in this hobby. This is especially true in selecting corals. Corals will eat your wallet up for lunch, and maybe dinner too, to understand why corals are so good at eating your…

San Francisco Bay Brand Releases Reef Plankton YEY!

Now this is good news! San Francisco Bay Brand releases Reef Plankton. Blurb from SBB: “All natural single ingredient diet for reef tanks. Simultaneously feed the fish, corals and invertebrates in your reef aquarium. Stimulates appetite, promotes proper growth, resistance…

San Francisco Bay Brand Releases Cyclops

San Fransisco Bay Brand drops their new Cyclops food for us reefers. Avaiable at most major pet stores across the US and some UK. Blurb from SBB: “All Natural Single Ingredient Diet for fresh and saltwater fish, invertebrates & Corals.…

Hydor Koralia Full Review

After receiving the Hydor Koralia in the other day I have had ample time to review these units. I’ll go over them thoroughly after the jump along with a host of pictures.

Hydor Koralia Videos (with sound)

3:02PM CST UPDATE: Fix being applied… 2:24PM CST UPDATE: FILE FIXED. Sounds works. New Link Here. Finally, converted into standard flash format. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. Excuse the newbie of recording my fish tank. NOTE: No other…

eBay find of the day: 180 Gallon Reef Aquairum

Here is your chance to have everything already done for you, you just have to take the time to transport the livestock and stand along with the aquairum. Includes: chiller, UV, 3 250W metal halide lighting, Calcium Reactor, EV240 Protein…

Hydor Pumps Koralia Videos Delayed…

So I finished the video of the new hydor pumps, sadly I need to get a converter for you all. The total files is well over 1gb! Anyways, while your waiting patiently for those videos. Ken wanted a picture of…

NanoPlanner Aquarium Tracking Widget Download

Current is offering a free download of nanoplanner. It is a great widget for your desktop that can do a variety of features including: 17 Tank Maintenance Tasks, Recommendations, Customizable, Enter it and forget about it. So drop on by…

Hydor Koralia Water Circulation Pump

I got my hydor pumps in today. Sadly the sooniest I will have photos, videos for you is tomorrow evening. But Here is some tidbits about these new Tunze-like Pumps. Features a impeller design. The units come with either suction…