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.

Win a Cobalt Aquatics MJ powerhead

Cobalt Aquatics has brought back the original Italian made MJ power head from many years ago. We thought it might be nice to give four of them away. To make this sweepstakes last longer, we will draw a total of…

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November 22 – November 28th $1 Mame Nano Skimmer clone is a ghetto-fabulous DIY deal Shikorosango’s giant reef tank is still way bigger than yours Orange frogspawn coral from Vietnam is jaw-dropping and stunning Cyber Monday aquarium deals extend the…

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November 15 – November 21th First look at the production HydroWizard medium pump, now rated for 15K GPH Seneye is finally coming to the US, offers pre-launch special The Coral Reef Aquarium by Tony Vargas is a balanced union of…

Seneye is finally coming to the US, offers pre-launch special

Finally. Seneye, the UK based startup for aquarium monitoring is launching in the United States. For those that signed up for the Beta test and were not selected a special USA pre launch package deal was sent out to folks…

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November 8 – November 14th Maxspect Mazarra P-Series Unboxing & Impressions A nice comparison photograph shows the real difference between a sunburst and a rose bubble tip anemone Todd Gardner shatters Liopropoma event horizon – captive bred basslets are real…

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November 1 – November 7th 7 fun aquarium apps for iPhone users More witty and fun hobby t-shirts are desperately needed Dual chip indigo LED soon to have its 410 and 420 nm rays tested over corals CAD Lights Euro…

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October 25th-October 31st Purple Purple Tang and White-barred Asfur Angelfish are not your average Red Sea imports Three eyed fish caught near a nuclear power plant in Argentina JBJ Unibody LED light is as solid as it is versatile and…

TANKED is looking for new Aquariums to build for season two

We just had a nice conversation with the Production company behind Tanked. As we broke news of earlier, Tanked is planning to run a second season coming in 2012. “Tanked is searching for folks looking to buy and install a…

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Some fish fart in water to communicate

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-WV9RndBtI[/youtube] If you needed a new excuse not to drink water, here is a good one: fish fart in it. That is according to a video from National Geographic. Some types of herring pass gas to communicate. However, whales and…