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.

New Glazer Pico Skimmer wants to play with your organics

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk09YRmTt1M[/youtube] The Pico skimmer by Glazer is a new product that will love sitting in your pico or nano aquarium. This guy can run in as little as 5” of water and has an intricate design made from…

The Original Aiptasia Zapper is patent pending device

The Aiptasia zapper which we shared with our readers back in September last year has been copied it seems. The original inventor of the aiptasia zapper is Paul Baldassano. He did what any smart person would do, submitted a patent…

Galileo is a new LED aquarium light from Pacific Sun

Galileo, is a new LED aquarium light from Pacific Sun with XP-G LEDs on board. Galileo measures just 220x130x50mm (8.6″ x 5.1″ x 1.9″) making it a very attractive lamp for the smaller nano aquarium crowd. The light will be…

Cerebra to be powered by Android, starts beta testing

When we first showed you the Cerebra aquarium management system we never thought the operating system would be something called Android. Vertex Aquaristik, announced today that Cerebra would be running Android 2.2 (Froyo) . Aside from the new software we…

Stealth Pro Heaters pulled from PetSmart shelves, refunds given

We reached out to United Pet Group and asked them why the Stealth Pro Heaters were pulled from PetSmart’s store shelves but have not been recalled? Marineland was kind enough to send a response back that we have included below.…

Marineland to stop selling some Stealth Pro Heaters, investigate quality issues

Marineland says it is investigating the potential quality issue with certain versions of the Stealth Pro heater line as well as the previously discontinued Stealth Heater line. Marineland has decided to indefinitely cease shipping certain models of the Stealth Pro…

ATI teases new I series Powercone skimmer (Video)

ATI released the Powercone skimmer late last year. The skimmer used a grid wheel type impeller that was promised to deliver a new bubble experience most of us dream of. Fast forward about six months and a new version of…

Aiptasia zapper gets produced, Majano Anemones run away in fear

When we originally shared news about killing Aiptasia with electricity we thought it was neat. We never expected that a company might market the process of electrolysis to reef consumers but that has just happened. SWC has released the Aiptasia…

New mini aquarium series by CAD Lights

Cad lights has released their new Mini aquarium series. These aquariums are pico sized and will come in 4, 8, and 20 gallon sizes. Each Mini series is fitted with 2 panel or 3 panel LED fixtures. These are full…

ProfiLux LED Control 4 allows PWM drivers in DIY LEDs, think thunderstorm mode

ProfiLux is set to release a new LED control module that will allow you to control DIY type LED Systems. This isn’t a standard on/off control, but much more advanced. Think full functionality for weather pattern modeling including lightning, this…