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.

The curious Tripod Fish (Bathypterois grallator) captured by ROV

The Tripod fish or Bathypterois grallator was captured by a ROV destroying everything in its path being still and was recorded at a depth of 750 meters. “The Tripod fish has tiny eyes and hunts for food by sensing vibrations.…

VolxJapan Par 38 Grassy LeDio LED spotlights land at Premium Aquatics

Premium Aquatics just received their first shipment of VolxJapan Par 38 21 watt Grassy LeDio LED spotlights! As Josh goes on to say: We are very pleased to announce that Premium Aquatics is the first supplier in North America to…

Blue Moon Aquatics 90 watt LED Fixture $499

The Blue Moon Aquatics LED fixture is a 15k 90 watt LED fixture that is new to the market. This fixture is advertised as replicating the intensity of the sun around the coral reef with a spectrum in the 460nm…

DIY LED aquarium Light fixture with CREE XR-E, XP-G and MC-E goodness

For those of you fortunate to get tickets at the Reef stock event this Saturday in Denver Colorado you’ll see some (if not all) of the worlds best top LED lighting. However here at Reef Builders we are all DIY…

Malibu Beach internship from Malibu Rum

I am a big fan of Malibu Rum and an even bigger fan after I found out that they were having an internship contest in association with Reefcheck.org. The sad part? I missed out. The contest which officially ended already…

Red Dragon 3 (III) variable speed pumps, and Red Dragon 2 (II) Brushless DC pumps confirmed by Royal Exclusiv

Royal Exclusiv has been talking about their new Red Dragon 3 variable speed pumps lately. Details are very light at the moment but we did found out that the Red Dragon III will be available in 3 versions. And before…

AlgaGen Reefpods Copepods Food perfect to start your refugium

Reef pods (Copepods) Tisbe spp are a great food source for many organisms including seahorses and mandarins. They are great to start seeding your refugium or when about to add something that loves reef pods. These pods are shipped in …

The Arrow Crab or Stenorhynchus seticornis in HD Video

The Guys at Morphologic got out their amazing Canon HD camera and turned the spotlight out on the Arrow Crab. The arrow Crab or Stenorhynchus seticornis is a popular addition to some marine tanks. In the video the arrow crab…

Nano Customs hybrid LED + T5 lighting fixture

Nano Customs might be releasing a new T5/LED light for nano aquariums or at least playing with the idea. This prototype light fixture is milled out of billet 6061 with a integrated passive heatsink & active cooling system for the…

“The Cove” about Dolphins wins Academy Award for best Documentary

Did you watch the Academy awards last night? If you did you would have seen The Cove win the award for best documentary series.  “‘The Cove,’ directed by Louie Psihoyos, uses surreptitiously gathered footage to document dolphin hunts in the…