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.

Eheim 3e canister filters now equipped with USB functionality

Eheim, makers of professional aquarium filters has updated their popular 3e canister filters. What is the update you ask? How about a little USB action? This additional USB port allows you to upgrade the software and functionality of the 3e…

Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S hang on back cone skimmer

The new Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S have finally hit North American shores. The XP 1000s is a hang on back cone skimmer that features a bright red acrylic finish. If you have a red Ferrari tank, it should match…

Royal Exclusiv working on new Red Dragon pump replacement

Royal Exlcusiv is busy working on a replacement to the Red Dragon pump. They are quite serious as current generation Red Dragon pumps have stopped being distributed in North America. Most retailers have low stock or no stock at all, …

Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is rimless and very expensive

Giesemann has launched their IQ Nano aquarium to the masses over in Europe. The Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is your typical aquarium size coming in at 400 x 400 x 400mm (15.74″ x 15.74″ x 15.74″) and holding roughly about…

Reef Stream pumps from Grotech look familiar

Grotech is releasing their Reef Stream pumps again, they were on a short break from production but apparently Grotech has taken it upon themselves to get these back on the market. You might remember other Reef Stream pumps for general…

Biodegradable golf balls could feed fish, your hearts

One of the biggest problems when playing the game of golf is losing your golf ball. In fact over 300 million golf balls go missing every year and it takes about 1000 years for the golf ball to fully disintegrate…

Sweet: Marine Depot releases Firefox plugin

I’m a huge Firefox fan. So its no surprise that my happiness level just jumped unexpectedly when I found out that Marine Depot released a Firefox search plugin. The search plugin allows you to search the site of Marine Depot,…

Rock like corners hide pumps, pipes available in Europe

A new ceramic rock wall is available for sale over in Europe. This clever design hides pumps and overflows allowing you to use aquascape in the way that you want. The best part of these wall pump hiding rocks is…

Vertex Lumina SR LED light fixture spotted on Video

The new Vertex Lumina LED that we showed you earlier has graduated to a low quality demo video. From the video we’ve learned that the new model called the Lumina SR has a “lightstudio” allowing you to control different aspects…

MaxSpect upgraded G2 Aquarium LED Light fixture

There is an upgrade to the original G1 LED light aptly called the G2. This new Maxspect G2 led fixture is much like the original G1 with some added upgraded features. The biggest seems to be in the circuity as…