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.

Kodak’s Playsport video camera is water proof and you know where we are going with this…

Kodak’s new playsport camera is a very affordable video camera. Not only is it only $149, but its waterproof up to 10 feet, which makes it perfect to take videos of your favorite water friends. Plus it shoots in full…

AM Detox Reverse osomsis system uses modules

AM-Detox is being billed as a “next generation” reverse osmosis unit. The two module and three module heads can be equipped with different filter cartridges. What’s cool about this RO unit is the modular design allowing you to expand  your…

So, about SeaChem’s Aquavitro Salinity Salt

It’s been so long since we talked about Seachem’s AquaVitro Salinty salt we thought we’d get around the campfire and talk about it again. The only problem with that is of course there isn’t anything to talk about. The salt…

AquaLight Eco LED 100 watt now in Europe

AquaLight’s new Eco LED fixture is said to be released soon to the European market. This is a 100 watt fixture that is powered by one single LED die consisting of 100 x 1 watt LEDs packed into a tiny…

The reef tank of W. Colsman in Germany

You might not know who W. Colsman is, but you might have seen his very large reef tank. This massive tank is located in Germany and has been visited by a large list of celebrities within the industry.  The tank…

Lighthouse® Pro Firmware 4.0 released

In case you missed it, MCU Research, the company behind the Lighthouse controller has released 4.0 version of their firmware back in November.  Like most upgrades firmware you’ll get a bevy of new features like: support for web cams, mobile…

Reef Trends in 2009: Whats hot, whats not

Cone Skimmers In late 2008 we saw the emergence of different types of cone skimmers, however in 2009 we saw them become even more popular. Although there has been much debate over the first company that has brought the cone…

Vitrea Orbital Cube nano gets priced for a lot of euros

That Vitrea Orbital Cube nano we showed you back in summer of 2009 has been officially released by Vitrea. This is part of their Orbital collection, this specific aquarium called the Orbital Cube features their Orbital LED lighting unit mounted…

Ship your Aquatics.com and save 30% off of UPS shipping rates

Ship Your Aquatics is a new-ish site out of Littleton Colorado that does what you might expect them to do. They ship your aquatics. You can receive a quote, pay and print for UPS shiping lablels and while that doesn’t…

Precision Marine set to release new line of skimmers with bubble blaster pump

Precision Marine the company that makes red-line of skimmers based out of Texas is set to introduce a new line of protein skimmers that will take advantage of new pumps hitting the market this past year. We’ve heard that the…