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.

Nano Customs: PAR38 LED Bulb gets 25% increase in PAR

Nano Customs has announced that their new PAR38 LED bulbs have received a bump in the specs department. In their own words: Our manufacturer dropped a nice little surprise on use with our last batch of PAR38 lamps: MORE POWER!!…

Digital Aquatics: MyReef for Elite and Lite coming, slowly

Digital Aquatics has been on a tear lately with releasing new products, one of their latest products is their popular float valve that integrates without any problems. However, for those owning the Reef Keeper Elite (and lite) you have been…

This in a nutshell is why I don’t like crabs for aquariums

This video posted up by an “internet buddy” of Nat Tarbox goes to show why I hate crabs for aquariums. In the video you’ll see Mr. Crab walk around, become curious of the camera and as Nat points out, around…

New GE LED Module by Journee Lighting

GE has a new LED module that will simplify our lives, or hopefully will in time. These new LED lights are interchangeable, just give the unit a twist and you’ll be able to change out the main LED lights and…

DaniReef gets new reef playground with Elos 130

While I was visiting the amazing country of Italy earlier last month I had the chance to meet Danilo Ronchi the avid reef aquarist who is behind Danireef. Recently he had some problems with his aquarium which resulted in him…

Fauna Marin’s new Lith filter: January 2010

Fauna Marin is testing a new Lith Filter that should be available sometime in 2010. This new filter features “high quality acrylic, dosing plug for ease of dosing Ultra Bio, built in flow control (no messy external ball valve)”, and…

Fluval G3 and G6 canister filters get priced for US Market and you won’t believe how much

We know. You’ve been waiting to get your hands on the new Fluval G canister filter that has been leaked out via the Internets for the past several months. You’ve no doubt heard of the overpriced plastic parts inside the…

Bubble Magus adds Eheim, Aquabee pumps to new cone skimmer line

Bubble Magus is getting serious about their line of cone skimmers. If you’ve been living in a cave lately, Bubble Magus is known for making copy cat designs, they are after all located in China. However, they have come to…

Aquactinics T5/LED Hybrid Constellation prototype caught

It sure looks like Aquactinics is planning on releasing a new T5/LED hybrid lighting fixture. We heard murmurs for a long time about how they were going to release a new fixture (MACNA, RAP) but this is the first time…

Reef Nook Online Aquarium Management

There is a new tank management software type service available online, the service which is called Reef Nook allows you to enter information about your tank and the creatures that live inside it. Chuck runs reef nook and offers a…