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.

Deltec’s new TC & SC water pump displayed

Deltec sent us over these shots of their new wonder pump. If you haven’t had a chance to see this new pump in action, then you are really missing out. Deltec has also solved the problem wherein sometimes pumps start…

Coralmorphologic is packing corals up right at MACNA

Coralmorphologic (one of our advertisers) is packing up corals right. They brought to the show a bottle of oxygen. This is a great idea which allows the corals you purchase to stay healthy longer. Most coral vendors are are using …

Water Flow in Aquariums: Jake Adams at MACNA

Reef Builders own Jake Adams gives a presentation on water flow in aquariums. He states that the key to good water flow is moving water in one direction such as a circle. After that he continues and says if you…

LIVE: In Atlantic City the Banquet at MACNA

Reef Builders is here live at the Banquet for MACNA. We will be live blogging from the dinner feast. So stay tuned for more.

CaribSea’s Sea-Pure powers saltwater tanks here at MACNA

If you aren’t attending MACNA then you might be wondering how all these huge saltwater tanks get all their water in them. No, we aren’t mixing our own water here. The water was actually provided by CaribSea. Their product aptly…

New LED lighting introduced from Iberzoo Exhibition

A new LED system going by the name of, well, we actually don’t know. It was spotted at the Iberzoo Exhibition in Spain. The name appears to be moduLED. Any of our international readers care to speak up?

Deltec TC & SC skimmer lines get priced for North American market

We have finally received pricing for the TC & SC skimmer lines that have been teasing us with their hot iPod whiteness for some time now. In case you’ve forgotten these new skimmers feature some of the hottest pumps around,…

ProFilux III internal guts seen at MACNA

The Profilux III was on display at the MACNA and we got some pictures of it for you. You should already know the specs that we posted up earlier, but you haven’t seen the ProFilux III like this. Besides have…

LET Lighting-Modular T5 lighting systems

If you haven’t heard of LET (leading edge technology) lighting then you aren’t the only one. This company is offering T5 lighting that is similar in design and build quality to Aqua Illuminations. Their newest (and only) line of T5…

CaribSea’s Primo Reef dry rock

CaribSea has released a new type of dry rock formulation named Primo Reef Rock. This rock is said to be the ultimate rock for marine, reef or african cichlid systems. This Primo Reef Rock is packed with holes and porous…