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.

Tom Rapids Pro Series Rp3 With Auto top off System

Tom Rapids has updated their Pro series filter with auto top off system. Based off of the old design this new version has a cleaner, more slick look then the outdated, outgoing model. Features don’t change much but do offer…

Is this ATB’s injection molded skimmer?

What do we have here? A new skimmer from ATB? Although we haven’t seen this skimmer before it sure looks like ATB might be in the works of brewing a new skimmer that should be for the budget minded consumer.…

NeoMarine now available at Premium Aquatics

NeoMarine, the new salt from Brightwell aquatics has been poping up at all sorts of places as of late. The first online retailer to secure a batch of the new salt it Premium Aquatics with a bucket of the stuff…

Early Pre Orders for Apex Aqua Controller have started to arrive

The Apex aqua controller has been shipping for a few days now and some fortunate early pre-orders have arrived into eagerly awaiting new owner’s hands. Neptune Systems has released the full skinny along with a manual of the new controller…

Reef Gently AccliMate XL Acclimator Transporter Tank

Reef Gently first showed us the Acclimate, a plastic contraption that could do all sorts of amazing things back in MACNA and since then the “wonder box” has become very popular. Besides being a bag of tricks and then some…

Vitrea Orbital Cube nano aquarium is the next challenger to the Elos mini

Vitrea, which we’ve been keeping tabs on for a while now since they released their LED lighting system has recently released their new catalog chock full of new Vitrea products. The first one we’d like to show you is a…

VISA Aquarium commerical has us wanting to go to the aquarium

You might have seen this recent ad appearing on several TV networks. The ad, which features beautiful aquarium shots from Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa and other shots from the open-wide ocean. The ad encouraged you to…

Warner Marine K2 skimmers to get PVC

Can you spot the PVC in the above picture? Warner Marine has updated their K2 protein skimmers that gives the skimmers a new look. “The latest K-2’s rolling off the line now have a white PVC CNC machined threaded twist-lock.…

Finnex 4 Gallon rimless glass pico tank is perfect for your desk

For the pico crowd out there you will have another option in aquariums. The Finnex 4 gallon glass aquarium is designed without a rim, pleasing all the rimless fans. It comes with a 30 GPH power filter that is easily…

Tunze Osomolator to get magnet upgrade, new users rejoice

The Tunze Osmolator, the popular automatic water top off device is expected to receive a few upgrades later this year. Specifically one of the biggest complaints, if not the only one of this popular device is attaching the sensors  into…