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.

Fluval G series filter gets its own mini site

Hagen decided to launch a complete mini-site devoted to their new Fluval G series filter of sorts. This is a bold move considering the industry is relatively small.  Since we first mentioned the murmurs of the Fluval G, we still…

Shocker: Local fish stores are still popular

With the popularity of the internet and ordering online you would think that all of us use an online vendor of sorts. We don’t. With a recent report coming out that over 45% of us still use our local fish…

New Frogskin Acropora from ORA

ORA has released a new Acropora sp., named Frogskin Acropora. “The ORA Frogskin Acro has yellowish green coloration and extremely bumpy texture. The corallites are rotund and tubular and some of the polyps have a slightly blue hue. The color…

Would you do this?

We aren’t sure if we like these bright orange doors on this tank, but it certainly does give new meaning to the phrase “stunning”. Question is, would you be looking at the doors more or the tank? What do you…

Current-usa may be shifting manufacturing focus away from metal halide lighting

There have been some murmurings as of late within the industry about Current USA’s future plans. Recently retailers have been told that several metal halide series have been discontinued and that they should be removed from inventory. What does this…

Elos Elite marine available to order

While the vast majority of us don’t use LED’s to light our tank up, Elos mini owners have been enjoying their elite LED systems for quite some time now. When they were originally released, they had a  fresh white feel…

Teco Chillers to see discount soon?

We might see a discount on Teco chillers here in the US. We aren’t sure if this is a temporary move or permanent but if you are in the market for a chiller then you might want to pay attention…

Vortech MP10 seen in the wild

While the world has been anxiously awaiting the Vortech MP10 one customer was lucky enough to snag his earlier then the rest of us. The pump, which has been unboxed was placed  on a 24 gallon nano aquarium and looks…

Apex Aquacontroller delayed until July 6th?

When it comes to new products there isn’t any surprise when something is delayed, especially if the product has any electronics associated with it. The Apex aquacontroller, which we have been eagerly awaiting for some time now has been delayed…

T2 subminiature lighting for aquariums is coming

If you’ve watched what’s been happening to fluorescent lamps over the last decade, you will have noticed the trend from T12 to T8, then T5 lighting (each number following the ‘T’ corresponds to an 1/8th of an inch in diamater).…