Reef Tank Guides
Explore what it really takes to build a successful reef tank with the free previews from Serious Reefs. These sneak peeks give you a firsthand look at proven methods, real-world experiments, and unfiltered insights designed to help reefers get it right the first time. From aquascaping and lighting to coral care, water chemistry, and equipment testing, each preview is built around practical, experience driven guidance, not hype or guesswork. Serious Reefs focuses on simplifying the reef tank journey by cutting through conflicting advice and delivering clear, repeatable solutions that improve success rates and reduce costly mistakes. Start with the free previews and see how a smarter approach to reef tank keeping can transform your results.
Free Previews of Recent Serious Reefs Releases
Did We Beat the Algae and Slimes? What the SR GTR 150?
We had three big questions.
Did the algae disappear from the softy tank? Did the brown slime in the future LPS tank finally go away? And what exactly are we building toward?
The answer is mostly yes—but how we got there is the useful part.
What's New With the Softy Tank? Four Months In With the 90/10 Method
Four months is where a reef tank starts telling the truth — not the honeymoon phase, but when the method gets tested by real conditions.
The 90/10 softy tank is doing exactly what we hoped.
The 90/10 Method Put to the Test: Would Terence Recommend It? | SR Cast
The 90/10 Method was never designed to find every possible way to build a reef tank. The goal is simpler and harder: create one repeatable path that gives a brand-new reefer the highest chance of success.