Frequently Asked Questions
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Our mission is to go beyond the glass box, explore the hobby, and uncover something new every single week. What makes us different from most resources is simple:
We believe the juice should be worth the squeeze. Reefers deserve the right answers the first time, with guidance that matches their skill level and budget. When that happens, success feels effortless.
We cut through the noise by combining decades of experience, insights from peers, and data from SR Labs experiments to deliver clear, reliable guidance on every topic we tackle.
We are community funded. No sponsors, advertisers, manufacturers, or retailers behind the information we share. Just unfiltered reviews and honest insights designed to help you get it right the first time.
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Memberships are what fund what we do here. The build series, the gear we test, equipment to test it, staff, facility and production costs…
This is what makes us stronger, we are not beholden to advertisers, sponsors, retailers, or manufactures. Unfiltered information is what the community asked for, this is how we made it real.
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Sign up for a weekly trial and use code “FREE” at checkout to explore everything we’re building 100% free for the next week.
If you love reefing, learning, and exploring, it will be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
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Annual membership on the website is $39, which comes out to just $3.25 a month.
Save one coral or fish each year, or avoid a single poor gear choice, and the membership delivers one of the highest ROIs in reefing.
But the real value is harder to measure. If we can eliminate frustration and replace it with the joy and excitement, that’s the return that drives what we do every single week.
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You can access Serious Reefs in three places. They’re separate platforms and don’t share customer data, so one membership doesn’t unlock all but each has it’s own advantages.
YouTube is ideal if you already spend time there or watch on a TV app.
Patreon is built for fans, has the largest and most active SR community. It’s where we run giveaways*, and pull Q&A’s for content. Bonus: The app plays with your phone closed for easy listening and they send notifications of every release.
The SR Website offers the best organization and search, especially on desktop, and includes written articles alongside videos. It’s also the lowest cost since there are no platform fees.
Not sure where to start? Try the website with a one-week trial using code “FREE.”
Want access to multiple platforms? That’s why we offer 50-66% off on annual plans for our biggest supporters.
*Giveaways are available to everyone. they are just hosted on Patreon Here
“I’ve been following you for the past few years and I would like to thank you for all that you have taught me and I appreciate how your thinking has evolved, it shows that we’re all still students in this hobby and are always experimenting and using logic and experience to drive success..”
“I personally subscribed because I’ve always enjoyed the commonsense, fact-based experiments that have made the hobby better. Couple that with not having the pressure of selling products or upsetting manufacturers, and it makes it even better.”
“Just came back into the hobby and went straight to the old channel. Heart sank when I didn’t see you on there, but I’m glad I found your new channel! Not to knock other youtubers, but your content has always been superior, actually engaging and exciting to watch.”
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We’re reef tech, science, biology, and system design enthusiasts. Learning something new every week is what we do.
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