At Reef Rookies, our mission has always been simple: provide free, honest, educational reef keeping content while building a respectful community where reef keepers of all experience levels feel welcome.

We do not have corporate sponsors, and we intentionally want to keep it that way. That independence allows us to speak openly, share honest experiences, and focus on what actually helps reef keepers succeed instead of pushing products or paid talking points.

Reef Rookies is supported almost entirely by the community. If you’d like to help support the Respectful Reef Keeping mission, there are several ways to do it:

1. Subscribe to, interact with, and share our YouTube content
2. Purchase products through our Amazon recommendation links
3. Shop our aquarium-safe 3D printed products on Etsy
4. Grab Reef Rookies merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop
5. Book a one-on-one consultation
6. Support directly, for any amount you choose, through one-time contributions or monthly memberships

We do occasionally partner with companies and accept products for review or educational content. When we do, we are always transparent about those relationships, and receiving products never guarantees positive coverage or influences our opinions.

Every view, share, purchase, membership, and contribution helps us continue creating educational content, maintaining the community, and helping new reef keepers succeed.

Follow the links below and thank you for supporting Reef Rookies and the Respectful Reef Keeping movement.