2025 Secret Santa Thank-You Thread!

[Santa Claus]

HO HO HO!

Christmas cheer is already filling the air, and I couldn’t be happier! Gifts are arriving across the land, and that means it’s time to open up one of the merriest threads of the whole season—our 2025 Secret Santa Thank-You Thread!

This is the place to share the joy, show off your gifts, and give a big hearty thank you to the Secret Santa who surprised you. Whether you received reef goodies, hobby treasures, handmade treats, or something wonderfully unexpected, we want to see it all!

So come on in, reefers! Post your pictures, celebrate your surprises, and spread the Christmas spirit far and wide. Your gratitude keeps this tradition magical year after year.

Let the joy begin! I can’t wait to see those gifts!

 

[Rocks reef]

I want to thank my secret Santa for what arrived yesterday! This thread wasn't up yet, so I will post pics when I get home. I got something I've been wanting for a long time!! I was smiling from ear to ear!

 

[Rocks reef]

So many thanks to my Secret Santa! I would give you a huge hug if you were here! I'm still smiling!
Did I say THANK YOU!!! yet?

 

[Imrahilwjz]

Thank you Secret Santa for the shirt! I assume you did research since I've owned all of these fish in the past.

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

So many thanks to my Secret Santa! I would give you a huge hug if you were here! I'm still smiling!
Did I say THANK YOU!!! yet?

Awesome gifts!

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

Can't wait to see all the goodies snagged this year!

 

[Imrahilwjz]

Thank you Secret Santa for the acclimation box and ice cube tray! I still can't get pictures to post. Hopefully I'll be able to post some later.

 

[Rocks reef]

Thank you Secret Santa for the acclimation box and ice cube tray! I still can't get pictures to post. Hopefully I'll be able to post some later.

Nice Wes! Looking forward to seeing both of those! The ice cube tray has piqued my interest.

 

[ScottJ]

 

[JTP424]

Ah!!!! Thank you to my secret santa for the Gfci plug and huge stack of towels!!!
Just what I needed

*I'll add a photo when I can!!
*Thanks Secret Santa :) @bvickery1974
PS, you're now going to be a standard tag during online contests etc ;p

 

[Imrahilwjz]

Thank you Secret Santa for the acclimation box and ice cube tray! I still can't get pictures to post. Hopefully I'll be able to post some later.

Here they are.

 

[Reefer Matt]

This just made my day! Thank you Santa! It’s like you know me!

 

[Anna K]

Thank you so much Secret Santa!! I am so thankful and ecstatic with all my gifts! That neck/back massager is going to put to work tonight haha!

 

[AydenLincoln]

Commenting here so I can come back and look at everyone’s posts! This is really an awesome event every year!

 

[Waboss]

Big thanks to Santa, aka @ti_lavender for my gift!! It was a pre-order (my choice) that won't be out until Feb. so I don't have pic of the actual item, but here's stock pic of it!

 

[Impunitus]

Thank you to my Santa for my gifts! My wife wanted the chocolate the second she saw the m&m's!

The plant tool kits are also a welcome surpise! The pair of tongs in another kit we had just broke, so now we have tongs and a few more other tools! Thank you very much!

Also going to put the reef glue and reef-roids to good use!

Here's a picture of my gifts with the wife's tank. Still letting the TBS rock figure out what wants to stick around before reshuffling for her long-term scape.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Yo Santa, way to go!!!
THANK YOU!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thank you Secret Santa for the shirt! I assume you did research since I've owned all of these fish in the past.

Video does not play, try you tube version

 

[LatinoHeat]

I wanted to wait until Christmas Eve to open mine up! I wanted to thank my Secret Santa! Wow! Thank you! It's been an up & down year for me. More down than up. Things are starting to look up & this definitely made my day! Thank you!

 

[Rocks reef]

@justjes45

You were having troubles before with Elfster. Have you received anything yet?