Reef Conversations: Do you talk to your friends and family about your reef?

[AquasKy]

My girlfriend simply says, “you love your tanks more than you love me” when I’ve talked too much about them to her lol.
My mom actually has a fish only tank that she has asked me to upgrade to a reef tank so we talk a lot about the hobby. I think the rest of my family half heartedly listens because they want to care since I care so much, it’s just not for them.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I had a reefer come over to do some trades. When he left my wife gave me some feedback. She said I think you where talking and wanting to show him too much and he clearly was in a rush. Lol. I said it's the first reefer seeing my tank I was excited that someone understood the crap that was was coming out my mouth. I was more excited to show a fellow reefer my tank than getting corals

U can stop by here and we can have a beer and talk about Reefing. Lol

 

[ComfortRacing]

I have already been told by my family it is all i talk about…so i switched to car talk and they all walked away. At least they listen when i talk about our wet family!!

 

[Reefvision]

I try to but after about 30 seconds I usually get a look from people like I am speaking Mandarin and they are no longer interested lol!

We need to learn mandarin—just saying lol!

 

[ComfortRacing]

We need to learn mandarin—just saying lol!

We hear exciting facts and they hear “science-y stuff blah blah blah”

 

[KrisReef]

I'm an emergency responder so I need my family to know how to take care of the tanks. Luckily they're pretty into it. Friends and colleagues couldn't care less.

On that note seems like my water quality is pretty terrible. Do I need a better skimmer?

It's amazing how many folk think oil in the ocean or a stream is unnatural!
The picture shows a natural seep outflow on the central coast of California at low tide.
I don't tell too many people what my job is because they don't want to talk about that either?
I like my Reef Octopus skimmer better than a Lori Brush Skimmer,

 

[M3rmaids]

No one cared except my 10 yr old daughter, she could name all the equipment and how it works but that's it.
I wish my old friend would start up his tank again, we spent hours just looking at stuff that grew on the live rock we bought.
Yesterday I spent about 4 hours in the basement tinkering with the tank and when I went upstairs my wife asked what took me so long... lol

This….

every boyfriend I have ever had

reason why my ex husband is my ex. Partners do realize they fell in love with us for us. Like I am passionate about things. But now I am in silence because I can tell the intellectual space for saltwater bacteria in someone’s brain is pretty slim to none.

my daughters could run it over it withouout me. 6, 8 and 10

but god forbid I ask my boyfriend to feed the clowns and all hell breaks loose…..
If your in Florida and single just kidding.

All I can find are guys I have to bait there hook, which leaves me with little time.

 

[littlebigreef]

The night I met my future wife it was briefly brought up and it piqued her curiosity. Little did she know...

It's actually not much of a contentious thing in our house. My wife is into in so far as she likes some fish and corals more than others. Our 3 year and 18 month old both enjoy looking at the display tank. We started going to swaps again and it can be a fun family thing. We'll occasionally do daddy daughter runs to the lfs or buddies' houses. Because I swap and connect with a lot of people I've gotten smarter timing it so its not a pita for everyone else. I've also come full circle on the zoa collection. There are times I'd be frustrated or upset about sick colonies and it would bother me throughout the day... I've learned to leave that in the fish room.

 

[flashsmith]

Absolutely Not! Never Ever! I'm embarrassed with the amount of money I've sunk into my tanks. I even shake my head and wonder what I got my self into...lol.. I own a 60k flats boat and the payment and upkeep is a fraction of what I spend every month in this hobby.. So yea whoever thinks boats cost you has never had a reef tank or two or three. Boats are a bargain. Don't get me wrong here. I'm in deep and never getting out. I love it but when people ask what this or that costs their jaws usually hit the floor so I never talk about it for fear of being committed..lol

 

[Slocke]

It's amazing how many folk think oil in the ocean or a stream is unnatural!
The picture shows a natural seep outflow on the central coast of California at low tide.
I don't tell too many people what my job is because they don't want to talk about that either?
I like my Reef Octopus skimmer better than a Lori Brush Skimmer,

Very interesting!
Unfortunately mine is not natural. Its waste oil (and a fun mix of other toxic wastes) that was illegally dumped by for decades.

 

[WVNed]

Usually they go OOO thats a big tank and start to tell me about their Glofish tank at home.

 

[StatelineReefer]

My girlfriend simply says, “you love your tanks more than you love me” when I’ve talked too much about them to her lol.

My wife once used this line on me. I told her "My fishtank doesn't get more love, just more attention."

I don't know how I've been married to her for 26 years...

 

[fishybizzness]

Nuff said!

 

[DeadEnd]

I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I initially bought a 20 gallon AIO tank and when I started setting it up the first thing my wife said to me was: ”how many fish will I be able to put in this aquarium?". To keep the long story short now I have a 150 gallon aquarium lol...

 

[Rick's Reviews]

My wife is Polish, daily/weekly questions if my wife knows this person (also from Poland) ? Who are currently employed in the UK ?
Besides that, no one except me enjoys and admires.

My aquarium life don't judge me me

 

[ReefStash]

#Reef4Life

 

[mandyvan]

The first person I mentioned having a reef tank to at work responded with, “I’d love to have a saltwater tank and pay someone to maintain it once a week.”

Hmmm, I am not so sure this once a week plan is going to work out for my coworker. It’s a daily adventure for us.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Great question: My friends and family who see my tank, see me. I’ve been enjoying this hobby since I was 10 years old. They just walk on by. If I want to show off a little bit, then I put on my Jacques Cousteau accent and make them listen. Lol Thank goodness natures beauty is there to help out!!!

 

[Double monti 61]

No only occasionally most people have no idea of what happens in a small reef tank or a large one or what happens in our oceans most people do not care but I do!

 

[Danny G]

Picture sums it up.. even this guy took 6 months to discover an interest in the reefing hobby!