So this is what they think us reefers do? Is it accurate?

[Bruce Burnett]

They think the money is ridiculous

 

[sde1500]

As a good friend of mine once said prior to the birth of my first child; "I just hope you care as much for your kid as you do for your tank". So far I think so good.

 

[chinw76]

YOU MIGHT BE A SALTWATER AQUARIUM HOBBYISTS IF.... you walk to your tank first thing in the morning, or when you get home before saying hi to the wife and kids...

I Look at the tank at 4 am when I wake up before letting the dogs out and making coffee. Then when I get home from work, I go directly to the tank to verify its ok before anything else.

 

[Mickeyt1reef]

That meme is spot on!

 

[Ann Enomy]

People are either a) unimpressed/don't even notice, b) make some comment about my "neat plastic decorations" but that they prefer natural looking tanks, or c) ask if it would be ok for them to stare at it a while.

You forgot d.) ask where I got all the "plants"

 

[Reefium]

It's been a while so today let's make it fun! I created this "meme" many years back and I was wondering if you all thought it was till accurate?

Do non hobbyists think you're crazy for keeping a reef in your house?

Also let's hear from you!

YOU MIGHT BE A SALTWATER AQUARIUM HOBBYISTS IF...................... (fill in the blank)

We are a very unique group of people. We have a skill few can harbor.

 

[Stevel]

YOU MIGHT BE A SALTWATER AQUARIUM HOBBYISTS IF.... you walk to your tank first thing in the morning, or when you get home before saying hi to the wife and kids...

that’s me for sure!!!

 

[Teri NewbieReefer]

Some of my friends think it is neat. My hubby doesn't get it, but will help since my arm has been out of commission for a while. My retired parents think I'm a nutcase... Fresh tank, planted tank, FOWLR, and reef. They can't seem to fathom the $$$ spent on all of it.

 

[robbyg]

I think its all about design and size. If the tank is not overbearing it will typically be viewed in a positive manor. If the tank looks like you built the house around it then people typically think your nuts. If your spouse is reasonable then they can be a great guide.
My wife told me straight up what amount of space in the living room would be acceptable and what she thought was excessive. I could do what I wanted but we both have to live in the house, so we compromised from her 50 gal to my 120 gal, so I bought a 90 gal.

Its the center piece of the house now. Friends and relatives come over and steer at it for 15 minutes before sitting down and chatting.

 

[Mrs. Herbert]

I posted on my FB page about hitting up my shroom dealer and the DM I got from asking when I got into drugs to "Where can I get some?" I even included a picture of the blue mushrooms I bought from my shroom dealer (lfs).

 

[Crabs McJones]

Saturday night, we were outside a pizza joint, and I saw a guy with a 32 gallon brute trashcan on a wheel cart. And he was running across the parking lot with it. Of course my first thought wasn't "Employee taking out the trash" it was "Reefer running to do an emergency water change"

 

[dstevenstn]

YOU MIGHT BE A SALTWATER AQUARIUM HOBBYISTS IF...you go home every day for lunch and feed the fish before you make yourself food.

I totally do this every day. I feel guilty when I'm unable to make it.

 

[Crabs McJones]

YOU MIGHT BE A SALTWATER AQUARIUM HOBBYISTS IF...you go home every day for lunch and feed the fish before you make yourself food.

Right there with you! walk into the house and down to the basement I go to get food. As their food thaws I make mine lol

 

[C. Eymann]

We keep ts as well

people really think we are nuts. With pet t

Fellow spider geek checking in as well !

 

[Katrina71]

@krbshappy71, good to see another reefer/tarantula enthusiast!

Thanks,

Arthroverts

@sfin52 is as well. Sorry. I'm late as usual.

 

[sfin52]

@sfin52 is as well. Sorry. I'm late as usual.

Your not late.

 

[sfin52]

Fellow spider geek checking in as well !

What are you doing with a brown recluse

 

[boostedbeast]

How can anybody think a reef owner is crazy when there are people out there who have giant constrictor snakes in the same house as their kids.

 

[C. Eymann]

What are you doing with a brown recluse

I used to catch them in my family's office storage garage (infested) back in Kansas city and give them to Dr. Jamel Sandidge at KU university, next to Vetter, Jamel is one of the most knowledgeable people on the Loxosceles genus.

 

[aabjones888]

People that come over are always amazed by my aquarium, then they really start looking and see how much stuffs really inside it and it just blows there mind.