The biggest issue plaguing this hobby… wet socks.

[laezur]

I have to stop wearing socks when I do ANYTHING with the tank because it always results in them being wet.

Water change? Wet socks. Moving a piece of coral half an inch up the tank? Wet socks. Cleaning the skimmer? Wet socks.

EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[doubleshot00]

Yup i put my shoes on every time i do a WC now.

 

[laezur]

Yup i put my shoes on every time i do a WC now.

I feel like a maniac wearing shoes in the house lol

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Why do you wear shoes or socks in the house?

That's unnatural and I'm fairly certain is unlawful in my jurisdiction..

 

[jmatt]

The struggle is real.

 

[Ashish Patel]

gotta go barebottom

 

[New2Reefn]

I have to stop wearing socks when I do ANYTHING with the tank because it always results in them being wet.

Water change? Wet socks. Moving a piece of coral half an inch up the tank? Wet socks. Cleaning the skimmer? Wet socks.

EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Take your socks off first?

 

[laezur]

Why do you wear shoes or socks in the house?

That's unnatural and I'm fairly certain is unlawful in my jurisdiction..

Are you from the Uk? It’s a cultural thing, shoes are a big no no and disrespectful. If you’re getting about with no socks your hard drive needs to be checked

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Are you from the Uk? It’s a cultural thing, shoes are a big no no and disrespectful. If you’re getting about with no socks your hard drive needs to be checked

I am not, no.

Hard drive is still working great as it was in the limewire days

 

[ROBERT35]

I have to stop wearing socks when I do ANYTHING with the tank because it always results in them being wet.

Water change? Wet socks. Moving a piece of coral half an inch up the tank? Wet socks. Cleaning the skimmer? Wet socks.

EVERY SINGLE TIME.

You just made me wanna by some water socks!

 

[Jedi1199]

I may be a wierdo, but shoes never go beyond the landing inside the door, and then socks come off as soon as I get to the bedroom. I despise shoes and socks and if I didn't HAVE to wear them, I never would.

I also have a supply of towels that I lay around my tanks whenever I have to do ANY work on them. Large towels for the floor and smaller hand towels for spills on the tank or stand. My floor is tile so if it gets wet, it can be lethal!! lol

 

[youcallmenny1]

Flip flops forever and always. You're welcome.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Yup, I change socks a few times when cleaning the tank, I hate tracking footprints around the house.

 

[Mark Goode]

Are you from the Uk? It’s a cultural thing, shoes are a big no no and disrespectful.

(Looking at steel toecap boots) Huh?

 

[stevolough]

Um, slippers.

 

[Miami Reef]

I thought I was the only one who keeps spilling water on the floor. I don’t know how to avoid it!

 

[fish farmer]

I may be a wierdo, but shoes never go beyond the landing inside the door, and then socks come off as soon as I get to the bedroom. I despise shoes and socks and if I didn't HAVE to wear them, I never would.

I also have a supply of towels that I lay around my tanks whenever I have to do ANY work on them. Large towels for the floor and smaller hand towels for spills on the tank or stand. My floor is tile so if it gets wet, it can be lethal!! lol

I put a towel down as well.

I tend to wear some type of foot gear, my floors are cold in the winter and I have cats who like to leave piles of stuff on the floor. My wife was barefoot the other day and stubbed her toe on the metal tracks of the porch slider....guess what I told her....wear something on your feet and that wont happen again.

 

[jda]

Shoes are not much better. Even clean, house only shoes squeak and just make wet footprints. If you are going to spill, wear mop heads on your feet.

Hoses with ball vales and pumps are the way to go, if you can. Nary a drop gets spilled.

 

[homer1475]

I wear socks in the house, shoes come off at the door.

Never get wet socks, as said above.....

Flip flops if I'm working on the tank.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Flip flops forever and always. You're welcome.

This. I wear steel or alloy toe shoes @ work, everyday. I refuse to wear socks outside of work, let alone shoes!