What do you do to support your reefing hobby?

[MnFish1]

Have you ever worked with an extremely stubborn dog that is obedient one day and complete meat head the next ?

Ever owned a basset hound/

 

[Rmckoy]

Ever owned a basset hound/

No I have a mastiff /Great Dane mix .
She’s smart , but strong as an ox and stubborn as a teenager

 

[vetteguy53081]

When you buy, buy quality. If your tank looks good - avoid over-testing (I know thats heresy - but I rarely tested unless I sensed a problem). Avoid most supplements/foods/etc. I never use any coral food (but they always would eat 'small bits' of the food I did feed (This is heresy also). Lastly - don't buy a tank system you can't afford in the long run. @brandon429 has a tank in a jar. The costs rapidly rise when you're filling a 200 gallon tank as compared to a 20 gallon (or 2 gallon).

One thing I would say not to do - (even though I'm currently selling some used equipment) - don't buy used (a used tank is the main issue here).

Also - ask your LFS for a deal if you buy xxx things - corals, fish, etc.

Best wishes in the hobby

This may be wrong post as this thread is about what one does/did for a living. I think this was meant for a posting by Rev

 

[C4ctus99]

When you buy, buy quality. If your tank looks good - avoid over-testing (I know thats heresy - but I rarely tested unless I sensed a problem). Avoid most supplements/foods/etc. I never use any coral food (but they always would eat 'small bits' of the food I did feed (This is heresy also). Lastly - don't buy a tank system you can't afford in the long run. @brandon429 has a tank in a jar. The costs rapidly rise when you're filling a 200 gallon tank as compared to a 20 gallon (or 2 gallon).

One thing I would say not to do - (even though I'm currently selling some used equipment) - don't buy used (a used tank is the main issue here).

Also - ask your LFS for a deal if you buy xxx things - corals, fish, etc.

Best wishes in the hobby

Did you mean to put this in this thread @MnFish1 ?

Just seemed a little out of place

 

[Rmckoy]

This may be wrong post as this thread is about what one does/did for a living. I think this was meant for a posting by Rev

I a little confused and think I might have missed something , somewhere else

 

[MnFish1]

Did you mean to put this in this thread @MnFish1 ?

Just seemed a little out of place

I'm pretty sure I responded with 'reply'. Hmmmm. anyway - the advice still stands lol

 

[santeeeyyy]

Helicopter experimental test pilot.

Can I have your stuff if the jesus bolt bolts?

 

[santeeeyyy]

Oh I am working on my degree for climatology, but atm im part of HR and trying to get a tank so I can frag. The concept of selling or trading frags is so unique and fun to me, I wanna collect a little bit of everything.

 

[EliMelly]

Have you ever worked with an extremely stubborn dog that is obedient one day and complete meat head the next ?

Yep most dogs are like that, like aquaculture it’s about consistency.

 

[vlangel]

I used to work at a lfs and got a generous 40% discount. That is how I afforded getting into saltwater and reef tanks. I had to leave that job to be a caregiver for my mother in law and that store is no longer in buisness.
This week my hubby is retiring so my plan is to keep easy to care for livestock so that the investment into the tank is not overly costly. My current system is 7 years old, very stable and I have kept fish for 10-15 years and some coral I have from my first reef back in the 90s. I run a KISS (keep it simple stupid) system with redundancy built in for pump and heater failure, the 2 most likely culprits to crash a tank. Other than that I just buy salt in bulk (Instant ocean).

 

[taulgrl]

Medical Technologist, testing tank water samples is not too far off from my profession.... you'd think I'd test my tank more often.

Ohhh another Med Tech here! Switched to teaching a while back

 

[lynn.reef.nerd]

Whatever job I can get to increase my salary and upgrade my tanks.

 

[RocketEngineer]

I work on the launch pads at the OTHER east coast spaceport.

 

[Pntbll687]

I am in outside sales for a wholesale distributor, selling to independent stores. We carry 23,000 products ranging from pet supplies / lawn and garden / animal health / equine/ aquatics and pond. No high end products in aquatics though, just marineland, aqueon, aquatop.

Hit me up if you're in the Northeast and have a store that needs to add a quality wholesale distributor

 

[revhtree]

I pull levers and mash buttons. Lots of typing too. It’s the best job in the world!!!

 

[revhtree]

I work on the launch pads at the OTHER east coast spaceport.

Waiting on my private tour invitation!!!!

 

[Troylee]

I pull levers and mash buttons. Lots of typing too. It’s the best job in the world!!!

Video slots?!?

 

[Gtinnel]

Video slots?!?

It sure does sound like he was talking about slot machines. That’s coming from someone who mashes buttons on a slot machine all day for a living, lol.

 

[DaveyB]

If you ever need any reality capture / point cloud / digital twin work done, feel free to reach out to me! [email protected]

I'll keep you in mind. We have used reality capture services a couple of times in the past few years.

 

[RocketEngineer]

Waiting on my private tour invitation!!!!

The public relation office offers tours every week unless a vehicle is on one of the pads.