What's the first thing your Thanksgiving guests will say about your reef tank?

How do you feel about showing off your tank to "non-reefing" guests?

  • I really enjoy it

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  • I like it if they are interested

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  • I really don't care either way

    Votes: 46 9.6%
  • I don't like showing my tank to people who don't understand it

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Let's have some fun today!

Thanksgiving, as you all know, is coming up Thursday and many of you may be having family over to eat and enjoy the holiday. Most of our guests will probably be "non-reefing" people so you never know how they will respond, what will catch their attention first or what they will say! Of course being passionate about our aquariums we're going to want to point out some cool coral or fish to them and want them to focus on certain particulars in our tank so what will you tell them?

1. What do you think your Thanksgiving guests will say first when they see your aquarium?

2. What will you bring to their attention first that you think they are going to be interested in?


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1. What do you think your Thanksgiving guests will say first when they see your aquarium?

When are you going to clean the glass?

2. What will you bring to their attention first that you think they are going to be interested in?

Let's go eat turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving. We cant gather but you all are welcome to drop by and help out with a little magic sponge action while we talk reef!
 

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1. What do you think your Thanksgiving guests will say first when they see your aquarium
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS TANK !! What’s this-200 gallons? UHHM ,TRY ALMOST 700
and then “ IS ALL THIS STUFF REAL?”


2. What will you bring to their attention first that you think they are going to be interested in?

THEY’RE GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN TOUCHING THE GLASS WHILE POINTING AT FISH AND FREAKING THEM OUT,,,, so ill kindly ask please don’t get too close to glass
“YES, I know I have a pretty crab- DONT NEED TO PUNCH MY TANK TO SHOW MEand while we’re at it, I won’t show you the other two tanks at this point

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Nothing, all my family lives on the East coast and I’m in Colorado. My boyfriend’s family wouldn’t show even if invited and we are not going over there due to COVID. Ugh.

Will be doing a wc on turkey day
 
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My daughter and her Girlfriend are the only ones ever here for holidays. They watch my tanks when we travel. So this year ill hear....

"why arent the lights on yet" My reply " BRS Hybrid 4 month cycle. lights come on next week"

My tank is behind the dining room table, and viewable from living and dining rooms. so its hard to not see it.
 

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I’m not having guests over this year, but I usually hear:

“are those things alive?“ when they see my coral. And

”you should get a Dory” because none of my guests ever like my wrasses :rolleyes:

But my sump crab usually interests them.

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A worm with high fashion and practical utility: Have you ever kept feather dusters in your reef aquarium?

  • I currently have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 65 37.1%
  • Not currently, but I have had feather dusters in my tank in the past.

    Votes: 59 33.7%
  • I have not had feather dusters, but I hope to in the future.

    Votes: 25 14.3%
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