You Know When You Are A Reef Nerd When...

[VirusAcro]

I need a reef rehab...hehe

 

[ngvu1]

A being a nerd is good, I don't see anything wrong with that, right?

Someone told me denial is another sign :-)

 

[ws6kid]

When your vacations are planned around nice fish stores and large public aquariums!

 

[Fuel1976]

When the kids tease and tell friends "if we ever need to find dad we just check the fish room".

 

[ReefMadScientist]

where did you get your crew?

ReefTopia. First time so Ill let you know how they come ;)

 

[ReefMadScientist]

When your vacations are planned around nice fish stores and large public aquariums!

I am guilty of this!

 

[D maul]

You tell your kids friends that if they break the TV it's a accident, but if you mess with the fish tank.....

 

[Wiz]

When every lfs within 25 miles knows you by name.

When your two bedroom apt houses your wife, 18yo, 5yo, and 3 salt tanks with a fourth waiting in your bedroom.

When the house your looking for is decided by the perfect basement ;-)

When your soft corals start growing on the stalks of your lps and on snail shells for lack of room.

When you can't stop coming up with reasons your a reef nerd. Lol

Guilty of most of this thread! Rotflol

 

[jlanger]

You know you're a fish nerd when latin is your second language; seriously.

 

[jack89]

When you have just upgraded few week back and you start planning your next upgrade

When CCTV cameras in house are planned keeping in mind the tank and its visiblity

When relatives comes home and sees the tank and you are standing on their head to see they dont tap the aquarium glass ..... I hate when people just tap glass to see fish frightened :(

 

[Turbo's Aquatics Verified Sponsor]

When one of your home renovation plans includes knocking a hole in the wall to have an in-wall tank

When you try to sell a vacation to your wife based on where MACNA will be. Hence why we are going to SD in one year

When you shop for a car based on how much reef stuff you can fit in it...just in case you find a deal you can't refuse

 

[pittvipe]

When your on vacation and constantly checking your apex fusion

 

[AdamNC]

When you get home after work and check the tank before giving your significant other a kiss/hello.

 

[kschweer]

When your cell phone stops trying to autocorrect words like zoanthid, scolymia etc and turns the work rank into tank because it thinks you messed up.

 

[Turbo's Aquatics Verified Sponsor]

When your cell phone stops trying to autocorrect words like zoanthid, scolymia etc and turns the work rank into tank because it thinks you messed up.

:D my phone knows "dinoflagellate"

 

[bknapp]

When your significant other finds a dried up asternia star..... in the bed.

 

[melypr1985]

When your significant other finds a dried up asternia star..... in the bed.

ewww.

 

[PaulKreider]

When the mailmen start noticing that you're waiting for them as soon as they pull up

 

[barbarag]

When even your 7 year old child has to say goodnight to all the fish before he goes to bed

 

[ReefMadScientist]

When your significant other finds a dried up asternia star..... in the bed.

Oh you are a dirty man lol