Contest: Top 10 signs your reef has invaded your life

[Josh]

Let's get a little contest going...

Submit your ideas for a Top 10 list and be eligible to win a

Brand New Acropora Nana Colored iPod Shuffle.

Moderators will narrow it down to the top 10 entries, last day to submit an entry is Halloween (October 31st).

After that, all 10 entries will be voted on by you, our members (voting closes November 15th).

The top submission will win a brand new iPod Shuffle and MR Gift Bag Kit!

Enter as often as you like, multiple submissions per post is fine. Submit by posting a response to this thread.

Have fun!



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My submissions:

"Your ice cubes are made from RODI water"

"Your family dining room has been converted into a water change prep station"

"In order to buy a 2" fish, you had to eat hamburger helper for 2 weeks"

"You picked your new home based on a TDS reading from the tap"

"You have a battery operated pump stored right next to the flashlight and Go-Kit"

"Your emergency contact on all official forms is your neighbor who can check the tank"

"You took off a week from work to prep for the Fall Frag Swap"

"You listed RG as a skill on your resume"

 

[ming]

You invite guests over to watch the reef tank

You can't go out because you need to do a water change

During the holidays, you have to give the website along with your wish list so people can shop for your reef gadgets

 

[Awibrandy]

You buy a house that can accomadate your fish tanks, and reject all others because they don't have enough walls.
Your guest bathroom is actually your water change prep room.
You don't take vacations, because your reef needs caring for.
You avoid medical treatments that will incapacitate you for more then a day.
Only the gals will understand this one; You go without the hair salon & nail salon to buy a coral/fish.

 

[duke62]

10-you cant fall a sleap because your thinking of what corals you want next
9-its your wedding anniversary and you buy your wife a beautiful coral..and she has no interest in reefing
8-you need to buy a suit for wedding and you spend your money on a new skimmer instead
7-you know what all your parameters are in your system how many amps it uses and the time your lights come on but.....wait what was i saying
6-you know what a Lobo is and its not the female basketball player
5-when you stay on the internet for hours waiting for someone to post a piece of equip you want
4-when you travels 2 hours to get the fish or coral u want
3-when people have conversations and a word like flower pot or leather comes up and the first thing that comes to mind are different kinds of coral
2-when something goes wrong in your tank and it feels like your world is crashing down
1-when you work on a bridge setting steel till 7 in the morning you have a 1 hour drive home tired and exhausted the first thing you do is go on a web site to see the thread you wrote the day before :lol2:

 

[bigyankfan]

You named your kids Montipora, Aiptasia and Blenny.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

You guys have a life outside of your reef tanks?

You keep a fish and invert handbook in your car just incase you see a fish you want to buy at the LFS so you can research it before you buy it.

You post a WTB or F/S thread at 1 in the morning and at 2 am you're meeting for the trade/sale

 

[masterswimmer]

You have a garage that you've never been able to keep a car in because of all your household crap.......then build a $5000 shed to move it all into, so that you can put all your fish crap into said garage that you still can't keep your car in :sad2:

You live in a home for 10 years and suffer through countless power outages, including no water (toilets) because you're on a well, then you get into the reef scene and decide it's finally time to buy that generator for your tanks sake.

 

[BroRage]

"you wait an hour later after your lights go out so you can grab a flash light and see whats crawling around in your tank after dark"

 

[JHOV2324]

"you rather get drunk at home and stare at tank for hours then go out to clubs"

"you tell your significant other that you have to work late and in reality your at the LFS looking for new stuff to buy, then come home and say ohh, nah somebody owed me something and brought it to my job" :theyareon

 

[prattreef]

When waiting 2 years for the privilege of paying $200 for a 1/2 " frag seems reasonable.

 

[House of Laughter]

When you're at a public aquarium and your 4 yr old son turns all the heads when he says - "Dad, Look! A Trigger Fish" and all the parents go to the guide and nod in confirmation.

House

 

[bigbris1]

My sons first word was "fish!" (he's 5 now & can name almost every fish & coral at a public aquarium, my reef buddy)

I'm proud because he's the only kid that doesn't exclaim, "Nemo!" when he sees a clown, he says, "Look Papi, an anemonefish!".

You schedule your life around the time your lights are on so you can view the tank. My tank lights acually are my alarm clock & curfew. The only reason I sleep is to kill time until the next morning when the lights come on (straining eyes to view tank via LED moonights for 4 hours) man, I just realized I have no interest in finding a job.

 

[grknyer]

You guys are to funny!!
I thought of a few so here goes:

1:Your computer homepage is Manhattan Reefs and your screensaver is that 3D Saltwater Tank.
2:You pass on sex because it's your scheduled water change night.
3:MR members & LFS #'s now out number family & friends on your cellphone.
4:When family or friends from out of town stay over you jokingly tell them they are getting a five star room with an OCEAN VIEW!!!
5:Your wife gives you the ok to buy the top of the line plasma and home entertainment system but you pass by saying you would rather have a bigger tank because that' your TV.
6:Wherever you go on vacation you try to find out if there is an Aquarium near by.
7:When your tank & it's inhabitants are worth more than the car you drive.
8:When you start asking for coral as part of your birthday or Christmas gifts.
9:You set up a tank at your workplace.
10:You enjoy and have learned so much about marine life that you start to doubt whether you made the right career choice.

 

[JHOV2324]

#2....i dont think its gotten that serious for me yet....:lol2:

 

[grknyer]

J you have to admit, that was a good one.Lol.I knew that would raise a few eyebrows.Man there is a prize involved.
!!!I can't' base that submission on my own personal experience as you know I have 2 daughters(6months/21months)and possibly another baby on the way. I'm sure it's probably happened to someone or maybe they considered it.

I better come up with some good new ones because that submission is out the window now. Lol

#2....i dont think its gotten that serious for me yet....:lol2:

 

[KathyC]

You go to the supermarket to buy fish to feed your anomone and come home to find you have no food for your family...

Grknyer...to add to your # 3..when it's your work cell phone and you find you can't call your employee because her number isn't in there, but full numbers & addresses are there for anyone who has frags...

 

[Deanos]

When the best man at your wedding reception, during his toast, says something to the effect of:

Nakia, if Dean takes care of you like he does his tank, you have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life!"

 

[jf2381]

When buying a house the first thing you look for is that you can get a 300g+ tank down to the basement.
Worry about going on Vacation because you have to leave the tank.
The fish I want cause more than the oufit I'm wearing today.
All my favorite link are reef related
Spot feed the corals half an hour after the lights went off and make sure that each polyp got some food.

 

[bigbris1]

Having to prove you're not a drug dealer because of your baking soda purchases & energy consumption... :theyareon

 

[kris]

Your daughter learns to read with Scott Michael's fish handbook