How to keep peace in the saltwater household.

Trigger Man · #1 11-03-2008, 01:34 AM

Ya number 5 is good, and really, for number 10 does anyone really track all the spending they do in this hobby.

Skimmerking · #2 11-03-2008, 01:43 AM

NEVER ever take water from your RO/DI unit and tell her its better water then the tap.

Trigger Man · #3 11-03-2008, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by asmodeus

NEVER ever take water from your RO/DI unit and tell her its better water then the tap.

Ha, I got my girl to believe it, just put it in a nice bottle.

karazy · #4 11-03-2008, 03:56 AM

lolz, for me its an issue of dealing with my parents

you have to do things like:

start by asking for lets say, a 20 gallon, and then either come home with something bigger, or just say it fits in the space better.

or, you do the ol' switcheroo.while the parents are out, you hide the 5 gallon and go get a 10 gallon, they wont notice :P

surprisingly the first method works. my reef which i am still currently building started out with "mom, i really like fish, and i have them at dads house. can i just get a goldfish bowl here?"

hehehehe

o, and one more thing. always try to show your parents that you ARE learning things by doing it.

noirsphynx · #5 11-03-2008, 04:06 AM

LOL, this just cracks me up and I can so relate to several, heehee. Now instead of LR for a present I just need to convince hubby that frags are theeee best gift ever

Trigger Man · #6 11-03-2008, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by noirsphynx

LOL, this just cracks me up and I can so relate to several, heehee. Now instead of LR for a present I just need to convince hubby that frags are theeee best gift ever

If your convincing works with the hubby can you convince my fiance that it is not weird to have fish stores on the wedding registry?

lorenz0 · #7 11-03-2008, 04:54 AM

Or man up and put your foot down. lol, i have had a few girlfriends think its weird how i like fish and frogs. It's my life and my escape from reality.

Leah · #8 11-03-2008, 09:23 AM

When you start giving away the furniture so that you have room for one more
tank.
When you start to see the mold growing on the windows.
But the most important rule in the hobby umm, let me think resist the impulse
for one more tank. (THEN WATCH OUT FOR HUMAN COMBUSTION)
Hey number 2: admit to ourselves yes, we have an addiction and will seek treatment
as soon as I set up this last tank.

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buy herbalaire

Boomboy · #9 01-28-2009, 11:13 PM

my wife is coming around took her a while, but eventually she is like, just spend the money and get it set up already.

BlueAbyss · #10 02-02-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by karazy

you have to do things like:

start by asking for lets say, a 20 gallon, and then either come home with something bigger, or just say it fits in the space better.

or, you do the ol' switcheroo.while the parents are out, you hide the 5 gallon and go get a 10 gallon, they wont notice :P

LOL, yeah did that years ago... was supposed to be a 10 gallon and ended up being a 20, actually the same 20 I'll be using when I finally get past the planning / stand building phase of my tank

And thank god I'm single, my significant other would think I'm crazy