Not the response I expected...

[Reeferized]

Originally Posted by marie

Or she will tell you that she needs a $2000 skimmer......





.......I'm the wife and all the tanks are mine

Naw.....she's not really into the mechanical/biological/details of the tank (yet) ,,,,but is very artistic and I'm sure will have lots to say about fish choices, corals, and rock placement. It'll be my job to accommodate and make it happen. I'm confident that she can help make the tank look pleasing to the eye as she has helped aqua-scape the FW tanks, and is interested mostly in the final look of the tank.

[marie]

The sad thing is, my husband never even raised an eyebrow when I told him I was spending $1500 on a fish toilet

[Lance]

Yup. You've had it now! It's all just a ploy. She's got you right where she wants you, under her thumb! Before you'll even know what hit you the kitchen will be remodeled and she'll be dragging you off on some expensive vacation.

[Reeferized]

Originally Posted by Lance

Yup. You've had it now! It's all just a ploy. She's got you right where she wants you, under her thumb! Before you'll even know what hit you the kitchen will be remodeled and she'll be dragging you off on some expensive vacation.

Wonderful, you paint such a great picture.

Guess I'll learn to hide the bags.

haha

[marie]

Originally Posted by Lance

Yup. You've had it now! It's all just a ploy. She's got you right where she wants you, under her thumb! Before you'll even know what hit you the kitchen will be remodeled and she'll be dragging you off on some expensive vacation.

Don't listen to Lance....the expensive vacation came about because he covered his poor beleaguered wife in algae goo.....twice


......and laughed

[Lance]

Originally Posted by marie

Don't listen to Lance....the expensive vacation came about because he covered his poor beleaguered wife in algae goo.....twice


......and laughed

Yeah, but she got me back. (with skimmate!)
Seriously though, go with the biggest tank you have room for or can afford.

[saltcreep]

Size matters. You don't want to end up with tank envy.

[gobytron]

I love my 95 gallon seamless.
I started with an aquapod 12 then moved to a 32 bowfront then to a 72 bowfront and now into a 95.

I have never thought that any of my systems were a waste of time.

One of the reefs I have run and gotten the most satisfaction out of was a 5.5gallon softie/zoa tank that I ran for a year with only a hermit, snail and yasha goby w. pistol shrimp.

It was far from a waste of time.
it, as all of my other tanks present and past taught me a lot about reefing and I got a lot of pleasure and personal satisfaction out of them.

regardless of size.

[EMH]

Originally Posted by Lance

Yup. You've had it now! It's all just a ploy. She's got you right where she wants you, under her thumb! Before you'll even know what hit you the kitchen will be remodeled and she'll be dragging you off on some expensive vacation.

Got my wife pinned ...
mind you mexico help get me the ok for more fish

[Seamazter]

You may be lucky if its only furniture she will be wanting.
A redesigned kitchen, a new car, may also be on that list.
Regardless, congrats on making the move to SW.