I didnt want to post questions because it creates bias but I guess I have to
How much time do you spend at work reading these forums?
Well I am on both Canreef and BCAquaria multiple times a day (Head mod on the latter). Altogether probably between half an hour to an hour a day reading and posting on threads.
What do your co-workers think of that?... Or your boss?
I am self-employed so my boss says it A-Okay with him.
Why do people participate on forums? To learn,... or to gloat...., or sell frags?
I participate to learn cooperatively. Reefing is an art as much as it is a science. What works for one person may not work for someone else. I also come here looking for what is for sale. I don't often post frags for sale any more but I have probably met over 100 local reefers & fish keepers during the last decade or so. I joined almost a decade ago but was a lurker for a while before that.
Does your wife support you or not?
She was the one who got us started on reefing after watching Finding Nemo, she says "I want a sw tank with an anemone and a pair of clownfish. Ok?" Well, I'm OCD and ran with that. She was very happy when I downsized from a max of about 1000 gallons total volume in our small 2 bedroom suite but I still have 4 tanks (largest is 165g with 90g sump) and as long as they look good and everything stays healthy and presentable, she's fine with it. We used to go to the LFS together but now she sends me with the kids.
what does your chidren think about your hobby?
They love it. Both daughters (2.5yrs old Isabella and 5.5 years old Felicia) love to watch the fish, feed the tanks and they both help with water changes. Felicia has been helping by holding the hoses when I do my siphoning or pumping since she was 2 and Isabella has also been doing it for almost a year now.
Have you ever been ridiculed/ made fun of, because of your hobby by other people?
Not really. They are more amazed that everything is alive in there. Then they go home and decide that freshwater is boring and colourless so a lot of them switch to sw.
has spending money on your aquarium caused serious financial problems?
Sometimes. It is a very expensive addiction which is the first thing I tell anyone asking for advice about maybe setting up a reef tank. I used to sell enough frags and other stuff to cover most of my expenses. Lately, its been more in the red.
Has meeting anyone on canreef caused you problems?
Nope. A lot of my best friends are "fish friends" from Canreef and BCAquaria. I find that most local reefers I have met are pretty standup people. I wish I was better with names because more often than not, I can remember someone's screenname than their real name.
Hopefully this stirs up some debate
Thanx guys
04-06-2014, 05:31 AM
Hybrid Mode
