does your damn fish tank cause problems with your relationship

[PRTA79]

just wanted to know do you spend more time
with your reef than your spouse

does your reef cause fights
or are you already divorced because of it

 

[this is me]

Being single is the best. You dont have to worry much...Hahahha
I still need to find a rich wife.

 

[clamm]

hehe, nice poll! I'm not alone.

 

[Kevin McG]

No problems as long as I keep a few fish she likes.

She thinks its "pretty"

 

[One Eye]

Deb likes to look at them but gets jealous of the time I spend on the tanks and on the forum. Maybe if she stopped watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer I'd spend more time in the living room!

 

[dz6t]

My wife keep talking about the 400 gallon reef tank we saw in PHreef's house.

 

[Valexia]

I get an allowance.... heheheheee or as I like to call it.."a budget"
(keep in mind i blow that number i am given all the time, but he still says yes)

 

[BigSmokeShowJOE]

If my wife new how much i spend on my tanks sheed kill me and feed me to them !!

 

[BigSmokeShowJOE]

IT true LOL!

 

[ReeferMedic]

My Reef Tank is considered "the other woman" in my house. She's pretty cool about the spending though. Considering the last time I looked, there are more shoes in her closet than ther are corals in my tank..........

 

[nitrofish]

all I get from my wife is compliments on how nice it looks and all the hard work I put into it. she just got me a buckett of salt and is going to buy me any new fish I want for my birthday.

we have even talked about a fish room and a in the wall tank setup when we move.

 

[TBoisvert]

Both my husband and I are into the hobby, so there is no problem....

Tam

 

[Chuck Spyropulos]

My wife keeps reminding me that I spend more time with the tank than with her. I told her that the fish don't talk back to me....that was the wrong thing to say!

 

[One Eye]

we have even talked about a fish room and a in the wall tank setup when we move.

Debs talked about me having a fish room also....but I think she means in a house other than the one she lives in....

 

[Chuck Spyropulos]

Lol

If I get another tank, chiller, skimmer, or any other major gadget that can in any way be atrributed to the fish tank.....my wife is bound to walk , especially after last month's electrical bill $427.00. I need to find someone to install my attic fan, and I need my central air unit adjusted. The fan will hopefully increase the efficiency of the A/C. Also, I think an adjustment is in order since my A/C dose not keep up with the set temperature. It stays on all day and never cycles on/off......it can't be runnig right or at peak efficiency.

Also, I removed my inline chiller from the fishroom and replaced it with a drop in coil. Now this chiller is in the garage and NOT in the fishroom, adding heat. Hopefully this will also help, but I really gotta get the spending under control!

Debs talked about me having a fish room also....but I think she means in a house other than the one she lives in....

 

[Daragon]

yup!

...or should I say, did!

 

[ACNK]

NAH, not mine.

 

[MelodyDurham]

If anything, the hobby has brought us closer. I was a freshwater fish geek before I met David, and when I found out he was slightly interested in salt, that's all it took. Now we're both up to our elbows in water..

 

[Chuck Spyropulos]

Great

Wow, it must be nice to share the hobby with your sig other....especially the maintenance, etc.

If anything, the hobby has brought us closer. I was a freshwater fish geek before I met David, and when I found out he was slightly interested in salt, that's all it took. Now we're both up to our elbows in water..

 

[Valexia]

mine does lift all those buckets of RO for me...big strong sweetheart...oh and i got clams for my birthday...so he's supportive. He does have the job of feeding anemones, and seems to enjoy that. Even caught him handfeeding hermit crabs.