uh oh, i think im in trouble...
.....you take out the sponge to clean it and spend an hour trying to get all the pods out.
.....You go into your LFS and knowing to don't have enough room in the tank, but you just have to have that coral.
.....You get your paycheck and you think "How many corals can i get with this?"
.....you have more cubic inches of water than sq ft in your house.
.....you'd rather spend an evening on RC than spending time with your wife!
.....you hear a strange noise, and your wife runs toward the back of the house to check it out, and you run to your tank to be sure everything's ok!
and when you install a video camera on the fishroom instead of your baby room with a monitor on your bedroom
..... you cancel your cable channels and spend most of time watching the tank than the 55" tv!
..... your fish eat better than you do................
...you would rather spend money on a tank upgrade then new clothes or jewelry.
..... the biggest stress your going through with a house move is your tank. The hell with the rest of the stuff.
when...You have nightmares about aiptasia...
when...The last thing you looked at before sleep and the first thing you look at when you wake up is your tank.
when...you have a computer power backup unit for your aquarium but don't use one for your computer...
when...You know your addicted when the evaporated water from your tanks has formed cumulus clouds in your living room.
when...You think adding maybe just one more dehumidifier will finally stop the water from dripping off the ceiling
when...You will spend $75 on Cyclop-eeze for the tank's dinner, but your girlfriend is lucky to see the inside of a Taco Bell....
when...you try to imagine how great it would be to be a fish in your own tank....thats the life...
when...when the LFS employees see more then your kids do
when...You've ever been driving down the road at night and thought to yourself,"Hmm, My headlights could do with a bit of actinic."
when...you walk around your house in total darkness because you don't want to wake the fish up with the light.
when...you hear the news you've gotten a raise and you think..I can get a bigger reef tank!
when...Half of your knifeset is ruined because of reef DIY modifications...
when...Your kids complain that they are starving so you give them each a sheet of Nori as you clip another into the tank and you make bets on who finishes first, the kids or the critters.
when...you can measure your salinity by taste
when...you look at your house to see what doorways you can close up to get more space for the NEXT tank...."who needs to get to the kicthen that way....go our the front door and come in the back door....we can use the excercise...."
when...at the LFS the staff will refer difficult questions to you.
when...your LFS calls you at home with questions.
when...you shift your expenses from general entertainment to its own catagory "reef expenses" and that falls under "necesary expendetures".
when...you spend more time in the LFS then the typical LFS employee