Corals & The Wife

[Tom2257]

When I first set up my 90 gallon reef tank my wife thought I had gone off my rocker for investing so much money. A few months passed and slowly she began selecting fish. Then over the past 2 weeks some truly miraculous happened. I noticed she was watching a lot of videos on reef tanks, researching corals. Last week she shocked me. She told me she had ordered me a coral light, protein skimmer. Then when they arrived she told me she had ordered corals from some auction place called "Sunnyside". Cool I thought. In the meantime she has us going to area fish stores where she is selecting various corals. Just in corals she has spent around $2000!

To make things more interesting she is educating me on corals, proper powerhead water flow, lighting, all aspects of corals and reef safe fish.
Amazing!

 

[homer1475]

When I first got into this many years ago, I was a bachelor. My now wife was my GF and could not understand what all the fascination was. 20 some odd years later, I honestly think she knows more then I do. lol

She likes the fish, and picks them out. I like the corals and maintain the tank for them. Healthy corals = healthy water = healthy fish.

So we are both happy.

 

[Doctorgori]

yes my sig other is into fish also, makes spending a lot easier

 

[Reefcare1]

When I started this hobby decades ago , my wife informed me on how hard they are to keep , and all the problems and expenses associated with them.
So I decided not to even try.
I got rid of her.
My corals and fish seem to do fine.
You are lucky !

 

[GillMeister]

These are the stories that fill my heart with jealous rage.

 

[bestfishes]

What a great story! You found your true love ;-) My wife is more than happy to enjoy the tank with me, take care of it when I am away. But otherwise mostly disinterested in it.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I thought the OP said corals or the wife. Lol. Was gonna say some one out there like me. Lol My ex was meh so now I have a girlfriend that appreciates and supports this beautiful hobby.

 

[sfin52]

When I first set up my 90 gallon reef tank my wife thought I had gone off my rocker for investing so much money. A few months passed and slowly she began selecting fish. Then over the past 2 weeks some truly miraculous happened. I noticed she was watching a lot of videos on reef tanks, researching corals. Last week she shocked me. She told me she had ordered me a coral light, protein skimmer. Then when they arrived she told me she had ordered corals from some auction place called "Sunnyside". Cool I thought. In the meantime she has us going to area fish stores where she is selecting various corals. Just in corals she has spent around $2000!

To make things more interesting she is educating me on corals, proper powerhead water flow, lighting, all aspects of corals and reef safe fish.
Amazing!

My wife picks all the fish and some coral.

 

[bnord]

When I first set up my 90 gallon reef tank my wife thought I had gone off my rocker for investing so much money. A few months passed and slowly she began selecting fish. Then over the past 2 weeks some truly miraculous happened. I noticed she was watching a lot of videos on reef tanks, researching corals. Last week she shocked me. She told me she had ordered me a coral light, protein skimmer. Then when they arrived she told me she had ordered corals from some auction place called "Sunnyside". Cool I thought. In the meantime she has us going to area fish stores where she is selecting various corals. Just in corals she has spent around $2000!

To make things more interesting she is educating me on corals, proper powerhead water flow, lighting, all aspects of corals and reef safe fish.
Amazing!

mine was interested in having a colorful clean neat display in the living room, and spent a fair amount of time watching and naming and reminding me how much she doesn't like algae on the glass


You are lucky and be glad for what it does for your relationship

here's to you both

 

[blaxsun]

Do not look a gift horse in the mouth! I direct your attention to exhibit A (shoes) and exhibit B (purses).

 

[rmorris_14]

When I first set up my 90 gallon reef tank my wife thought I had gone off my rocker for investing so much money. A few months passed and slowly she began selecting fish. Then over the past 2 weeks some truly miraculous happened. I noticed she was watching a lot of videos on reef tanks, researching corals. Last week she shocked me. She told me she had ordered me a coral light, protein skimmer. Then when they arrived she told me she had ordered corals from some auction place called "Sunnyside". Cool I thought. In the meantime she has us going to area fish stores where she is selecting various corals. Just in corals she has spent around $2000!

To make things more interesting she is educating me on corals, proper powerhead water flow, lighting, all aspects of corals and reef safe fish.
Amazing!

Women are full of surprises

 

[Fishfreak2009]

My wife is just as into this hobby as I am. She regularly picks out fish and corals, and the fluval evo in our bedroom is her tank. She picked out all the equipment, the fish, the corals, everything. She is also picking out all the fish and most of the coral for our 47 gallon tank, and does the maintenance on all of our tanks while I'm away at school.

I still tend to spend more than her, especially on fish and corals, but I can only say that it's because she's way more frugal than me. I cringe spending $20 on a pair of blue jeans, but happily drop $200+ for a single fish.

 

[blaxsun]

$20 jeans - way too expensive.
$200 yellow tang - take my money! lol

 

[Fishfreak2009]

$20 jeans - way too expensive.
$200 yellow tang - take my money! lol

I have a hard time with the yellow tangs though... I remember buying my first one with birthday money way back in 2003 for $19.99. My LFS at the time had a big sale going with boxes of fish all over, still in their bags from shipping. $20 yellow tangs, $25 naso tangs, $20 coral beauty angels and rusty angels, assorted damsels and green chromis 4 for $10, $10 sixline wrasses, $15 mandarinfish, $25 copperband butterflyfish, $0.99 jumbo mexican turbo snails, $25 flame hawkfish, and all kinds of imported cheap SPS and LPS colonies.

 

[blaxsun]

I have a hard time with the yellow tangs though... I remember buying my first one with birthday money way back in 2003 for $19.99. My LFS at the time had a big sale going with boxes of fish all over, still in their bags from shipping. $20 yellow tangs, $25 naso tangs, $20 coral beauty angels and rusty angels, assorted damsels and green chromis 4 for $10, $15 mandarinfish, $25 copperband butterflyfish, $0.99 jumbo mexican turbo snails, $25 flame hawkfish, and all kinds of imported cheap SPS and LPS colonies.

You and me both. I bought a yellow coris wrasse for $40 instead.

 

[Sean Clark]

Women are full of surprises

Surprises

 

[Fishfreak2009]

You and me both. I bought a yellow coris wrasse for $40 instead.

Can't bring myself to spend that on a yellow tang, but throw wrasses at me and my money's gone before I even know what happened.

As far as tangs, I keep being tempted by purples and powder blue x goldrim hybrids

 

[blaxsun]

Can't bring myself to spend that on a yellow tang, but throw wrasses at me and my money's gone before I even know what happened.

As far as tangs, I keep being tempted by purples and powder blue x goldrim hybrids

I've just got one, "Finn" (as in sailfin). Very smart fish - not your average tang. Had a small naso for all of 2 days to watch it nosedive into an elegance coral. Tangs are generally so stupid...

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I've just got one, "Finn" (as in sailfin). Very smart fish - not your average tang. Had a small naso for all of 2 days to watch it nosedive into an elegance coral. Tangs are generally so stupid...

I had 3 sailfins in my old 380 gallon, and a desjardini sailfin in my old 187 gallon. Awesome fish.

 

[Jaybeastin]

Amazing! I still have to hide my receipts. Luckily she’s not though, we’ll be more in debt ! lol