"Honey, where did the ---- go?" Shhhhh....

[DJMCB]

Household items... the kind your partner probably thinks shouldn't be multi-purposed... so which of them have you, or do you still, use to support your reefing addiction (I mean hobby) without telling them? Whether you've permanently liberated these items or just borrow them and put them back, when no one is looking. Of course I’m not talking about why we all go through 3 times as many paper towels as any other household. More substantial stuff. Stuff we “borrow” cuz it just makes sense.

I’ll go first. Measuring cups, dishes, turkey baster (before I bought my own), knives, forks, spoons, shot glasses, bamboo shish-kabob skewers, tea towels, glitter nail polish (to label my “mix” and “drain” pails, of course), bath towels (had a little mishap using a shop vac in my sump... definitely did not tell her about that), spray bottle (for vinegar and water... “honey, have you seen that spray bottle I was going to use?”), some space in the back of our wine fridge. That feels like a short list. I’m sure there’s more that I just can’t think of, or haven't gotten around to yet.

What about you? I bet there's some pretty novel ideas. Nobody will tell. It’ll be our secret.

 

[4tanks]

Ha ha I have the kitchen scissors a small kitchen knife and the dogs claw clippers for cutting frags all of which the wife thinks have disappeared

 

[Snoopy 67]

Silicone hot pad for under my skimmer, measuring cup, an occasional towel thrown into the wash basket.
Vinegar used for various things other than salads & cleaning the dishwasher.

 

[creativeballance]

Let's not incriminate ourselves by making lists.

Let's just say some, if not all, of your items could possibly have been borrowed. Especially cutters, basters, and measuring utensils.

 

[Miller535]

At one point in time I used many things out of the kitchen

Let's not incriminate ourselves by making lists.

Let's just say some, if not all, of your items could possibly have been borrowed. Especially cutters, basters, and measuring utensils.

I like the lawyer phrasing,

"at some time, some thing possibly not belonging to me, may or may not have been used, possibly outside of their intended purpose by a person who is not you." lol

 

[Auquanut]

Measuring cups and spoons, tupperware bowls, scissors, etc... I blame the dog. Don't think she's buying it.

 

[spiraling]

zip ties, wire cutters, party cups, tupperware.
but my husband always knows there is some extra superglue around if needed. ;Happy

 

[CindyKz]

All of the above, except the glitter nail polish.

 

[DJMCB]

All of the above, except the glitter nail polish.

How can you run a tank without glitter nail polish??

 

[WiscoFishNut]

All of the above plus a not so cheap digital scale lol. I found it so much easier to mix salt by weight. She didn't share my enthusiasm ;Woot

 

[DJMCB]

All of the above plus a not so cheap digital scale lol. I found it so much easier to mix salt by weight. She didn't share my enthusiasm ;Woot

Counselling may be in order.

 

[DiefsReef]

I repurposed the scale as well

 

[4tanks]

All of the above plus a not so cheap digital scale lol. I found it so much easier to mix salt by weight. She didn't share my enthusiasm ;Woot

LOL I forgot about the digital scales from kitchen got them too

 

[Conchman]

Spoons for stirring salt, knives for cutting 2 part epoxy and right now I have an MP10 head soaking in a kitchen glass. She ok with everything, just the part that the glasses are on our kitchen counter, that honks her off...so I think its more of a territorial issue than the repurposing...

 

[mrk1720]

Panty hose to hold carbon while waiting for mesh bags to arrive. Towels, bowls and a lamp and small fan that nobody EVER uses until I took it.

 

[Alaeriel]

Cutting board and kitchen knives since my firefish are too small to eat the big chunks of nano reef frenzy... at least it's food-grade seafood?

 

[Weasel1960]

Just keep talking...I am making a shopping list of what I need to buy so I don’t go to Reefers prison.

Worse thing is we went through the house and did a major downsizing a couple of months ago. I knew I should have grabbed that extra turkey blaster, those ratty old towels. Unfortunately after we got rid of the excess I asked about starting up an aquarium again. Talk about hindsight...

C’mon, seriously, glitter nail polish? You do know they make permanent markers in more colors than just black...........don’t you?

 

[Weasel1960]

Oh here’s my favorite from the last time I did an aquarium...

You want to put what in the freezer next to my food.

 

[Paleozoic_reefer]

Any towel (face, bath, or dish) in a 3 meter radius of me when doing any tank related project is fair game in my house...

 

[Alaeriel]

Oh here’s my favorite from the last time I did an aquarium...

You want to put what in the freezer next to my food.

We just put the reef frenzy next to all of the mice for the snakes. I was *shocked* when the mini fridge showed up with its own freezer