HOUSE LOOKS STRANGE TO NEIGHBORS

Shaddow_wolf169 · Apr 27, 2018

Does anyone else have neighbors that ask why your house is always glowing blue at night?

Servillius · Apr 27, 2018

Yah, and my neighbor is a cop. Very nice guy, but every time I try to explain the lights are for the fish tanks he just mutters something about none of his business and waves it off!

The DEA is so showing up at my door some day.

nfrench2100 · Apr 27, 2018

Lol we live pretty much in a shotgun house. So the dining room is situated in the middle of the house, preventing it from being seen from the outside mostly. So I don’t pique too much curiosity from the neighbors lol

Funny story tho, and I know (hope) I’m not the only one. But I will be driving through town, neighborhoods etc... and see that unmistakable blue glow coming from a house and think, man, I’d really like to talk to the people who live there. Check out there tank/coral/fish. Pick there brain. Share stories. Coral even.

I’ve yet to just walk up and knock on anyone’s door tho lol. “Hey! I noticed your actinics from the road! Mind if I come in and have a look!?”

Yea, no. I just don’t see that going over too well [emoji23]

Great thread!

rlman41299 · Apr 27, 2018

I used to live by an apartment complex and no they don't ask questions. They just call the cops and direct them to where my unit is at

Long story short, my apartment used to have blue lights at night and to make it worse some people come over to buy frags and they leave with baggies on their hands any time of the day on weekends and sometimes during late nights. So pretty much my neighbors think that I have an illegal activity by my unit.
Oh and I did get a visit twice from my local PD and asked me what was going on.

McPikie · Apr 27, 2018

I got asked by a neighbour once if I was "running hooch" as he kept seeing me lugging 25l barrels of liquid from the shed to the house.

Genomecop · Apr 27, 2018

nfrench2100 said:
Lol we live pretty much in a shotgun house. So the dining room is situated in the middle of the house, preventing it from being seen from the outside mostly. So I don’t pique too much curiosity from the neighbors lol

Funny story tho, and I know (hope) I’m not the only one. But I will be driving through town, neighborhoods etc... and see that unmistakable blue glow coming from a house and think, man, I’d really like to talk to the people who live there. Check out there tank/coral/fish. Pick there brain. Share stories. Coral even.

I’ve yet to just walk up and knock on anyone’s door tho lol. “Hey! I noticed your actinics from the road! Mind if I come in and have a look!?”

Yea, no. I just don’t see that going over too well [emoji23]

Great thread!

You could leave them a note. There was a time we were going to get an Iguana and while walking the streets of lower Manhattan I happened to look up and see a HUGE one in a window of a small building. I left a note addressed to Iguana Owner and explained I was looking for information and left my email. I happily heard back from them.

easternreefer · Apr 27, 2018

I used to put my used up for our purposes t-12 tubes in my garage.. (long time ago) 10k , 14k bulbs.. I lived on a double dead end street.. only two types of people showed up at my house.. completely lost or those who were looking for us.
first time I put them in the garage.. I said to my wife in 20 minutes the police are going to drive by... she laughed.. Why? I said they are going to check out the lights to see what we are growing.. 10 minutes later the local police did a very slow drive by my open garage turned around and did it again.. I sat in my lawn chair in the garage and waved..

homer1475 · Apr 27, 2018

I actually had someone call the cops on me. The way my house is situated when walking on the sidewalk you can see into my living room, and obviously the lights prompted someone to call the cops as they thought I was growing weed.

Cops showed up, I let them in to see my tank. Funny part is I live in a very small town and I personally know 90% of our local police. They tell me all the time they get calls for someone growing weed on main street. They know better now.

McPikie · Apr 27, 2018

homer1475 said:
I actually had someone call the cops on me. The way my house is situated when walking on the sidewalk you can see into my living room, and obviously the lights prompted someone to call the cops as they thought I was growing weed.

Cops showed up, I let them in to see my tank. Funny part is I live in a very small town and I personally know 90% of our local police. They tell me all the time they get calls for someone growing weed on main street. They know better now.

Time to start growing weed

homer1475 · Apr 27, 2018

McPikie said:
Time to start growing weed

LOL I've considered it as a way to finance the hobby.

Shaddow_wolf169 · Apr 27, 2018

nfrench2100 said:
Lol we live pretty much in a shotgun house. So the dining room is situated in the middle of the house, preventing it from being seen from the outside mostly. So I don’t pique too much curiosity from the neighbors lol

Funny story tho, and I know (hope) I’m not the only one. But I will be driving through town, neighborhoods etc... and see that unmistakable blue glow coming from a house and think, man, I’d really like to talk to the people who live there. Check out there tank/coral/fish. Pick there brain. Share stories. Coral even.

I’ve yet to just walk up and knock on anyone’s door tho lol. “Hey! I noticed your actinics from the road! Mind if I come in and have a look!?”

Yea, no. I just don’t see that going over too well [emoji23]

Great thread!

That's actually how me and my buisness partner met for the first time. Never be afraid to ask if they have a reef that' how you make new friends.

Velcro · Apr 27, 2018

Servillius said:
Yah, and my neighbor is a cop. Very nice guy, but every time I try to explain the lights are for the fish tanks he just mutters something about none of his business and waves it off!

The DEA is so showing up at my door some day.

Sounds like the kinda cop that takes themselves way too seriously.

FredsNJReef · Apr 27, 2018

This is an awesome thread LOL!!
I live on a busy street and my tank is on the 2nd floor, and the 4 windows just glow blue outside for all to see lol.

And yes, when I drive through towns, If I see that blue glow from someones house, I slow down and look in to see! I am always afraid someone is going to think I'm creeping for all the wrong reasons!

PS if you see my glow, you are always welcome to stop by and say hello!

Velcro · Apr 27, 2018

Whoever associates blue light with growing weed really needs to educate themselves before mindlessly calling the authorities. Waste of resources (and tax money).

Fourstars · Apr 27, 2018

I use to live in Denver CO the land of funny lights. But recently moved to a small town out on the plains. When we first move in we had drones visit our house a couple of times, once I found one parked at the basement window trying to peer in. Guess they couldn't get a clear view because shortly afterward we got a call front the county assessor that they need access to our home for the county auditor. We knew the house had just been assessed so it seemed strange. She show up, didn't do any measurements, proceed to the basement, looked around mentioned the nice tank and left.

Velcro · Apr 27, 2018

Fourstars said:
I use to live in Denver CO the land of funny lights. But recently moved to a small town out on the plains. When we first move in we had drones visit our house a couple of times, once I found one parked at the basement window trying to peer in. Guess they couldn't get a clear view because shortly afterward we got a call front the county assessor that they need access to our home for the county auditor. We knew the house had just been assessed so it seemed strange. She show up, didn't do any measurements, proceed to the basement, looked around mentioned the nice tank and left.

Drones are being used in this manner? That's disgusting.

Fourstars · Apr 27, 2018

It anecdotal but does seem strange to me.

Crabs McJones · Apr 27, 2018

My neighbors get more curious when my kitchen starts glowing pink after 9PM (Kessil H380 kicks on)

NY_Caveman · Apr 27, 2018

Velcro said:
Whoever associates blue light with growing weed really needs to educate themselves before mindlessly calling the authorities. Waste of resources (and tax money).

Right! Because weed would be a pink glow. LOL. Also let it be known, if you have a sudden huge jump in electrical usage, your utility may also report you.

Fudsey · Apr 27, 2018

To get down the road I live on, you have to go by my house. When we first moved in 20+ years ago, we were asked all the time by neighbors about blue lights in front room. If I ever get my fuge going in my basement, red glow at night is definitely going to attract attention.