Finish this sentence: "I knew I was addicted when..."

[ntvflgirl]

Here's mine:

I knew I was addicted when I spent the grocery money on live rock and a sailfin tang.

I'd rather do that than eat anyway...but about the kids...

[jonthefb]

i knew i was addicted when...i began considering my "tank maintenance" as a substitute for bathing!
good luck
jon

[broomer5]

I knew I was addicted when I noticed permanent saltcreep rings around the biceps of both arms.

[U235a4]

I knew I was addicted when I bought a new fish instead of taking the wife out to dinner.... OUCH!:eek:

[herbbie]

When I knew I had to hurry home and and sit and watch the tank for 2 hours before the lights went out, instead of going to the new Mel Gibson movie.

[mmslue79]

I knew I was addicted when I saw my cousin's 58 Gallon SW tank. And also when I was deciding wether or not to sell my car to get my 120 up and running! (seious, but funny, lol)

:D

[RyeBread]

I knew I was addicted when.........I began cutting out of work early to check the LFS for new coral frags, I started looking for fish message boards, I now feel fish pain, I now try to educate nearly everyone I meet about the wonderful hobby, the decor of my apartment is starting to have a marine theme, I drive home from work thinking of different ways I can set up my Live Rock in the tank, and my last revalation..............I just took a part-time job at a reputable LFS working on a store-credit basis to support my obsession.

[mikegronholz]

I knew I was addicted when.........I asked what "payment terms" were accepted !!!

:D :D :D :D :D

[slothy]

I knew I was addicted when...... umm i forgot hehe.. when i spend more time at the lfs then i do at home

[Ags]

I knew I was addicted when I saved 4 LFS numbers in my cellphone.

[entice59]

I knew i was addicted when i was the only guy in class who smells like my fish tank and the only one who LOVES THE SMELL! I also knew i was addicted when would spend over 6 hours online each week researching on salt water fish when i usually would spend that time playing counterstrike :eek:

[iceburger]

I knew I was addicted when...I learned that the LFS had me on speed dial...

seriously...

[MaroonClownFan]

I knew I was addicted when......my wife told me she couldn't wait for the fish tank light to go out at night...so I would quit staring at it......oops! :D
also
I knew I was addicted when......I would sit in front of the tank and give my wife a play by play of what each inhabitant was doing at that particular moment....

For some reason she didn't find it as amusing as me...go figure!

MCF

[jonthefb]

ohhhhh ohhhhh the wrasse turns left....now right. ...hes past the moon coral.....yes....yes...hes going alll the way............TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!..........the clowns were stopped dead inthe water with that play.........they dont know which way is up anymore..........

[Q]

I am NOT addicted !!!

And people should stop telling me I am. I have everything under total control. I am sure that I would have just wasted my time and money on something else so go bother someone else while I watch my tank.



:D :) :D

[ntvflgirl]

This is fun!!! I'm glad to know I'm not crazy...or maybe I'm not normal. I guess it all depends on how you look at it. Keep them coming...I love it!!:D :D

[blondenaso1]

....when I ditched my friends/girlfriend to hang out at the LFS or with the guys from the LFS.

[newreefers]

I knew I was addicted when..............I walked into the lfs and said 'hi honey, I'm home.:eek:

[Wrassecal]

I knew I was addicted when the tank was cycling and I would sit for hours and watch the rock! :) with a magnifing glass!:D

[starfishjackedme]

I knew I was addicted when every type of plastic or glass container starts looking like a possible aquarium! :D

[reef fool]

When I looked in my wallet and in my refrigerator and they were both empty and then continued to look at my full tank for anther 12 hours or so (who's counting?).

[ntvflgirl]

Wrassecal....boy, can I relate to that!!!! I still do that!!!:o

[reef fool]

Safe to say that this is a sickness we all are inflicted with!? ANY CURE?

[RobChuck]

...or any 12-step programs (Reefers Anonymous??)

Hi, I'm Rob H. and I'm a reefaholic...

[sterling]

I knew I was addicted when my friends finally figured out that "Rudy" and "Beau" and "Dotty" were my fish I was talking about and not relatives.

[mnreefman]

lol sterling that is classic...............
i knew i was addicted when i would practice aquascaping with rocks from my back yard..... just to get ideas............

that and when i didnt go to sleep for 2 days cuz i was watching my tank cycle


:D

[ekclark]

...when my friends came into my room and called me Troy McClure.


...when $100 in a week for tank stuff is an economical week.

[jferrier]

I got my credit card statement in the mail

[Azrile]

This isn't a joke, and it kinda took me back abit when it happened.

The local LFS has now memorized the contents of my tank. I went in a couple days ago and was looking at a yellow goby, and she said "he might have problems with your lawnmower blenny".

Apparently I spend too much time in there talking about my fish. :)

[mmslue79]

Well you guys are hillarious (just like my spelling). This might be the best thread I have seen on here. Well anyways, I want to add to my earlier post.


........when all I can think of at night while in bed is my 120 and how it will be setup. (that will not be until may at the earliest).

........when I dream that I am ----- (related to that school dream everyone has) and getting chased by my soon to be Porky Puffer, "watch out boy those darn spines hurt!"

[Musipilot]

...when I saw the beautiful mums my wife planted on the porch in those white planter things...and I said, "Wow, great mushrooms!"

[jpribelin]

I knew I was addicted when I went $700 in debt

[jonthefb]

i knew i was addicted when i put my scuba mask and snorkel on and dunked my head in my 135 to "really get to know my fish"
jon

[fshhub]

Q, this is what is known in the Freudian world as deinal.

reef fool, no, there is no cure, only treatments to help keep it from becoming fatal, and that is frequent trips to the lfs, more tanks, and less time in front of the tv.
I knew I was addicted when......
I moved the computer into the same room as the tanks, and found myself spending all my time doing tank research and visiting these boards.

[NaCl-H2O]

I knew I was addicted when "My Tanks" got there own line in my budget, the top line. :D

I knew I was addicted when I started getting up in the middle of the night to check out noises or problems(with the tanks) and spend 30-45 min. looking around the tanks with a flash light in the dark, and even worse don't find it inconvenient. ;)

[ntvflgirl]

jonthefb, did you really do that??!!!

This is so much fun....I really need to get a life...:eek: :D

[randolph]

when i bought my 2nd 55gal off of ----, paid for it
and told the guy to keep it for 2 weeks till i could move it.
bought it and had been out of work for 2 weeks, and put it in my bedroom on the 2nd floor. what a hobby

[flyinbrian]

ekclark :

Same here, my frinds call me Troy McClure too. Thats hilariuos.

I also knew I was addicted when..I would dream about my tank..and always have a new wallpaper up on my desktop regarding the addiction. Right now it is The GREAT BARRIER REEF.

[DIYreefer420]

i knew i was addicted when i started buying cheaper vodka to save money for coral......

DIYreefer420

[jonthefb]

ha diy thats classic. i havnet been to the bar in ages to ssave money for the tank!

yeah i really did dunk my head in the tank w/the scuba stuff on. it looked really cool!
:D ;) :D
good luck
jon

[mmslue79]

DIYreefer:

You know it is bad when you have to resort to cheaper alcohol. LOL

Stupid question of the day: Who is Troy MCclure?

:confused:

[jonthefb]

troy mcclure was a guy from the simpsons voiced by phil hartman. "hi i'm Troy McClur may remember me from suvh educational films, as Someone's in the kitchen with DNA"

great stuff!
good luck
jon

[JmesMcM]

...when a month after having upgraded my 37 to a 58 and had already begun talking about the next tank which will be a 90.

...when the "quarantine" tank was about to become a second tank.

[Azonic]

...when my parents went away for 2 weeks and left me $200 for gas and food and I spent it on my first SW fish tank(38 gallon)


....when i upgraded the 38 to a 90 the next time they went away for two weeks...which was only 3 months later

:D

[broomer5]

you know your addicted to this hobby when the UPS driver says
"hey man .... how's your fish tanks coming along?"

please sign at the line, as usual ;)

[mmslue79]

Good one Broomer5!

Well I am studying for a midterm right now and when I need a little pick me up I go to this thread. Thanks guys for keeping me sane!

[bethany]

I knew i was addicted when I upgraded my 30 to a 45 before it finished cycling and am planning for a wall to wall fish tank before i have bought the house to put it in> :p Still in an apartment:(

[Jarre]

I'll agree with you Broomer5! My fedex guy goes to the tank and talks to Fats (The domino)!!

:D

[NaCl-H2O]

Believe it or not, my UPS man(David) has gotten to where he'll leave mine in a safe place for me and call it released if I'm not there. This isn't a sign I'm addicted is it?

[Legion]

...when I was at work thinking about what I could do to my tank and what additions I could do just to fit more things in it.

[ntvflgirl]

It's really bad when you put your husband off when he wants to have --- so you can take care of your fish. Oh well, I'll be sure and get the tank if there's a divorce. Either that, or I'll sell it real cheap to one of you guys!:D

On the condition that you sell it back at the same price.:mad:

[bethany]

how about this.. I don't have a computer at home ...

So you know your addicted when you spend all of your time at work surfing this bb instead of working....still wondering while i have files piled up on my desk....

[Almarktool]

well,
not sure if this is bad or sad,
but when i threw out the ex-finace 2 days later I said yippee and then the 200Gall RR tank was ordered , and has now completed cycle
and has 1 marron clown:cool: :cool:

[MorayMike]

I knew I was addicted when I set up a salt aquarium in my office because I had run out of room at home. I think that I still have enough room to squeeze in a second tank in my office...

I knew I was addicted when I started skipping out of work on Thursday afternoons to checkout the new shipments at the lfs.

[tcreef]

when I answered this question....:D

[coral boy]

When i read all 54 replys

[ntvflgirl]

Was it worth it? It was to me. ;) :p

[itchy]

hey ntvflgirl,

I can relate to he husband thing...mine said had he known I would have spent that much time in the bedroom he would have let me get my tank along time ago.....Now he says he has to figure away to get me to bed..hehe

I told him a puffer might do lmao.....

THATS WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR ADDICTED!!!!!!

[ntvflgirl]

Itchy,
THAT"S CLASSIC...bribe them for ---!!! HMM... could be very profitable, no? I read your post about your nickname...we are alot more alike than you think!!! LOL. I wish my tank was in the bedroom. It would give me something to do :D :D :p

[itchy]

now surely you don't get bored in the bed room? I put the tank in my bedroom for stress relief...for my husband or so he thinks;) Well that is my story and I am stinking to it. :D My daughter said I neglect her for the fish tank. Now that can not be true as everyone has to eat...only the fish eat first cause it takes less time. lmao

[ntvflgirl]

Actually, I must say that I am definately not bored in the bedroom....if I have to be honest that is. Did you read the reason that I started this post? I told you we were alike. LOL:p

[jckkc]

happened twice

first, when i was in college and kept moving my classes later in the day each semester because i kept failing my first class of the morning. i kept saying just one more second then i will leave. never worked just kept failing the classes.

second, when i picked the hobby back up and kept finding tanks for free and taking them. 2 in the house, one dry in the garage, one in the in-laws office and an old reptile glass aquarium someone just left on my doorstep one day. i have since gotten ride of the two two that were not in use.
:p

[Jillian Ayers]

I knew I was addicted when I started asking everyone, including the administrators at my college :eek: , if they had a big tank they wanted to sell me for cheap, or even better, free. Now, does anyone HERE have a tank they want to get rid of? I will GLADLY take it! :D

[tcoco]

looking for a part time job to support my habit even though I just got started. There needs to be a surgon generals warning on the side of all tanks.

[jim672]

I knew I was addicted when I heard my kids telling their friends: "Don't ask my Dad about his tank unless you want to stand there for an hour listening to him tell you ALL about it!"

Rory and Itchy---whew! I feel like I just came out of one of those X-rated chat rooms. I think I need a shower!! ;) (Could either of you talk my wife into letting me put a tank in our bedroom......please?)

Jim

[hollywood85]

I knew I was addicted when as I soon as I got my first credit card, I went to LFS and maxed it out... Ouch! I'm still paying it off...

[scooter8416]

... when i read all of u guys replies

...when i go to just look in the lfs and end up spending 40 bucks or so.

[NaCl-H2O]

How about when you go to the LFS to sell them corals or macro algaes.
And even worse yoy can't leave with out spending some of it or all of it. :D

I just got back from the LFS, they gave me $40.00 (for a coral I grew and about 5lbs of caulerpa) and I spent $27.00 before I got out of the door.
At least I left with some of it this time.

[Wrassecal]

...when I found myself conducting a business conference call from the corner of the lfs on Wed afternoon cause that's delivery day!

An we have our second tank in the bedroom too!:D mood lighting

Itchy and ntvflgirl - maybe you could get your guys to try out that saltcreep on the biceps thing that Broomer has, might help lure you away from the tanks.;)

[itchy]

Never thought about that salt creep.... good idea Wrassecal

[ntvflgirl]

I think Broomer could lure me away himself...have you seen his picture? He is not only helpful, but very sweet to look at as well.;) :p

[MorayMike]

ntvflgirl:
what were you addicted to?

:)

[ntvflgirl]

Just what are you implying, Moray?:p :) Love my sw tanks, but love my hubby more. Becoming addicted to sw, been addicted to hubby for a while. :D

[ladyhawk]

These are GREAT!! I can relate to WAY to many of them. Cheaper Vodka, debt, LFS(s) knowing my tank and all my family members I bring in. The bedroom....well with the ex, the tank was 2 feet from the bed, parallell. So you could have the best of both worlds. Now, it is in another room and I am seriously thinking of moving it BACK!! Currently have a 29 & 40 gallon and thinking a 200 gallon would look good where the TV is.

[RyeBread]

Aww come on ntvflgirl............we all know who you really are after. It's okay........you can play hard to get with the whole "Broomer is a hottie" card that they all play at first. That hand will soon end and you will flock to my gorgeousness.

Let the flocking begin..............:D

[krishj39]

When every time someone says something to me, I have to interupt them to tell them about my fish, because something they said reminds me of my fish.

I don't think I can have a conversation any more without thinking, "hey, this reminds me of [fill in the blank] with my fish tanks."

Thanks native florida girl for starting this thread, it's been way too close to home!

Kris

[slothy]

Originally posted by RyeBread
Aww come on ntvflgirl............we all know who you really are after. It's okay........you can play hard to get with the whole "Broomer is a hottie" card that they all play at first. That hand will soon end and you will flock to my gorgeousness.

Let the flocking begin..............:D


man that pic is not neccesary bro.. bad enought i had to look at the little one. Now i have the large one.. grrr another night of nightmares

[mmslue79]

I have to ditto Slothy. It is late and I was thinking about going to bed, but I better stay up awhile and calm down after seeing the lifesize Ryan head (if you want to call it that, JK) on my Comp screen! Errrrrrrrr!

:p

[RyeBread]

I am so beautiful it hurts my own feelings.:D

[slothy]

haha look

bad dream (http://www.slothyville.com/misc/HAHA.swf)

[RyeBread]

You are the master Slothy. I must say.......that is pretty scary.:(

[slothy]

if its a prob... i can take it down ?

[RyeBread]

No way!! It makes me feel special......like when you climb the rope in gym class.

[Jillian Ayers]

Thanks slothy... I feel 10 times sicker now. j/k rye bread :D BTW, what was making you smile so much in that picture? :eek:

[slothy]

hehehe my other tank its a 19" , 18" viewable tank

[RyeBread]

Jillian- to answer your question in one word..........you.

slothy- I have a tank that looks just like that but, it is kinda crowded in a 17". I need to upgrade to a 19" or 21" so those fishies can stretch their legs. BTW, do you have a password for that?

[slothy]

password ? serial you mean ? check your mail in a few ill tell ya how to purchase it wink wink

[RyeBread]

mmmmmm.......cereal. I love Cinnammon Toast Crunch. Almost as much as I love ntvflgirl and Jillian.

[ntvflgirl]

Ryan, you might be jailbait...haven't looked at your profile:D Besides, I just thing he's nice to look at. He' s married, and so am I. I'm a very good girl, by the way. I'm just married, I didn't go blind!!:p

STICK TO THE TOPIC:mad: :mad: :p I've never had a 2 page thread before, I want to see if I can make it 3!!

[clownfish_and_bettas]

I knew I was addicted when I had the talk with my fish before I put them in the breeding tank.

I actually did that with my clowns that I had before we moved. but then I had to sell them back to lfs :(

BTW that is pretty scary.:eek:

[mmslue79]

I knew I was addicted when..... I was excited that this thread started a new page. Bc I am running on a dial up and the other page took too long (10 seconds, lol).

Slothy:

I cant seem to get your scary link to do anything, any ideas?

[slothy]

Originally posted by mmslue79


Slothy:

I cant seem to get your scary link to do anything, any ideas?

make sure you have version 6 of flash player

flash 6 (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P6_Language=English)

[overanalyzer]

OK I know I'm addicted because I e-mail my brother (who just got back from Afganhistan) and tell him I can't wait for his family to come out for a visit and he replies:

good, we can do some LFS cruising.

and I replied:

Oh - I had planned on that already!!

OBTW - Rye Bread - like I needed to see that mug shot LOL:D

[itchy]

You guys are to much....Slothy funny ass post of Rye's mug shot. I am glad I didn't see the nightmare til this afternoon (thurs) or I would have been up all night. Now I shouldn't crack on Rye like that I dont even know him. Sorry Ryebread couldn't pass it up.

Hey Rory, I know the feeling on the married not blind thing. I tend to get myself in trouble all the time. Hubby doesnt mind me looking, its just when you look a Little To Long. lmao :D You know that if there is something to look at you gotta share!! So... Now who is Boomer and wheres this pic........;)

[ntvflgirl]

It's Broomer5...check his profile. He' a shark on the newbie page I think. His picture is on his webpage.

I won't click on that link...I'm a chicken. Scary movies give me nightmares...there's no telling what's lurking on that link:eek: :eek:

[NewFishLINY]

I MUST BE ADDICTED BECAUSE I JUST READ ALL YOUR POST'S
EVEN AT WORK I GO ON LINE TO READ THESE POST'S
THE SALT IS IN MY LUNG'S

[Angelofish]

How 'bout when
1- You have all kinds of fish catalogs coming in.
2- You know exactly the price difference between online and
your LFS.
3- Your thumb and finger smell like fish food.
4- You can spot a used tank in the trash a block away.
5- You kiss up to the LFS guy just to get a deal.
6- You call home from work and ask hows the tank.
7- You say to yourself "I will never pay that much for that" and
then buy it anyway because it will look cool in your tank.
8- Your have fish themed items in your home.
9- You want the tank(s) if you ever divorced.
10-Your fish have their own space in the freezer for food.
:p

[ntvflgirl]

Angelofish,
I can relate to numbers 3,6,7,9,and 10. :D

[Herkemer]

When my wife and I went to the fishy store for water and I talked her into buying an umbrella leather for "her" tank. By the way I was the one to rmind her it's time for a water change.

[dockery07]

I knew I was addicted when the boys would watch a movie and I would watch the tank.

When I make him wire the tank to the alarm system on the house.

When I start getting fish for his annivarsary gift.

Now that I have 3 I do need one for the bedroom, maybe I can just move some of his stuff aside.

[ntvflgirl]

WOOHOO!! 100TH POST!! I feel special:D :cool:

[mnreefman]

when i had the lfs e mail there inventory as well as there order

[fishman88]

i new i was addicted when i hadent even set up my fist tank and i was thinking of getting a 200 gallon.

and when i keep on askin my dad if i could get a job to teach the ppl at petsmart about fish (true story the manager asked me if i could work there i was only 10 at the time)

[Jarrod]

When I try and figure out where I can put the next tank!
When I come and read this board several times a day!

Christina

[attml]

1. I knew I was addicted when I set up my own reef tank website two days after I set up my reef tank!

2. I knew I was addicted when I started rushing into the house to hide what I bought from the LFS so my wife wouldn't see!

3. I knew I was addicted when I gave my bosses boss a half hour tour of my reef website on company time explaining the in's and outs of reef keeping!

[Blue fishies]

i knew i was adicted when i started reading farie tales till my fish went to sleep....

[Jodilynn]

...everytime our family goes on vacation (for instance Chicago last year), instead of going to the zoo, Science center, etc...we ended up going through the phone book and dragging the kids to all the fish and pet stores.
Just last month we went for a long weekend to the Toledo Zoo and only spent 3 hours there... the rest was spent driving around town to the fish stores around there (broomer territory).;)
Jodilynn

[ntvflgirl]

Forgot how much fun this one was!!!

[otto13]

1. When I moved my tanks from texas to georgia, I put all the water in styrofoam containers in my car that I was towing. They all leaked on my leather seats and left 3 inches of saltwater on the floor. When I found out, I screamed, "oh my god, my fish my fish". Screw the car.

2. I have trained the lfs to say the wrong price out loud when I check out with my wife. "That will be $12.00 for 20 pounds of live rock".

[krishj39]

otto, your #2 is hilarious! I need to get mine doing that!

[Use dgs]

im just addicted just because. Its a relaxing hobby that i have that is better than anything to do while im at home.........plus i love to sleep infront of my tank. its not all i do but i love fish and the ocean so what better way to enjoy myself?

[1fast300z]

I knew I was addicted when I began spending every dollar of my paycheck on my Aquarium instead of repairing my car.

[pondboy]

I know i was addicted when i spent over 2500. on corals live rock and fish ,in a six weeks . and i don't know why i'm broke :notsure:

[petjunkie]

I was officially addicted when I started making fish lists for tanks I don't have yet, when there's no room for ice in my freezer because it's full of fish food and when I rush home after work to see if any sites have updated their WYSIWYG sections even though I'm too broke to buy anything!

[ruaround]

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=191359&highlight=addicted t^

[Jam1e]

im just addicted just because. Its a relaxing hobby that i have that is better than anything to do while im at home.........plus i love to sleep infront of my tank. its not all i do but i love fish and the ocean so what better way to enjoy myself?

Nice five year bump .. and by the way .. I knew I was addicted when I took the time to take a pic of my tank then copy pics of fish off the internet and photoshop them into my tank to see what they'd look like together instead of doing my Calculus Homework