OT: Just curious what kind of people are into reef tanks

[jim672]

Hi. My name is Jim, I'm 53 and will be married 30 years in June. In addition to my wife, I have three great kids, 25, 23, and 18. I've had my sw tank for 2 and 1/2 years and learn something new every time I go on this BB!!
Susiepan,
We have some common ground.....I'm German and my wife is Italian.....and my sister's name is Susie!! Small world!
fshhub,
Where in Pa are you located? If southeast, any good lfs's you can recommend....I'm looking for some new sources.
Jim

 

[infinsable]

Great post, Im Michael ,im 35 , been married for 5 yrs to a wonder lady (for putting up with my s#*@),which comes in bunches.My wife is a elementery teacher in Elizabeth,NJ. We a wonder 19 month old son Michael.We live in Sayreville NJ(the boyhood home of Bon Jovi, just around the corner from his childhood home) I work in Sewaren as a service tech, I do all the repairs for TGIFridays in NY,NJ. Ive been doing this for 10 years now and never had the same day twice. (I hate repatition). Im babysitting, my wife works days I work nights when the restaurant in closed. We have 2 dogs an Airedale and Pitbull, Crazy combo, I know but it works.I started a 125 gal tank after we moved from our old house, which we had a 90, but nothing went right with it. Thanks to this board we are doing this much different, I think I said enough, Thanks for the help, Keep up the good advice. Check my home page for some shots , more to follow. Hey LordoftheReef, My shop is on Ferry St. I hope you dont go to Animals and Things. I was there last weak and saw a HUGE Naso Tang,bout 12-14 inches crammed in a small tank. Very sick fish

 

[daisywb]

Hey,
My name is Emily and I'm 23 (in a week anyway). I moved to the Los Angeles area from Dayton, Ohio almost a year ago to live w/ my bf (online romance can work out . Currently am temping for Warner Bros. Studios as a project coordinator. Hobbies include computers, my cat (who is still back in Ohio), fish, horseback riding, and playing video games with my bf.
Oh, and my brother has a pug...does that count? hehe

 

[tropicalreefs]

My name is Marcus, I'm 30 and am a Network Admin. I have 3 kids, 2 dogs, 1 cat, my wife of 5 years whom I've known since High School.

 

[kalvoda]

My name is Justin, i am currently a waiter at a local restaraunt and also attend a local college and hope to major in Biology.
I have a 30 reef,7 domestic ducks, 2 wild mandarin ducks, 2 geese, about 36 chickens, 3 rabbits,5 turkeys, and 2 pheasants. So i keep busy most of the time. I am currently building a 8X12 building for the pheasants and mandarins with a 20X20ft aviary. So i work alot to pay the bills.

 

[tidepool]

My names is Patrick I'm 37 and have been keeping fish for 18 years on and off.Only been reefing for a month but for sure its the best!!!I' also grow exotic plants like orchids, palm trees, cacti,etc.
P.s. If your ever in San Diego in the summer go to the La jolla cove and check out the tide pools.Thats what really inspired me to put a reef in my living room.

 

[the infamous sea cucumber]

Ha, this is a pretty interesting topic so I guess i'll add in my 2 cents. My name is Eric, and i'm a 20 year old college guy majoring in biochem. I working in a lab for a miserly 7.50/hour, so keeping up my 75 gal reef is taking all my funds..its worth it though. Hopefully i can procure a job at the local lfs. DISCOUNTS HERE I COME <img src="graemlins//yeahright.gif" border="0" alt="[yeahright]" />
P.s. im not a dork, but i am attempting to study my way into the image <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" />

 

[demosthenes]

Well, I'm 14, 15 on June 7th. For a living I am a student, but I'm starting my own company, TMaN Industries. I plan on licensing the patent rights to 4 of my products to different companies, 2 of which will help in the SW hobby.
Hey Patrick, I was in La Jolla at Christmas time, and went to Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute. I know it's somewhere around there, so I thought I'd mention it. What do you think of it. I like the "Hands On" area outside, and also the "Shark Tank" those are the best features. Now that I am somewhat educated I get mad thinking about all of the chances I've had to check stuff out, trips to Hawaii's reefs, Cayman Islands, etc. I'm so mad. Is it my fault I was too young? Man I love reefing!

 

[reef starter]

Name is Chad, 22 (today ) I love my 2 month old 55gal Reef!! I am married (1 yr July 14) no kids, and 2 Mini Daschounds (Chili & Riley) I work fulltime at SeaRay Boats and I am also a fulltime student majoring in Computer Info Systems.. (Only lack 2 yrs.. )
What Busy lives we live eh?

 

[susiepan]

Jim,
Very cool...Small world isnt it...
~Susie

 

[sharon]

Hi everyone--
Was reading these posts, and thought I'd join in. I'll leave out the age part. Been married 21 years. Presently hubby and I live in Kaukauna WI. And at the time, we are unemployed. Hubby's brother fired us and another brother. Long story. The guys nuts.
Anyway, have had freshwater off and on since I was in high school. Presently I have a 20 gal. freshwater tank, 5 gal. & 20 gal. saltwater. @ kids, both grown, a German Shepherd and an Austrailian Cattle dog and assorted barnyard fowl. (We have 10 acres.)
Sharon

 

[finland]

Well I guess I can jump on the band wagon too. My name is Andy, 40 years old, and am a mechanic at a Cadillac Dealership. I am pretty new to SW, but have been doing FW for quite awhile. SW is much better IMO. Can't take the money with you so might as well spend it on a reef tank!

 

[livesandlover]

Well lets keep all the Wi people bunched up on the boards. My name is Dusty I am a FULL time work-aholic I am curently a Bartender/Bowling alley Mech. I do nothing in my spare time beacuse i work 15 hr days ( not fun but pays verry well) Anyway hopeing to Move to AL to get better prices on SW stuff.
BTW all u Wi people email me so we can start a SW Org Or Clud to trade stuff or GTG for sharing tanks.
dole@cheqnet.net
Dusty

 

[ironreef]

Originally posted by Y2SAYS:
<strong>I guess I'm next. My name is Says Louangphakdy (easier than it looks). I'm 22, turning 23 on June 19th. I live in Auburn WA which is 15 minutes south of Seattle
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You have a reef? Ilive by the Supermall

 

[q]

My name is Matt and am 24. I work with my Dad as a auto mechanic. He started the business around the time I was born. It started out as a custom harvesting operation which my grandfather began. I enjoy the electronic diagnosis and trouble shooting aspect of the industry which is what our shop specializes at. I got married to my wonderful wife 9 months ago. She works at a hospital in the medical records dept. Enjoy the outdoors and staying active. Played soccer until I was 22. Rock climb and wake board.
God, family, friends.

 

[carrie1429]

I'm Carrie, 14 years old and I've started working at a pet store a few months ago. I live in Templeton, California with many animals: cats, dogs, horses, goats chickens, ect, and of course my tanks. I've been doing freshwater tanks for 5 years, just started saltwater 7 months ago.

 

[slick]

Hi my name is DJ I am 24 and I am a welder at a office furniture manufacturer. Let me tell you welding for 10 hrs a day is no fun but the pay is good. Wished I lived somewhere else like florida or california. I like doing anything outdoors and I like working out. I live right by the mississippi river but it's nothing compared to the ocean (that I've never seen) Anyway grtting into the sw hobby and loving it. Hope to get to know you all better.

 

[heavenly damsel]

My name is Jacqui, husband is Tom. We are 48, I'm a nurse in the OR and Tom is an engineer. We have 3 boys in college. Have been into SW for 6 months and love it. In our spare time we garden and have a 25' sailboat. We live on the NC coast, parents are retired at the beach. We recently started a reef club in our area. We are active at church, Tom is a deacon and runs the sound board, I sing in the chior and what ever else needs to be done. We don't have a pug, but we do have a chocolate lab, a sheltie and a lahsa ahpsa. We started with a 55 gallon to get our youngest son out of his room more and now have 4 aquariums. (2) 105 gal, a 55 gal and a 46 gal bow front. All were deals we could not pass up. Our son took his tank back and now has it set up with local fish (but he kept it in the den).
My job is to do the research and gather all the facts, Tom does the plumbing and equipment maintenance and we both enjoy them.
Funny thing is, we took a bible study about 9 months ago to enrich our marriage because we knew the boys would all be gone soon and we would be spending more time together. God gave us a hobby we both enjoy as an answer to our prayers. God is good...all the time.

 

[maury]

OK, since I seem to be posting here more these days, I'll chime in as well. I'm a 33-year-old, ex-basketball player who now practices medicine. I'm an Internist in Hammond, Louisiana. For those that don't know, that's primarily a doctor that specializes in adult medicine. I send people to ky to cut on. Married for a looong time with 4 boys, ages 7,6, and a set of fraternal twins that are about to be 3 next week. My hobbies outside of the money pit known as Reef tanks are Restoring Classic British roadsters, still playing hoops, reading (fantasy mainly, help maintain a Tolkien site online) and playing with my kids. And this is a pic of<a href="http://webpages.charter.net/maury/Family.JPG" target="_blank">all of us.</a>

 

[jim27]

My names James. I'm 16 and live with my grandparents and younger brother. I'm into basketball, skateboarding, and drawing and I'm very good at all three. I a big Star Wars and anime(Japanese animation) fan. I (obviously) am a student in high school. I live in Sacramento, California. Besides SW fish, I have a bearded dragon, a parrot, three small dogs, and a cat. Thats about it.