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Okay, folks, let's hear your favorite spousal/s.o. excuses.
E.g., "Honey, I swear it came in on the live rock!" (particularly when it's used to "explain" a 7" acropora colony that appeared in the tank overnight). Let's hear some more. You just might help save a fellow reefer's life! ![]() |
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"A CA reactor will let me spend more time with you, instead of always dosing the tank!"
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"This tastes like crap!" "Well here, try it with some selcon and garlic..." |
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That old coral? I have had that forever, it was just in the back and wasn't getting enough light. I moved it there the other day. You just don't notice anything.
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I passed off an entire yellow tang just by telling my guy that it had always been there and he just hadn't noticed before. He looked puzzled for a minute, but didn't question it
![]() I'm going to hell for sure, but the tank looks great. Last edited by barbra; 09/19/2007 at 08:31 AM. |
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I just used this one yesterday to explain why I wanted a new Tunze stream..."It uses half the electricity of my old one. So it'll pay for itself in no time."
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And this, too, shall pass... 29 g FOWLR 35# LR, 40# LS 3 green chromis 2 ocellaris clowns and various snails and hermits |
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I've used the "I've had that old thing ....forever" and "Don't you remember when we got that 2 or 3 months ago".
And of course my honey loves anything that is "more efficient" and "will save him $".
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My wife enjoys working on the tank and enjoying it as much as I do, so no excuses can work for me
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The best excuse.... you shouldn't need one. As long as all the bills are paid, there is food in fridge/freezer, and everything that should be taken care of is. It shouldn't be a constant argument over spending a bit of money on our crack habit.... errr hobby.
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Todd Never argue with a fool, they will lower you to their level and then beat you with experience. Do not for one minute believe this hobby is cheap or easy. Get a hooker if you want that! |
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I just use my SO's line.
"It bought it on sale, so essentially, I'm saving you money!". If that isn't good enough, I top it with.... "Plus I took back that other thing I bought last week to buy this one!, so we really spent nothing!" --landlord |
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Both of us are very involved with our tank and what goes in it shopping together. Even if I get something with out her she just says cool or nice fish or coral. |
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How about: It's my money.
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One day I'll be so rich I'll have a closed loop and Tunzes to mix my new saltwater! |
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This is turning out to be a very useful thread ![]() |
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That $100.00 coral thats $20.00 so everything above $40.00 is $20.00 dollars. a $ 40.00 coral thats on sale for $5.00.
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AHHAHA
![]() ![]() ![]() How about "I traded some frags/equipment from the tank in and got store credit to get some more stuff" |
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Just used this one on my hubby a few weeks ago when I "had" to purchase a de-nitrator:
"Honey, if I don't get this, I will be spending all of my time doing water changes and cleaning the tank! Our tank is an investment and it's worth the money to buy a de-nitrator to save the money invested in the tank." I'm not sure he liked it...but he bought it! :-)
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I often buy bleached or sickly corals for a few dollars, because I love to watch things recover and grow. Sometimes my hubby objects to even a $5 purchase, so I tend to use this one a lot:
"Honey, that's a green open brain. They go for about $69.00, I got this one for $5.00 from the scratch n' dent bin. Once it's healthy, we can sell it on for ten times what I paid for it!" Of course, they never get sold on... ![]()
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why do you think i went from a nano to a 75g? to easy to spot the addtions in the nano ! LOL
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another move i use is to stop and pick up a gift on the way home, she'll get caught up in my "act of kindness" and leave me to play with my tanks!
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"This tastes like crap!" "Well here, try it with some selcon and garlic..." |
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lobsterofjustice:
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I have only been in reefing for a few months and slowly the wife is gaining interest she actually likes when I bring new fish home .....half price ......and the coral the guy threw in with it. ![]() Actually I do try to always look for deals via craigslist, forums and ebay for people breaking down there tank. Cheaper, and helps me explain it better. |
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Honey that expensive sps will make your little clown feel more at home.
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Spraying some water on the corner of my sump. See look there I must buy the acrylic to build a new one this weekend.
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We go on a 'Don't ask and I won't lie' policy.
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When I turned the kitchen in my 1 bedroom apartment into a seahorse fry nursery it was, "Fine you don't like the tanks, I'll just flush these 1000 seahorses. You explain it to god why you killed them." ![]() |
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"How about: It's my money."
Tough talk comming from a highschool student, Lobster of Justice... Wait until you're married little buddy. Just wait.
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