what makes a reef keeper

[goda]

what makes a reef keeper. is there a single type of person that are more inclined to keep tanks?
lets find out by awnsering these q's
age:
exposure to tanks at young age:
scuba diver pre reefkeeping:
family back ground ( german, hatian, italian blablablablabla)
type of tv shows that you most watch:
married:
male female or O_O other :
job type:
kids:
location:
education:
years keeping reef tank and years keeping FW fish
feel free to add to this list

 

[goda]

me first
18
had tanks around me since age 4
yes started diving a year befor i even knew keeping coral was legal
german/ spanish of sometype
history channel and anime usualy
of course not
male
none right now
nope
south florida
highschool
a lil over 2 years reef and about 13 years FW

 

[tanker]

People with lots of time and no other friends. :lol:

JK. This is a very expensive hobby.

 

[clutch]

32 i think
none
snorkled in mexico(cozmel) and Grande Caymen Island
eskimo lol Proud Candian
Nickalodian/Disney/tvo kids
i am a slave keeping her reef tank nice (hehe everything is hers)
male
HVAC/R Mechanic
2= 5 yrs and 4 months
<----- look
lots of college (hold five trade certifications)
8 mnths 240 gal(reef)2 years FOWLR 1 year ciclids breeder
and trying to figure out how to make a macro shot

 

[whiteshark]

19
lots (my house was always a mini zoo)
nope
german, 100%
NHL Center Ice (Go Devils), Discovery, Histroy channel, Cartoon Network
no
male
Bio Lab assistant + Storm clean up (pulling trees out of houses after a storm, ect..)
none
PA
2nd year bio student
Reef, 6 years. FW, as far back as I can remember

I don't know how I'm gonna be able to afford this hobby and pay for college, guess thats what parents are for!

 

[OnTheReef]

38
goldfish, turtles, frogs ever since I was old enough to feed and/or catch them
been diving and snorkeling since 1988
Irish, English, American Indian
I only watch TiVo, catching Mythbusters, CSI, New Yankee Workshop, America's Test Kitchen atm.
single
male
Ophthalmic (laser eye surgery) equipment
none, but I would love to raise some
San Francisco Bay area
Lots of college, 3.5 yrs at my JC, 2 years at UCSC, miscellaneous night classes for fun ever since
Reefkeeping since winter 2003.

 

[mg426]

i think it has something to do with a chemical imbalance in ones head

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

34
None until college, when I set up a 20 gallon oscar tank
No
Aleut Indian, English, Swedish
24, Law and Order, any ESPN, any poker
Y
M
Mortgage originator
Boy (4), girl (9 mos)
Eagle River, AK
BBA
5 years reef, 10 years fresh

 

[scrmbld33]

30
2 i grew up at the beach
freediving in jersey florida bahamas
italian
ghost hunters, discovery history southpark
married
male
4 1/2, newest one not done yet
5 yrs manahwkin nj 25 yrs surf city nj
trade school for CAD, tons of telecom crap

salt 1.4 years, fresh since i was 2, serious@10, i dont count catching things in the ocean/bay and keeping it in a bucket in my garage a salt tank

 

[JENnKerry]

One who has a passion and a want to learn something new everyday in this great hobby of ours.

 

[Wiskey]

age: 26
exposure to tanks at young age: parents had a small tropical tank, but fish never lived
scuba diver pre reefkeeping: no
family back ground ( german, hatian, italian blablablablabla) From Canada
type of tv shows that you most watch: CSI
married: no
male female or O_O other : Male
job type: assembly tech
kids: no
location: phoenix az
education: some coladge, I will go back and finish, soon my company will pay for it
years keeping reef tank and years keeping FW fish bout 10 FW, bout 5 SW

Whiskey

 

[Sheol]

It was the diving thing, for me. 4 years being a hardcore diver in Florida, until health & other factors curtailed that. Then a couple years later saw a reeftank in a local LFS. I was hooked, though it took years to get here..
All other factors are irrelevant..

Matthew