Hmmm, after reading all your commetns I think you guys REALLY need to take this test.
Give yourself a point for every "yes" you give to these simple questions to find out if you are a reef-lover or complete addict!
1. Do you have more than one reef tank?
2. Do you have a frag tank?
3. Do you spend a majority of your free time budgeting your money to accomodate your crack-like needs for aquarium goods?
4. Do you have dreams about your corals melting, fish fighting, or your tank overflowing?
5. Do you have dreams about finally getting corals or equipments you always wanted?
6. Does taking a trip for the weekend arise fear about things going horribly wrong with your tanks?
7. If answer to question 6 is yes, does that keep you from going?
8. Does everyone at your LFS know you on a first name basis?
9. Do you plan your day around your tank?
10. Do you wake up in the middle of night, and run to your tank to see if your purple monster, or oregon tort is extending its polyps?
11. Do you have RO/DI machine hooked up to your tank while you and your loved one drink tap water?
12. Do you drive 2 hours, pay $15 toll, and stay in line for 3 hours at midnight to grab some salt buckets or few frags?
13. If you earn un-expected cash, do you buy frags/equipment rather then nice gift for you family?
14. Do you call in sick to do upgrade/clean/water change your tank?
15. Is manhattanreefs.com set as your homepage?
Diagnostic
0-3 Not bad! Do you even have a tank? You exercise responsibility with your hobbies and dont go balls out. You appreciate a beautiful tank, but do not get that nicotine like craving to mimic one.
4-8 Be careful. Reefkeeping is an obvious hobby of yours, you enjoy it with moderation. You still enjoy other activities and make it outside enough to keep your skin from bleaching out. It takes a small portion of your money and time.
9-12 Slow down tiger! You are probably finding it hard to fulfill your tank craving. You have the reef bug and you probably allocate all of your free money to your reef. Good thing you still get the bills paid.
13-15 Seek help! You need to step back and look at what you've done! Every room in your house is decorated with an incomplete tank. You visit the fish store almost every day to brag to all of the employees how amazing your xenia has grown,you complain about your calcium reactor to your girlfriend (if you have one still), and you ditch school/work to improve your refugium. You have a constant concern about circulation and dead spots in your tank and your skin is tanned from your halides. Your fish are probably sick of seeing your glazed eyes stare into reef wonderland for a majority of the day. They are begging for privacy so they can drop a deuce, but your stare is unrelenting. Every time you look at your tank, you tinker. Congratulations! You have made the tank your life.