Aquarium Addicts

[SunnyHouTX]

Jonas, you're on point on all counts.

[SunnyHouTX]

The first step is acknowledging you've got an addiction.
Then deny it.
Use the "Frozen" method of problem solving:
1. Conceal - expenditures on aquariums and aquarium related products. fight that urge to pull over to LFS, that you happen to be driving past , when you have the family in the car. Take them home or drop them off at the mall and sneak off. Remember to delete your browsing history, so your love ones don't wander into your "fishy" sites.
2. Don't Feel - never let them see you overly excited about water changes, new fish ect. Fight the compulsion to rearrange your aquarium decor , while you have company in the house.
3. Don't Let them know- when you've snuck in a new tank, bought new fish ( yes they just magically multiply), you spilled a lot of water the other day, and used the guess bathroom towels to wipe up the dirty aquarium water.

But when all fails with your decent into madness. The " Now they know" scenario ( this is where you bust out into a Disney Animated Movie inspired musical number- to emphasize the fact that you are crazy and in fact dangerous if anything gets between you and your addiction)
... Let it flow. Let it flow. Can't hold it back any more.
Let it flow. Let it flow. Shop around and buy some more.
Here's my stands. There my tanks. There are fish inbound!
The smell never bothered me anyway.

Dancing around with a towel around your neck, holding a bucket and a siphon adds to the intensity of the performance.

Can I "like" this post a few million time?

[black_knight]

Thanks Sunny. I heard you are moving to Colorado. Are you gonna set up a business there? Wonder what their water parameters are like there.

[SunnyHouTX]

Yes and yes. Depending on the locale, pH is around 8 so perfect for my addiction just like here. My BG fry hoard is already there waiting for me [emoji6]

[Tenelen]

Psychologically Addicted/Experimenter My wife cut me off at 4 tanks so now I am consolidating and moving to 2-3 larger tanks (75-100+ gal)!