Top Ten Ways to Tell You're a Reef Addict...

10) You know you're a reef addict if you've nicknamed your reef "The Mistress."
fleetmarine79 of Orlando, FL.

9) You know you're a reef addict if you're reading and/or writing things for this list.
Wolverine of Livonia, MI

8) You know you're a reef addict if you go out and purchase bunk beds for your kids so that you can have one of their bedrooms for your fish room.
Jeff Makowski (makoshark) of Chicago, IL.

7) You know you're a reef addict if the local airport asks you to dim your tank lights for landing/takeoffs.
Dwayne Sapp of Minneapolis, MN - Land of the Frozen Reef.

6) You know you're a reef addict if you spend $1000+ on a camera specifically to take pictures of your reef.
musicsmaker of W. Virginia

5) You know you're a reef addict if while scuba diving in Cozumel, you find yourself rearranging coral heads into the Japanese style.
joeychitwood of The Great White North

4) You know you're a reef addict if you wish all saltwater shops had wedding registries.
icebear of the vast and frozen tundras of Maine...

3) You know you're a reef addict if one serving of the food you feed you're corals is nutritionally equivalent to ten of your own meals.
Newreeflady of south Florida.

2) You know you're a reef addict if you buy your wife Golden Pearls on your anniversary.
fins1 of Daytona Beach, Florida.

1) You know you're a reef addict if cohorts at work are sneaking peeks at internet porn, but you're sneaking peeks at Reefkeeping Magazine.
_ShotgunShrimp_

Reefkeeping's next Top Ten for May: Top Ten Newbie Mistakes... Our thanks go out to JohnL for suggesting the next topic!

Honorable mention goes out to the following members for submitting ten Top Ten reasons: newreeflady, _ShotgunShrimp_, and intekhab. Thanks folks!

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