My family calls it my obsession. I call it my
addiction. Realistically, I think both are probably pretty
accurate descriptions of this hobby.
The story starts long ago, when I saw my first saltwater tank at Sea World in Orlando, Florida. Later, after I met Steve, I learned that he had always wanted a saltwater tank, but had never had the opportunity to start one. We then agreed that if we ever decided to have an aquarium, that Steve could have his dream saltwater tank.
In early 2002, friends decided to get an aquarium. We talked to them about how much more colorful saltwater tanks were. That was a mistake on our part—they went saltwater! A few months, and lots of “oooohhhhs” and “aahhhhhs” later, we took the plunge and Steve got his dream tank. It wasn’t too much longer, when we realized that I had taken over. It has been my obsession/addiction ever since.
Welcome to the obsession…