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[TheReefAddict]

Love doing this every year!

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? Fleece Rolls
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Surfing, Reading, Hunting
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Enjoy my tank with a couple fingers of bourbon
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? Not that I’m aware of
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? macadamia nuts.
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? The pickle gift! If you know you know!
8. Do you collect anything?Bottle openers and bourbon
9. What's your favorite color? BLUE
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? XXL
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? Tombstone, Shawshank Redemption
12. What type of music do you listen to? Most everything, punk, country, jazz, opera.
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like?Spy Thiller novels. Always looking for a new series
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites?monopoly, cards games(gin,poker)
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? San Diego Chargers, I don’t identify as a Los Angeles fan!
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? I love college softball
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? anything tropical with a beach
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Scuba diving
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! 2 dogs (boxer mix, basset hound) 2 cats, a bearded dragon and an albino Nelson milk snake
20. What's your favorite fish? Copperband butterfly, unfortunately I have no luck getting them to thrive
21. Favorite coral? Blastos, Chalice, acantho
22. Favorite invert? Tube Anemone
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread?150 48x30x24 Just restarted this one in June. Not too much in there yet. No build thread for the new tank
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? lighting, I’m really interested in the Dalua setup.
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? I love schooling fish
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over?I love the reefing community in the forums, I have gain a lot of knowledge from fellow reefers. And I’m a sucker for new gadgets,
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) Honestly I’d be happy with anything, I’ve been on the receiving end of drawing a non participant a few times, while that is no fun, I really enjoy the whole experience. I always look forward to making a reefers day once a year.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Either would be great
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? Not so much, as long as the company has a good reputation I’ll try anything once
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? 100%. LPS, easy to keep SPS, or any peaceful reef friendly fish.disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't?Nope the questionnaire was very thorough. (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.)

 

[danieyella]

1. What country are you located in?
   • US
2. What is one thing you always need more of?
   • Patience... sleep... dark chocolate... frozen fish food... books... kindle credits....
3. What are your other hobbies/interests?
   • I collect a variety of oddities.... bones, taxidermy, fluorescing glass (uranium, cadmium, selenium, manganese, lead, etc) I read A LOT, and I also collect house plants. I love animals of all shapes and sizes.
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends?
   • usually read during downtime, take care of the tanks, hang out w/ the hubs and noodledog
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat?
   • no dietary restrictions, prefer dark chocolate over milk
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now?
   • reeses, york peppermint patties, pretzels, ice cream, original triscuits (idk man, I have pots, I need the salt)
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
   • Filling "stockings" idk why, I have a lot of fun putting them together - I already started buying things for my husband's this year. We changed to sacks instead of stockings - they're Krampus themed, but it gives us more space for ridiculous additions.
8. Do you collect anything?
   • house plants, bones, fluorescing glass, weird fish
9. What's your favorite color?
   • grey
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear?
    • small/extra small depending on brand/style.
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again?
    • TV show: Fringe, Battlestar Galactica Movie: ALL LOTR and Hobbit movies.
12. What type of music do you listen to?
    • punk
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like?
    • yes: scifi, thrillers, and horror are my top picks, but I'll pretty much finish any book you put in front of me
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites?
    • video games (fan of the cozy game style: stardew valley etc and games like skyrim), board games
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams?
    • no
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know?
    • uh... I...
      
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
    • Thailand, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Ireland
18. What’s one item on your bucket list?
    • develop a bucket list
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them!
    • Skeletor! He's my retired greyhound. He turns 12 on Oct 21st. Sweetest boy.
      
20. What's your favorite fish?
    • Marine Betta (mine is named Betelgeuse)
21. Favorite coral?
    • Meaty corals... acanthophyllia, cynarina, plates, etc.
22. Favorite invert?
    • scallops, fire shrimp
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread?
    • I keep all 3 tanks in one build thread. I have a 60ish gallon cube that's about to turn into a seahorse tank - it's also full of gorgs, sponges, nps, etc...., I have a 180g peninsula tank all my other fish are moving into, and I have a 5.6g tenecor tank with an orange toadfish (Beelzebub)
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)?
    • just finally set up the peninsula in the last couple months, it was planned for a year
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank?
    • everything?
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over?
    • growth, development?
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.)
    • dark chocolate, teas, coffee beans, weird stuff, kindle money
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought?
    • no preference
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer?
    • fish like the nyos pellets and oddly enough go insane for the liveaquaria krill pellets
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock
    • probably not w/ crazy work schedule and coordinating shipping.... but not entirely opposed
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.)
    • negative

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Of course I’m going to do this again! It’s such a fun time seeing everyone get these muster gifts from members in our community. I throughly enjoyed my time with this last year and can’t wait to take part in it again!

 

[Reefing102]

Awesome!

What country are you located in?

USA

What is one thing you always need more of?

Large Frag Plugs/Tiles

What are your other hobbies/interests?

Fossils, Air Plants, Bonsai, Rare Coins/Money

How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends?

Watching TV or playing with my kids

Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat?

No

What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now?

KitKat or Peppered Beef Jerky

What’s your favorite holiday tradition?

Going to the movies Christmas Day

Do you collect anything?

Fossils and Rare Coins

What's your favorite color?

Black/ Royal Blue

What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear?

XL/XL/normal adult (shoe size 10)

What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again?

Pretty much any WW2 movie

What type of music do you listen to?

Anything except screamo/heavy metal

Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like?

Thrillers

Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites?

Life, Uno, Monopoly

Are you a fan of any sports teams?

Columbus Blue Jackets

What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know?

I have a large sweet tooth

If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?

Australia/Great Barrier Reef

What’s one item on your bucket list?

Skydiving

Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them!

2 Dogs and freshwater fish

What's your favorite fish?

Colorful Wrasses

Favorite coral?

Tabling SPS

Favorite invert?

Mag Anemones and Tube Anemones

Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread?

65 mixed reef, 32 gallon BTA tank. Yes but it hasn’t been updated.

Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)?

Temp Controller and new heaters

What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank?

The microlife

Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over?

Cheap colorful frags

What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.)

Anything your heart can dream of. Or some aquacultured gulf rock with some gulf corals on them.

If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought?

Either

Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer?

Any brand is fine but I run mostly Jebao

Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock

Yes, mainly SPS corals but a gift card/certificate works just as well

Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.)

No

 

[ScottW]

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? The Office Swag
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Hockey (still play as an old fart)
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Hanging out with my family, playing hockey, and watching Manchester United play footy.
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? None
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? Cheddar/Caramel popcorn
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Watching the movie Christmas Vacation at least 30+ times each season, we all love it.
8. Do you collect anything? Man United, Detroit Redwings, and Detroit Lions
9. What's your favorite color? Red or Lions Blue i.e Honolulu blue
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? XXL
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? The Office (daily), Friends, Christmas Vacation
12. What type of music do you listen to? Country
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? Anything really
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? Uno
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Lions, Wings, Manchester United dominate our home.
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? My dad played in the NFL for 10 years. Go LIONS!
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Manchester, UK
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Watch a united game live in the UK, seen them other places just not at a home game
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! 2 kitties, Faith and Ocean
20. What's your favorite fish? Gem Tang
21. Favorite coral? Anything that requires ca/alk/mg to grow
22. Favorite invert? snails to help clean that glass!
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? Well, sadly we had a house fire 2 weeks ago and I lost my entire basement including my fish room, so at the moment we only have my kiddos 15g IM. In 10-12 months when we get the house built back, we will setup a 300 gallon again.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? Complete new system
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? Coral growing, and fish swimming
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Always learning new things, love this hobby.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) Anything sports related, since losing the tank, anything for a tank would just sit in a box until the house is done.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Either
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? Quantum is great.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock No thank you.
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.) You did a great job @Santa Claus.

 

[Miss Elf]

Hello!

When Santa promoted me to Secret Santa Secretary, I hadn't the slightest idea that the Jolly Man would be sending me to a website about fish. Perhaps I should have taken the job as Mrs.Claus' dressmaker. No matter, I am reporting for duty and here to help. Once we get this pesky Halloween nonsense out of the way, our true fun shall begin!

 

[Santa Claus]

Hello!

When Santa promoted me to Secret Santa Secretary, I hadn't the slightest idea that the Jolly Man would be sending me to a website about fish. Perhaps I should have taken the job as Mrs.Claus' dressmaker. No matter, I am reporting for duty and here to help. Once we get this pesky Halloween nonsense out of the way, our true fun shall begin!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome to the fun, @Miss Elf!

I knew promoting you to Secret Santa Secretary was the right choice, even if you did end up swimming into the world of reef tanks! Who knew fish could be so festive? Mrs. Claus might miss your impeccable dressmaking skills, but I’m sure she’ll manage—after all, I heard she’s been experimenting with reindeer fashion! (Don’t ask about the antler hats... it’s a whole thing up here.)

Now, reefers, you’ve got the best in the business on your side! Miss Elf will be here to help you navigate through all things Secret Santa, keeping things merry and bright, and maybe even untangling a string of lights or two.

So everyone, let’s give Miss Elf a warm, Reef2Reef welcome! She’ll be helping me keep the holiday cheer flowing and making sure all you reefers have the best Secret Santa experience yet.

Let’s give her a big round of applause and get ready for some holly jolly fun!

Ho! Ho! Ho! The holiday cheer is about to kick into high gear!

Santa Claus

 

[RWReefer]

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? The Office Swag
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Hockey (still play as an old fart)
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Hanging out with my family, playing hockey, and watching Manchester United play footy.
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? None
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? Cheddar/Caramel popcorn
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Watching the movie Christmas Vacation at least 30+ times each season, we all love it.
8. Do you collect anything? Man United, Detroit Redwings, and Detroit Lions
9. What's your favorite color? Red or Lions Blue i.e Honolulu blue
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? XXL
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? The Office (daily), Friends, Christmas Vacation
12. What type of music do you listen to? Country
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? Anything really
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? Uno
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Lions, Wings, Manchester United dominate our home.
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? My dad played in the NFL for 10 years. Go LIONS!
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Manchester, UK
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Watch a united game live in the UK, seen them other places just not at a home game
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! 2 kitties, Faith and Ocean
20. What's your favorite fish? Gem Tang
21. Favorite coral? Anything that requires ca/alk/mg to grow
22. Favorite invert? snails to help clean that glass!
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? Well, sadly we had a house fire 2 weeks ago and I lost my entire basement including my fish room, so at the moment we only have my kiddos 15g IM. In 10-12 months when we get the house built back, we will setup a 300 gallon again.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? Complete new system
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? Coral growing, and fish swimming
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Always learning new things, love this hobby.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) Anything sports related, since losing the tank, anything for a tank would just sit in a box until the house is done.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Either
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? Quantum is great.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock No thank you.
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.) You did a great job @Santa Claus.

That’s an awesome thing someone doesn’t know. Go Lions.

 

[BristleWormHater]

I'm excited! I'll register soon! Gotta save some money to buy these gifts!!!!

 

[Stang67]

SECRET SANTA QUESTIONNAIRE

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? ATI ICP Test kits, Filter socks, nori, frozen food.
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Old cars, bees, my doggos, scuba diving and traveling.
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Baseball, nascar, bees, tank maintenance, chores. In the winter I like to do puzzles.
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? No
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? Peppermint patties. Anything dark chocolate. Also love sour stuff.
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Baking cookies. I take a whole weekend and bake anywhere from 8-12 different kinds.
8. Do you collect anything? Not really.
9. What's your favorite color? Purple and teal.
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? Large
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? Sherlock (the PBS version) dances with wolves, days of thunder.
12. What type of music do you listen to? Jimmy buffett, zac brown, kenny chesney, oldies 60's 70's. Love vinyl.
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? Just got back into it on a recent trip. Really liked Whalefall and The Spider by Lars Kepler.
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? No.
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Cleveland Indians and Ross Chastain.
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? Not sure.
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Back to Bali or Fiji.
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Go to the Galapago's or Australia
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! Dog Fynn 4 yr mutt. Just got a new puppy Shelby also.
20. What's your favorite fish? Quoy Parrot, any trigger.
21. Favorite coral? Anything I can get to do well.
22. Favorite invert? Peacock mantis
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? YES. See my build thread. I have 4. 40g fresh planted with endlers. 180g salt mixed reef. 40g salt office tank clowns btas and a small mantis (not peacock) and 5g salt work in progress.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? I want to get a fowlr for butterflies and figure out what to put in my 5g. I would like to try culturing my own phyto and pods. All the kids are doing it these days.
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? My triggers in the 180g and my Mangroves in the office.
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Going to swaps and meeting up with reefing friends.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) Not picky rather give then recieve.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Either.
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? I use the moonshiner method for my big tank so ATI tests. Office tank gets water changes so instant ocean salt. Pe mysis and nori for food. I make my own frozen mix at home.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock. Not really. I live in NE Ohio and winters here are no fun for shipping. Maybe in the spring?

 

[braaap]

SECRET SANTA QUESTIONNAIRE

1. What country are you located in? United States
2. What is one thing you always need more of? Hanna 736-25 or Hanna 782-25 kits
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Whiskey. Tools. Electronics
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Sipping some whiskey and watching the tank. Or watching F1
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? Nope.
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? The crunchy nerds. Not the clusters
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Don't really have any traditions
8. Do you collect anything? Nope
9. What's your favorite color? Orange
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? Not interested in clothing please.
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? Top Gun.
12. What type of music do you listen to? I don't. I listen to podcasts, news and books. Lots of books
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? I don't read. I listen to audiobooks.
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? I play R6 with some friends. Or rocket league haha
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Red Bull Racing.
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? I own a couple very successful companies in totally different fields.
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? I've traveled quite a bit. I prefer cooler climates. Norway is very fun.
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? I've checked them off already.
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! 2 doggos not long for this world unfortunately.
20. What's your favorite fish? Bluespot Jawfish. I had one for quite a while and recently lost it when I dropped an entire container of food in the tank. Lost alot of stuff.
21. Favorite coral? Millipora
22. Favorite invert? Cleaner Shrimp
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? IM 50 Lagoon. Mixed reef right now. Zoas and SPS. No build thread.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? No. I bought the best gear to start and have no plans to change anything. I am moving my electronics over to a cabinet because the IM stands are terrible for storage but that is it.
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? Everything. It wouldn't be in my tank if it wasn't enjoyable.
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? I like the technical aspect of it. Maintaining levels. Nice equipment with convivence features.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) We love snacks in this house. So something unique from your area. I LOVE spicy but my wife doesn't and I would prefer to share with her and the kids. Other than that I'm thankful for anything sent.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Depends. A cool hand made reef painting. But not that neon stuff. Something realistic would be cool.
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? Not particularly. I use alittle of everything. I dose BRS 2 part and use Nyos for things like phosphate and nitrate addition. My equipment is ATI, Ecotech, Neptune, Hydros, Nyos and RedSea. So I spread it out and buy the best of the best.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? Absolutely. Higher end zoas(i have pretty much all the normal stuff) or millis mainly. Or a clam. No fish, inverts or LPS. Unless its a plate coral. I have a bunch of them.
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.) Nope

 

[shakacuz]

1. What country are you located in? US.
2. What is one thing you always need more of? low purine dog treats (single ingredient/or "good sourced quality" only as i have a "High Uric Acid" Dalmatian.
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Rock climbing, soccer/futbol(sport+video game), puzzles, bonsai, EDM music/festivals.
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Walking/training my dog, weightlifting, rock climbing, playing soccer/futbol.
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? No.
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? Snickers, Simply Caramel Milkyway, Hershey's Cookies & Cream.
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Halloween, but participate more in Christmas activities.
8. Do you collect anything? Disney Lorcana cards (cold foil/enchanted. especially if dalmatian related).
9. What's your favorite color? Blue.
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? Tshirt: Mens S/M, Hoodie: Mens M, Socks: Size M8.5.
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? Pirates of the Caribbean.
12. What type of music do you listen to? EDM.
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? Skill (bushcraft, survival, etc), Dog training/nutrition, self-motivation/meditation/spirituality, detective/crime solving/puzzle/strategy.
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? EA FC25, Disney Lorcana TCG.
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? FC Barcelona, Inter Miami CF, NY Yankees, NY RedBulls.
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? I work at a non-profit residential facility for troubled youth.
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Nepal/Tibet.
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Watch Lionel Messi play in person for both club and country before he retires from club and country. Attempt to get a signature.
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? I have a 1y/o Dalmatian named Pongo.
20. What's your favorite fish? Blotchy Anthias.
21. Favorite coral? Acropora Speciosa or similar.
22. Favorite invert? Colorado Sunburst Bubbletip Anemone.
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a tank thread? Used to have a 40B. Had to shut it down due to life...(see tank thread) hoping to start up a 60-100G cube sometime in the future.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? As of now, no.
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? Before it took a stroll and got shredded, was my CSBBTA. And before it melted, my OG bounce.
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Watching coral grow/split. Trading with local hobbyists.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? Dog toys(heavy chewer. color blue or yellow), dog treats (HUA dalmatian friendly), dog lick mats/bowls (color blue or yellow), ceramic or stainless steel dog slow feeder bowls/inserts(NO silicone). Rock climbing gear (chalk balls, chalk bags, chalk brush, clothing), Soccer gear (adidas clothing).
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Either. I am thankful regardless.
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? Quanta Reef, Reefi, Aqua Illumination, @Aquaforest, Polyplab, @AquaBiomics , reefnutrition, @AlgaeBarn, reefmoonshiner.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? Currently, No. No running tank as of yet. In the event I did have a tank running: SPS, Zoa's, RFA's, Naoko Wrasse, Pygmy Wrasse (tanaka+yellow banded).
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? No.

 

[MugenReef95]

1. What country are you located in? UNITED STATES
2. What is one thing you always need more of? CORALS,HANNAH TEST REAGEN
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? CARS
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? CAR STUFF OR VIDEO GAMES
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? NO
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now?TWIX,M&MS
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? IDK
8. Do you collect anything? GAMEBOY GAMES,CORAL
9. What's your favorite color? RED
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? 6XL TALL,13 FEET
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? SWAT,SUPERNATURAL,HALO
12. What type of music do you listen to?RAP,R&B,CLASSICAL
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? NO
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? YES NINTENDO SWITCH AND GAMBOY
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? DETROIT LIONS
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? NOTHING LOL
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? JAPAN
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? SKYDIVE
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! YES MY DOG BUDDY AND BY SUN CONURE
20. What's your favorite fish? NASO TANG
21. Favorite coral? EUPHILLYA
22. Favorite invert? SNAILS AND CRABS
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? YES I DO HAVE A BUILD THREAD ONE 1 120 GALLON AND A 90 GALLON REEF
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? automated testing system and more fish
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? fish and coral
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? new equipment
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) anything its the thought that counts
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? either
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? sea veggies seaweed
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock ,yes any reef safe fish and coral
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.)no

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

If only I could give and not receive. But it was fun last year, so I’ll sign up again!

I sure hope you enjoyed your gifts last year! Lol

 

[dschuffert]

SECRET SANTA QUESTIONNAIRE

1. What country are you located in?
   USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of?
   TDO Pellets
3. What are your other hobbies/interests?
   Photography
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends?
   Enjoy viewing my Reef tank and doing maintenance on it.
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat?
   None.
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now?
   Peppermint bark dark chocolate.
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
   Family gathering together to celebrate the holiday.
8. Do you collect anything?
   No.
9. What's your favorite color?
   Blue.
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear?
    XL.
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again?
    3rd Rock from the Sun.
12. What type of music do you listen to?
    All kinds.
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like?
    Yes, fiction.
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites?
    Chess, Checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly.
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams?
    Patriots.
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know?
    I raise honey bees.
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
    Singapore.
18. What’s one item on your bucket list?
    Hot air ballooning.
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them!
    German Shephard and a house cat.
20. What's your favorite fish?
    Purple Jaw Trigger Fish.
21. Favorite coral?
    Acropora.
22. Favorite invert?
    White-spotted hermit crab.
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread?
    I have a 242-gallon display tank and several 50-gallon stock tanks for growing coral. I have not set up a build thread yet.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)?
    Always experimenting, nothing planned right now.
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank?
    I like to watch the current sway back and forth and everything that sways/reacts with it.
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over?
    Nothing sticks out.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.)
    TDO Pellets, anything Fauna Marin, surprises are fun too.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought?
    No preference, either would be nice.
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer?
    Fauna Marin, GHL, Reefnutrition, Dinkins, really just about anything credible.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock
    Yes, I am open to that.
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.)
    None.

 

[Reefer Matt]

I sure hope you enjoyed your gifts last year! Lol

Absolutely! I even carry one of them with me everywhere I go! Thanks again!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? Nothing as of right now!
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Too many haha. Photography, bouldering, reef keeping, listening to music, retro video games, Legos, and board games
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Rock climbing, or simply just relaxing at our house doing nothing with my wife
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? POPCORN! I for the life of me can not eat popcorn or Popcorners, it gives me such bad stomach pains for some odd reason.
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? The walker's pure butter shortbread cookies. We got a box of those last year and that was my favorite thing we received.
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Either Secret Santa or hanging out with family on Christmas
8. Do you collect anything? Retro video/board games. Legos and baseball cards
9. What's your favorite color? Red or Blue, depends on the day
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? Medium on clothing! (foot size is a us 10 1/2-11 for socks)
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? Spongebob, simpsons. Nacho Libre, Napolean dynamite.
12. What type of music do you listen to? Rock/Metal
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? I'm starting to get into apologetic studies!
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? Not picky about either! For video games probably Runescape being my favorite, board games? I love a good card game, whether it's Co-op, deception, or something along the lines of exploding kittens.
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Alabama Football
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? I've been out of the country twice, one trip to Argentina, one trip to Bolivia
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Europe and to a WW2 tour
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? See above
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! 2 Cats! (which you probably have seen photos of both of them if you look at mine or my wife's page)
20. What's your favorite fish? Potter's angel or emperor angel!
21. Favorite coral? Toadstools, duncans or mushrooms!
22. Favorite invert? BTA!
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? 20g Red Sea Max Nano AIO, (refer to build thread to learn more about my tank!)
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? I would love to get it fully automated!
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? Our urchin, or clown fish.
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Pretty much all of it (maybe not the chemistry part, sorry Randy)
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) I am not a picky person about gifts, See above with stuff I am interested in and I will be happy!
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? I am a person who would rather have something handmade (can't put a price on handmade, only time). However, I will be thankful regardless of what is given to me. It is better to give than receive!
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? I'm not picky about brands, and have no loyalty to one brand.
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock No, I don't want to put this burden on the one who is buying for me
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.) If you need more info about what to buy for me, I am more than happy to answer any questions you might have!

 

[vabben]

SECRET SANTA QUESTIONNAIRE

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? Glue, Epoxy, Fish Food, NoPOX, Moonshine Elements
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Fishing, hunting, Baseball, and Football.
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Vodka cocktails, hunting, fishing, and youth sports (My boys play them all).
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? No
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? Snickers or Reeses
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Time off and out of the office!
8. Do you collect anything? Acropora!
9. What's your favorite color? Blue
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? XL
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? The Big Lebowski
12. What type of music do you listen to? Listen to it all pretty much.
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? Jack Carr books
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? If yes, what are your favorites? Some poker every once in awhile.
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Cubs
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? I used to climb towers for work.
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Europe
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Archery Elk Hunting
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! A golden doodle, named Marley. He's not smart...Has been fired by many trainers and groomers.
20. What's your favorite fish? Tangs
21. Favorite coral? Acropora
22. Favorite invert? Clams
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? What do you keep in them? Do you have a build thread? No build threads, Main display 120-gallon SPS-dominated tank. 60-gallon Frag tank, mainly LPS and bubble tips. I also have a 180-gallon new build that I plan to transfer everything from the 120 into.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? I am moving my 120 into a 180 in my basement near the frag tank. This is my "fish room" with my mixing station, I'm just looking to make my monthly large water changes easier and quicker.
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? Seeing new growth on acros.
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Seeing acros with lots of PE
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) Salt (Reef Crystals), Glue, Oceanmo ICP, Screentop, C02 absorbent media, NoPox, ABC reagents.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? Store bought, no need to spend any extra time on a gift.
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? Ecotech, Reef Moonshine
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock Yes, "High-End" Acros or torches.
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.) Nope.

 

[RWReefer]

 

[12humuhumu21]

Secret santa

1. What country are you located in? USA
2. What is one thing you always need more of? Reef diapers
3. What are your other hobbies/interests? Sewing, quilting, all things chickens , reading, baking, camping.
4. How do you like to spend your free time, whether it's relaxing after work or on the weekends? Watching tv, visiting with family, quilting, sewing, taking care of my chickens and fish.
5. Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences if your Santa wants to send a treat? No shell fish to eat (just in my tank )
6. What’s your favorite candy or snack, either from your childhood or something you love to munch on now? Red vine ropes, brownies, whatchamacallits, chocolate covered nuts or raisins.
7. What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate with the kids.
8. Do you collect anything? Salt and pepper shakers
9. What's your favorite color? Blue
10. What size t-shirt/hoodie/socks do you wear? T-shirt/hoodie 3x, socks-my feet are a size 9
11. What's one TV show or movie you can watch over and over again? Any chick flick or rom-com. Austinland is one of my favorites
12. What type of music do you listen to? Mostly country
13. Do you enjoy reading? If so, what types of books do you like? Christian romance
14. Do you play any games (board games, video games, card games, etc.)? Yes If yes, what are your favorites? I think we own every version of uno ever made lol
15. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Not really
16. What’s something interesting about you that most people on R2R don’t know? I don’t like pepperoni
17. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? Ireland
18. What’s one item on your bucket list? Go on a quilting cruise
19. Do you have any pets besides your reef tank? Tell us about them! I have a golden doodle that I Love! He started out as a companion because my inside dog passed away. He has ended up as my therapy dog. He TRIES to never leave my side. lol he would go to the bathroom if I would let him.
20. What's your favorite fish? Bangi cardinal
21. Favorite coral? Zoas
22. Favorite invert? Crabs
23. Tell us about your tank(s)! What size are they? 60 gallon What do you keep in them? I have a few clown fish, coral beauty and a damsel. Do you have a build thread? I do have a build thread but I’m horrible at keeping it updated.
24. Do you have any planned upgrades or tweaks you’d like to make to your tank(s)? Not yet but I’m always up for something new
25. What's your favorite thing to watch in your tank? The zoas grow
26. Are there any parts of the reef hobby you get really excited over? Zoas growing into each other and the bangi’s when the have babies and keep them in there mouths.
27. What are some good gift ideas for you? (Some general thoughts or ideas for whoever draws your name.) Socks, t-shirts, cookie cutters, zoas, candy, anything with chickens on it, dog toys, reef diapers, 5cc syringes, beakers. Anything would be great. I’m pretty easy.
28. If you had to choose, would you rather receive something handmade or something store-bought? I like both
29. Are there any specific brands or reef products you love or prefer? I’m good with anything
30. Would you be interested in receiving livestock? If yes, what would you be interested in? disclaimer due to the busy holiday season we recommend not shipping livestock yes and zoa’s
31. Are there any additional questions you wish we had asked that we didn't? (Add those questions in under these and post your answers.)no