Reefers! What is Your Profession?!

[SteveMM62Reef]

I'm a college professor. I teach archaeology and dig very precise holes in the ground during the summer.

I had a Grand Uncle who did that, going to his home was better than going to any museum. His Stone House was falling apart, except for the stone part.

 

[loyalsockreefer]

Recycling Plant Facility Manager

 

[GotItOnAmazon]

Aircraft Mechanic here! Definitely a fun profession.

 

[NorCalReefing]

I’m in IT and have 3 kids… so basically 2 full time jobs. The tanks are my escape from chaos. Thankfully my wife appreciates it.

 

[Solo McReefer]

anesthesiologist

That's probably autocorrect

 

[Alex.qld]

Icu doctor and researcher on hospital acquired infections
There are quite a few similarities with modern reefing and icu medicine: Maintaining acid base balance, attention to detail and the love for learning new things.

 

[Jasongtr]

Car upholsterer/auto trimmer, self employed last 15 years, previously worked in estate agency/real estate started at the bottom ended up an area manager.

Love what I do now, work from home, flexible hours when required, perfect

 

[Solo McReefer]

Icu doctor and researcher on hospital acquired infections
There are quite a few similarities with modern reefing and icu medicine: Maintaining acid base balance, attention to detail and the love for learning new things.

Agree

"Phosphate is low, need to hang 20 mmol, needs 2 gm of mag sulphate too"

 

[Raineforrest]

Special Education Teacher and it helps me with reefing because I have learned the art of patience. ♡

My profession has also taught me the fine art of going broke which is easy to do in this hobby. Lol

 

[Sophie"s mom]

What’s up Reefers!
We can’t all be Marine Biologists or Oceanographers, our lives take us on different paths sometimes. I’m a Journeyman Millwright of 20 years, basically an industrial mechanic. My super power is the ability to look at mechanical things that fail or need servicing, and figure out how to do so.

This ability and training allows me to diagnose and rectify many mechanical issues with reef tanks. I am also conditioned to perform regular maintenance routines on my tanks as well.

So my question to you is, what is YOUR profession, and how does it help you with reefing?

Boatyard manager at a marina

 

[jimfish98]

Default Analyst. Data, patterns, trends, etc. Probably why I like my Trident and Trident NP so much lol.

 

[Dragen Fiend]

System admin, IT for a hospital.

Nothing brings me more joy then adding tech to help out maintain my reefs.

 

[wakejumper22]

Firefighter/Paramedic and Public Safety Diver.. I have always loved chemistry and the ocean.. I base my vacations on where the water is clear and the snorkeling is great.

 

[butterfield]

Pathologist. I brought a microscope home to do “work from home.” Really I just use it to make sure each batch of phytoplankton hasn’t gotten contaminated with something else—before this, I was unknowingly dosing a pure culture of some kind of green algae for a whole week .

 

[tREEFarm]

Leadership Coaching & Development - Organizational Program Development & Support (things like hiring/recruiting, professional development, performance management, etc)

Helps me manage my lifelong struggle with MTS.

 

[silent1mezzo]

I work in tech. Started out building software (mainly PHP, Python and JS). Been in the leadership track for the last 15 years.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

30 years at the USPS!!! Letter Carrier. Retired for the past 4 plus years.
Met a whole lot of great folks, customers and definitely fellow employees. Likewise, interacting with our great reefing community reminds me a lot of the USPS.

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Professional Cat Herder

But in all seriousness, I lead engineering for a number of manufacturing plants across the US for a multi-national food company.

 

[mariano]

HR in healthcare. It’s fun (not really)

 

[revhtree]

Admin of the greatest saltwater reef aquarium community….that has the most amazing members…..on the face of the planet!!

I’m also a Pastor at a local church that I love very much!