What is the hardest part of reefkeeping?

Well I voted for the expense yes, believe it or not it is the hardest part to convince the family for all the $$$ paid!
Also the 'must have' books drill a big hole in the pocket and unfortunately, they come in volumes :disappoin and each volume is just a teaser for the whole set of books - I must admit I do my homework before I buy my live stuff and am a book freak infact spending long hours on the internet is also a pain in the neck the very reason of me being on 3reef is to learn and every bit sums up to ultimately one thing "It's all about money, honey"

 

Money
Hair
And telling the wife, NO, i can't add a butterfly fish to a reef. for the ten thousand time! She loves all non-reef fish!

 

I get the we should get one of those big angels. All the freaking time. Or why can't we get a seahorse and put it in with the lionfish and the eel.

 

I voted expenses going to the LPS and staring at some live stock I would love to buy and realizing my pockets say no you cant also the wife saying no you cant makes me a little upset lmao

 

I know that feeling too well

 

Sounds like my wife! ;D She wants all the colorful fish and a lot of them are not reef safe.