Now I want a coral aquarium

As the hobby grew, reefers flocked to the Internet to exchange information. In the early days of the Web, Rhyne said, aquarium forums were “literally some of the highest- trafficked” sites. Indoor reefs have many churning parts — wave-making pumps, artificial lights, janitor shrimp — that keep collapse at bay. An invasive pest or sudden change in pH can bring mass die-offs.

In 2005, an algae named Ostreopsis ovata bloomed in the Mediterranean Sea. Hundreds of people near Genoa, Italy, became ill when the breeze blew a palytoxin-like chemical at beachgoers. About 200 people sought treatment. In the wake of the hospitalizations, tourists steered clear of the beach. (A year later, the mayor of Genoa was caught splashing in the water, shouting at passersby that the sea was safe. Nobody took him up on the offer to get in, the Guardian reported at the time.)

In the wake of the bloom, Italian researchers including Tubaro and Dell'Aversano set their sights on palytoxin. Then, in 2008, German researchers published the first report of a hobbyist who was injured after touching coral. Medical reports of reefers who inhaled the stuff followed afterward.

How do people who have jobs and family even maintain hobbies man...

Maybe because they only have one...

They must have very chill jobs then, come back after working hours with a lot of extra money to spend on both family trips and a hobby...

I suppose an oversea vacation is way more expensive than an aquarium coral hobby. But, you still need to buy a ticket to go to an aquarium coral convention... whatever, I should stop thinking.