Am I imagining it or do a lot of people seem to be dropping

[Anonymous]

wild seahorses couldnt drag me away frome my reef!!!!!!!

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Nobody move or I'll flush the fish

 

[Anonymous]

ive had my tank for 6 years now. its becoming increasingly harder to stay in the hobby and find what you need with the morals i have. i still cringe at the thought having to buy a few more snails every year or two. but i figure them into the needs of the tank. i feel that if i would have never gotten into this hobby in the first place, i sure as hell wouldnt now. im just taking responsibility for what i do have, and a frag here and there from friends is always welcome!

i wont buy wild corals or wild sand or wild rock, but thats just me, i guess im content with dry base rock as my structure and cultured sand. i feel very guilty for what i have purchased in the past, naiveté i guess. but i also feel that i have a responisbility to animals i do own and owe them as much respect as i can afford them. i love my tank, and wouldnt trust anyone else with it, though i have thought of taking it down, but this is defintely not a hobby i will actively continue to support.

hi, my name is loo, and i have to live with my guilt everyday. im a recovering reef addict, but i also have to live with "the bottle dangling in front of me"!!

 

[Anonymous]

"Dropped out" kinda Laurie, but not by choice. New location, new job, new life, new everything BUT, no more tank

. The bug is still there guess that will never go away, I have been in and out of salt for various reasons over the past 25 some odd years and am sure I will get back into it.

I read a study done once about the longevity of aquarium hobbists in general, this a while ago, even before the recent "recession". Not many made it past the two year mark, and as mentioned those that did were in it for the long haul.


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[Anonymous]

30 years and counting....... I should get over it soon

 

[Anonymous]

used to be when my boyfriend and I went to the LFS I would encourage him to carefuly consider his purchases or ask him to wait a day before he bought something. Now I can not go into the store without bringing extra's back. I'm also dying to get my hands on a 300 gal to have a FOWLR preditor tank.

My name is Sharon and I my friends, I am a reefaholic. It's sad when you lie to others about how much your spending, but when you've convinced yourself it's a damn shame.

[This message has been edited by Elby79 (edited 18 May 2001).]

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[Anonymous]

quitters!!!! burry your face in the sand....

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Been in for 4 years,love the hobby. Some people seem feel badly about the hobby, I feel if done properly,like stocking with tank raises animals and such,you should be happy with it. Using good judgement and comman sence will always pay off with anything we do in life. I love it and staying with it,Im notting jumping of a bridge yet.

David

 

[Anonymous]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by loosbrew:
i wont buy wild corals or wild sand or wild rock, but thats just me, i guess im content with dry base rock as my structure and cultured sand. i feel very guilty for what i have purchased in the past<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Loo, buddy, friend. Your depressing the hell out of me. I can see the suicidal attitude about collected fish but my friend, they have banned havesting live rock in florida. Companies like gulf view actualy get the rock from land set it on a site in the ocean and 18 months later, Wahla the best looking, friendliest live rock you can get. Dude its getting better every day.

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[Anonymous]

I agree with David's sentiments. I don't think that there is anything to feel bad about if one is keeping and acquiring animals in a responsible way, as most people on these boards are obviously trying to do.

I have wondered if keeping fish in a glass box, even if done intelligently with good stocking levels, a clean tank, etc., is cruel in some way. The main thing that seems like it might be cruel is the confinement and consequent lack of stimulation. But I've also noticed that animals in general, and simpler animals like fish in particular, really seem to like routine, and tend to find new stimuli frightening. So I've actually come to suspect that my fish are content in my tanks -- no real threats, a very reliable feeding routine, etc.

 

[Anonymous]

Have been in this hobby for awhile, not getting out but watching the cost of things. I have just started up my new 180 and was going to my 90 gal also but with the cost of electric and everything else here in southern ca I decided to sell the 90 as not to cut corners on the 180.

One good thing is that we bought a small 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhouse so that has helped with the cost of electic over what it use to cost keeping up a 3400 sf house.

Love this hobby, good outlet when I get home from a stressful day at the office.

Barry
My Site: http://barryreef.homestead.com/index.html

 

[JohnD]

I think the 2 year time frame is accurate, but not just only for this hobby, but any hobby. It is called "churn." If one stays for that 2+ years, then they are in the hobby. The rest are just dabbling. Not sure if they are really serious reef keepers or not.

I think there are a lot of people that do not fully understand the time, effort and money that this hobby really requires. Add to that some bad advice from a LFS, lack of research on the critters you want to keep, lack of patience and some bad luck and what do you get? A Death Tank. If everything you put into a tank dies (or is eaten), if is tough to carry-on.

Having the board allows both the newbie and the more experienced hobbiests to both give and get honest advice from each other as compared to the advice from a LFS that has a vested interest in seperating the hobbiest from his/her money.

We will always have the ups and downs of the business cycle and we will always have people occupying their free time with hobbies. That is not going to change. We also know that the really good hobbies are the expensive ones.

We, my friends, have just gone crazy for those critters in those water filled boxes.

[ May 25, 2001: Message edited by: JohnD ]

 

[bigtank]

I am 16 years old and hooked for good. It's been a lot of work and a ton of money, but too much fun.

My tank isn't amazing like some of y'all's, but it is beautiful nonetheless. I still have algae problems but can't afford that darn refugium right now.

I guess it's in my blood. I want to be a marine biologist, but I just hope it pays enough for me to stay a reefer.

 

[Jon_Hewett_85]

My name is jon and i'm a reefaholic

i'm 15 been in the hobby for 4 years and have no intention of getting out anytime soon. I love my tanks.

 

[Anonymous]

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