- Location
- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Now I don't know where this is going but I went to a meeting of the Long Island Reefers Assn last night which I am not a member of.
(I am not a member of anything, I would not want me as a member)
Anyway, the guy who owned the place (I forgot his name) had about 5 of the best looking, healthiest looking tanks I have ever seen in my life.
My tank has never, and will never look that nice, which got me thinking about the hobby and all the problems associated with it.
There are unlimited levels that we can aspire to if we like.
Some of us have tanks that rival the sea and some of us have a tank that would make a sewer treatment facility look like Tahiti
In my mind, it doesn't matter. It was never meant to be a contest, unless, of course you are into contests.
Many of us feel that we have to have the best looking tanks and will go to any lengths and expensive to get it and some of us just want to keep a few fish alive. Some of us name our fish and treat them like family almost going into a depression if one of them, God Forbid, passes away
When I was looking at those tanks last night, I was not thinking, Wow, I wish I could have a tank like that. I was thinking, Wow, what a beautiful tank, look at those fish, not a scale out of place. The owner must really know what he is doing.
Not, What a jerk I am for not having such a nice tank.
We should not beat ourselves up for not having TOTM.
We should be happy that we are even able to keep anything alive, miles from the sea and greatful that we have such a rewarding hobby.
We could after all mortgage our homes and buy a huge tank and fill it with thousands of dollars worth of corals and the latest gadgets, and it would probably look great But then our hobby would be How much money we can spend rather than, what makes me happy and also lets me eat and pay my bills.
I have a fairly nice boat and could have a really nice boat where I could hire models to ride around with me and look really cool. I could do that, but then I would also be living in the street, so I may not be happy.
(I actually know someone who does that with the models)
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(I am not a member of anything, I would not want me as a member)
Anyway, the guy who owned the place (I forgot his name) had about 5 of the best looking, healthiest looking tanks I have ever seen in my life.
My tank has never, and will never look that nice, which got me thinking about the hobby and all the problems associated with it.
There are unlimited levels that we can aspire to if we like.
Some of us have tanks that rival the sea and some of us have a tank that would make a sewer treatment facility look like Tahiti
In my mind, it doesn't matter. It was never meant to be a contest, unless, of course you are into contests.
Many of us feel that we have to have the best looking tanks and will go to any lengths and expensive to get it and some of us just want to keep a few fish alive. Some of us name our fish and treat them like family almost going into a depression if one of them, God Forbid, passes away
When I was looking at those tanks last night, I was not thinking, Wow, I wish I could have a tank like that. I was thinking, Wow, what a beautiful tank, look at those fish, not a scale out of place. The owner must really know what he is doing.
Not, What a jerk I am for not having such a nice tank.
We should not beat ourselves up for not having TOTM.
We should be happy that we are even able to keep anything alive, miles from the sea and greatful that we have such a rewarding hobby.
We could after all mortgage our homes and buy a huge tank and fill it with thousands of dollars worth of corals and the latest gadgets, and it would probably look great But then our hobby would be How much money we can spend rather than, what makes me happy and also lets me eat and pay my bills.
I have a fairly nice boat and could have a really nice boat where I could hire models to ride around with me and look really cool. I could do that, but then I would also be living in the street, so I may not be happy.
(I actually know someone who does that with the models)
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