Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/index.php)

- Reef (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=8)

- - Ever get bored? (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66258)

Hey have you ever thought of going to a counselor to bring that spark back between you and your tank ? :hug:
Funny you mention this as this is what I do sometimes (like now). Awhile back one of my sons started to re-aquascape my 150g and never finished it so now I'm on my own with one arm. The tank hasn't been the same since and things are on the uphappy side. Tomorrow I keep saying. Hang in there Dez

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dez (Post 533657)

Funny thing is that as I type this I know I have to frag a few corals and my whole family is out so now is the ideal time to do it but I'm stalling and going on canreef instead cause I don't want to do it......ahhh, the cycle of procrastination.

I must be the laziest hobbyist on canreef :lol: I spent some good time and money on my build so that I could get to this point where I didn't have to do so much. I actually enjoy sitting back and doing next to nothing. :D. I never really found enjoyment in mounting frags or buying fish and all the chores that went with it. I just like the end result. Again, I'm lazy like that! :lol:

this is what I do when Im bored now

Bored i hate being bored. I don't know how all you you reefers have time for more then 1 tank. I know that Leah has alot of them and I dont know where she gets the time. may be that is why she upgraded to the 120 to shorten the tanks. and lets see Laurie you have a few tanks don't know where you get the time to do it. Kein you have to tanks
I have the one and wow im full with that one. may be that is when I get bored i buy corals. now I just bought a another moto cross bike rm 125 well Tammy bought it for me since My son I bought him a KTM 65sx for passing Grade 4 he loves it.

Mine
http://www.psndealer.com/powersports.../2000rm125.jpg

His.

http://www.racerxcanada.com/recent_u...M/65SX_800.jpg

I go through this too all the time especially with the saltwater, I keep saying "do I keep it all or sell it all" mine is a 5.5 gal nano so its not a huge system by any means and I would never go larger for the fact of the prices here are just insane for anything saltwater and my love lies with my freshwater. My little tank is easy to look after but yes it does get boring to me after a while. So you are no the only one and I think certain times of the year is worse than others too.

Cheers
:mrgreen:

Every time I get bored of SPS...wallet gets bigger:mrgreen:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lance (Post 533652)

Bored with your tank? Go get yourself a large Thalassoma sp. I guarantee you won't be bored anymore! My Lunare Wrasse, (nicknamed SOB), harasses other fish, eats 75% of the food, splashes the crap out of everything, spits sand all over the corals and rockwork, and generally makes a nuisance of itself. I'm just about to the point of banishing Mr. SOB to the toilet!

But yeah Dez, I hear what you're saying. Sometimes I get a little bored with it too, especially in the summer. Too many other things going on I guess.

LOL! "Mr. SOB" that just made my day :mrgreen:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 533654)

Ah yes, but you would miss us. :lol: Thats why you stay on Canreef, even though your tankless. :D

Sometimes I think I keep reef aquariums, just so I can be a part of the various boards.

well I have a beta in a bowl, does that count :mrgreen:

but ya, I have met a few good friends through the hobby one I even concider one of my best, even though he never writes, never calls, haha.
I also got to meet DES, when we were both young in the hobby on one of my trips back home to edmonton.

There also also several people I have talked to on the internet that maybe one day I will meet, including yourself. so ya even though I am in a lull right now I still hang around.

Steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dez (Post 533656)

Steve, I was in the same boat. Shut down all of my tanks and sold everything. Didn't have a tank for about 4 1/2 years. Finally last year I set up the tank. I don't regret it one bit. I really really like my aquarium now. I set it up so it's pretty low maintenance. It's just that I can't really add stuff anymore so it's just a slow waiting game to see which corals I'll let grow out and which corals I'll keep hacking to allow the others to grow. I think it's just cause it's summer. I'm sure if you set up again you won't regret it and learn from all of the other mistakes you made in the past. Still, almost one year later from my current tank build, I wouldn't really change anything except that I would've started with a brand new custom tank instead of a used scratched one. I'm sure you'll be back Steve :)

my 90 gal was about as low maintance as you could get back then, so not much to do.. about an hour every two weeks aside from cleaning the glass. but ya.. I will be back at some point, either reef or fresh water. I just cringe now when I think about how much money I spent on my 90 (around 15K) but I know I can set one up a lot cheeper now.. about 7K of the old tank was in lighting as there was no info on that back then and I had to try a bunch of different systems till I found one I liked. I also waisted about 1K just testing PAR outputs of different lights also :twised:.

when I was looking for a new house it was my intention to buld a big in wall tank, 260 gall or bigger, but the house we ended up with has no room to do a inwall tank or a large one for that matter so we will see.

Steve

I don't get bored, just lazy in the summer. I prefer to work outside on my backyard pond. Then I'll take a look at my neglected tanks and feel guilty.

Quote:

Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 533751)

:mrgreen: