Getting out of the hobby.
 

Anybody noticed how many people are shutting down their tanks and getting out of the hobby? Everyday it seems someone is selling off everything and getting out. I wonder if this trend is just here or everywhere.

Thought it was you too. It is one expensive hobby no doubt about it.

Times are tough for alot of people, and this hobby isn't cheap. True hobbiests may have to leave for a bit, but you will find alot get back in when it allows.

It is sad to see someone go, but whoever you are, I wish you the best of luck and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Some will likely try and come back before they *really* should. I don't name names though.

Nah, I'm a glutton for punishment. :lol:

:wink:

I've often contemplated shutting down too, due to financial reason's. BUT, no one wants to buy my tanks LOL Well, they just dont wana come up here and get them.

ya I know what you mean, I thought about shutting it down, just to move but then set back up again
NOT this guy is going to die REEFING.
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My Dream is to go to everyones house to see their tanks. But there will somepeople that won't let me see their tank:sad: now that could be looked at as a STALKER.....

A CREEPER that loves SALT

P.M. who it is so I don't ever let them in, just in case. Creeper's scare me!

Yes, unfortunately, in hard economic times & with lots of life changes happening to people, reefing becomes an unaffordable luxury for some. Separations, divorces, lost jobs, moving, etc. can take a toll on reefers & their will/ability to stay with the addiction.

It seems to take people who are OCD or just plain stubborn to keep at it through good times & bad.

We did notice that while lots of people were at J&L this Boxing Day sales, the rush was over in the first hour & a half for livestock and most of the buyerrs were in the low hundreds range, rather than in the high hundreds like in past years.

But I bet their on-line sales were off the charts. think their server crashed a couple times.

I think because this hobby is so addicitive...when ppl do get out they've already been desperately trying to keep it going well past the point where they should have gotten out. It's a hobby that drives us to spend even if it means neglecting something else.

LOL, thats pretty much kept me in the hobby as well :razz:

I think it's just that time of year. Early winter, and early summer. People seem to ditch at those times.

Lance you scared the ____ out of me with this title. I'm so relieved to hear it's just you asking why!!

If there's one thing I've noticed over the years though, is that people come and go in bursts. Probably as speculated the economic climate is a big driver currently, but it could also be coincidence.

Or it could be that their damn corals keep dying! :) Seriously just about emptied my tank into the backyard yesterday -lol

Sorry Tony. Didn't mean to scare the skimmate out of you. (I couldn't leave you big fella) Without Canreef I'd just be sitting in front of the TV petting the wife's beagle.............. *shudder*..........

I saw this on FB Brad. I hope things turn around for you.

So THAT's what the kids are calling it now a days :lol:

Wow imagine if I got out of the hobby what in the heck could I be buying on a impulse other then skimmers. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I know HOOKERS And BLOW:biggrin::biggrin:

No, you read it wrong: that was beagle not beaver. :mrgreen:

Those aren't impulse buys Mike. That's serious purchasing!
And that's enough out of you. You just get back to your mountain.:lol:

Come on Dan even I new that :redface::lol:

Go FOWLR or FWLACAG (fish with live rock and clams and gorgonians - that's MY tank right now!!! :lol:)

Good luck sorting it out..

I'm SO hoping right now that you guys have a dog.

EDIT: I posted before scrolling down. Thanks for picking that one up Bandit =)

When I saw the thread title I thought mayby you had Joan help you blow out the skimmer line again :eyebrows:

:redface:

no beagle for you!

Good! I'm kinda tired of her jumping on my lap and licking me.

Thought it was new slang so the 'rent's didn't catch on to what the kids were talking about :lol:

nevermind :redface:

This hobby is not for the Faint of Heart.

It is a very expensive hobby. For the compulsive buyer there is always something new and exciting available every time you go to the LFS.

It is also an extremely difficult hobby. Just when you think your tank is doing well all hell seems to breakout. Even the most seasoned hobbies run into trouble from time to time.

Tom R

Come on Leah, Tell us what your really thinking :P

I'm considering getting out of the hobby, not because of the price ( which is high and I have had my fair share of issues ) but because of the impact on the enviroment and issues with mass quantities of dead livestock.

I started the tank because I have a strong affinity for the ocean and it's beauty... I now question whether or not I can provide any money to an industry that is still so destructive. I'm probably one of the only ones in here hoping the stricter export bylaws go into effect quick.

I know I could buy locally propagated but regardless of my individual choices I still am required to support LFS and companies that may not feel the same way. It's a fun hobby and I certainly enjoy the work, but it's easy to understand in these times why people can't keep it up

Tom, I absolutely agree with you. IMO, if one can't afford it or doesn't have the time or patience it might be a good idea to leave it alone.

The Beagle or the Wife?

I have to agree with this as well it does costs a lot and I think most people get out as it is a lot of work to keep reefs running so they stays looking good.
That and it is hard to just go away somewhere for a few days.
The environmental issue does worry me somewhat but then I think it is people like us that might one day be able to save some part of the reef when it all dies off.

I think about packing it in quite often but always seem to come to my senses. Like this week for example, murphy's law dictates that if I'm going to host a reef meet this weekend my corals need to get burned tips and turn brown.:twised::redface::twised:

Brown. I thought they were supposed to look that way LOL

I thought you were getting out for a minute. Glad you are staying...

I thought to get out too with the way the economy has been. The tanks need constant cash flow and with so much other stuff to pay for the tank suffers. The tank needs money no matter how broke I am, and it starts getting old to have to drop a ton of cash for this and that and the other thing.

I am hanging in there... I adore all my fish.