[Delphinus]

Respectfully, I should have said "I hate the frustration that comes with the hobby sometimes." I dont really hate the hobby or else I would be selling everything. I'm sure everyone has their moments of frustration. It wouldn't be an interesting hobby if it didn't have its challenges.

I think Christy nailed it bang on, I'd be lost without the tanks.

I don't know if it's really a question of priorities or even simple vs. complicated. I'm frustrated from a bit of bad luck that got compounded by bad calls on my part which made things worse. Whether I was home or not, or had a skimmer or not, my tank would still have sprung a leak. That part I couldn't influence, but what I could influence is what came after. I made a series of decisions which were meant to mitigate and contain risk, and yet despite this, either the risks came to fruition, or there were latent risks that weren't identified and and thus properly mitigated.

With each negative incident, you take away something you can learn and improve upon. It's just kind of sad that sometimes our learning opportunities sometimes cost innocent animals their lives. This is the part I have the most trouble coming to terms. Had I done better, they might not have died. So, even if it's bad luck that started something, in the end I still feel responsible. I am responsible.

I just hope that, wherever I go from here, I don't make the same mistakes again.