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View Poll Results: How many times have you "gotten out" of the hobby (salt, or fresh)
0 56 47.06%
1 33 27.73%
2 17 14.29%
3 6 5.04%
4 2 1.68%
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Old 11-02-2007, 01:56 AM
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Once.

Had a FW then they shipped me to the Arctic so shut it down. Dry for about 15 years then started up again with SW 5 years ago.
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:01 AM
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Once for me too. WHen we moved to our new home, never set the FW back up. Acctually gave the tank to my buddy, they ran goldfish till they died. Found out why, they never cleaned the tank, took me 4 days to clean the tank out
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:35 AM
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When things aren't to my liking, I get out of the hobby on a nearly daily basis. But then I notice the tanks are still there the next day and I forge ahead.
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Old 11-02-2007, 05:32 AM
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Never quit once. I started with a FOWLR SW tank...that was about 15 yrs ago. Now, I'm 1 year into my 2nd tank. I believe this one to be my last.

I never had a real FW tank. (Well....I recall having turtles when I was like 5 years old)
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:47 PM
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When things aren't to my liking, I get out of the hobby on a nearly daily basis. But then I notice the tanks are still there the next day and I forge ahead.

Ditto on that.
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Old 11-02-2007, 06:44 PM
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I think I have walked about a dozen times now from this hobby. I find it funny that it is such an expensive, time consuming. At times it makes you feel like pulling your hair out. And yet sitting infront of these glowing peices of live art at the end of a long day, lowers my stress level to nothing.
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Old 11-02-2007, 08:07 PM
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I have never walked away from this hobby came close from all the algae's that i have ran up against. that is what keeps me going is the challenge I don't like to loose,,,,,,
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Just once, cause i had to move to Vancouver, and than back again.. LOL.. but now im back strong as ever, with one FW, and one SW
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Old 11-03-2007, 03:13 PM
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When things aren't to my liking, I get out of the hobby on a nearly daily basis. But then I notice the tanks are still there the next day and I forge ahead.
Tony you're a riot!!!
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Old 11-03-2007, 06:56 PM
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I have got out of the FW hobby twice now. I used to have about eight cichlid tanks, got into SW and got rid of them all. Then just recently I set up a FW that lasted a few months until it bored me so badly I resented it using power so it's gone also.

Still in SW after 10 years, will be until the last oldtimer dies, then I don't know.
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