ugh...Already burnt out. :(

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Personally, it sounds like you've already bought almost everything you need to keep it running and there's not a lot of spending left if you want to keep it a simple fowlr tank. Fowlrs don't require frequent water changes (considerably less than a full blown reef tank). If time is an issue, the switch over from sw to fw at this time will be quite a big chore. FW sting rays are far more sensitive and expensive than the fish you already have. Even a tiny bit of ammonia is enough to damage or kill a ray. If time & money is that big an issue, I would stay away from rays. You'll end up killing it through lack of maintenance time. Any high maintenance, expensive species is a bad idea at this time, it sounds like.

Just my $.02.

Anthony

+1

It really only gets easier and cheaper as you move along in this hobby.
I run 4 SW tanks total, a 95, 14, 12 and 30 gallon.

You are so close to being in the best part of the hobby where you can actually sit back and enjoy after the big start up cost and sometimes expensive learning curve...

just my 2 cents...

I'm sure you wil enjoy yout 29 all the same...it just seems like you migh tbe cheating yourself a little bit by not givng it another couple months..

[kevNnic]

i started with my first tank 6 months ago and its a 65gal, its pretty low maintainence but i have a **** load of live rock which basically filters everything on its own, gotta be close to 90lbs. I have had no issues and wish i would of gone bigger, it also helps that i let it cycle for 3 months before i added any fish. main thing to think about before you decide to pack this tank in is what fish and corals you really want to have in the tank. 29gal limits you from alot of nice fish. 175gal is a great size tank.

[lockrookie]

i ran FW for years and ithoughti was happy with it until my tank sprung a leak. and i decided to go salt. it changed my life. yes at first fear and problems did make me think wtf did i get myself into. but now almost a year into it come dec. i would never change a thing and setting up a second tank now.

with fw i liked the fish but i didnt pay much attention to it it was there i fed them cleaned it when i felt like it, even thought of rays. rays can have a short life span in captivity. but salt WOW the color the vibrance the attitudes the personality the where did that thing come from i dont remember buying that, just blows my mind every day. i still have frustration days as everyone does and fears of crash. buti do look forward every morning to peeking at the tank to see whats grown over night.

i too would say give it a few more month you have already done the hard part. now i dream of making my display tank bigger. i wish i had the size of yours so much more i could do.

in the end you have to do whats best for you not what us cronics think you should do.