How many times have you "gotten" out of the hobby (salt or fresh)?

[deepRED]

Twice.

I started keeping FW (33 and 90 gallon) in 91' until 97' when I moved away for college. Started back up a year after I moved back to Vancouver, in 02'.
From there I hit the hobby hard, having run 14 smaller tanks ranging from 10-125 gallons and eventually having a fish room with several large setups (400,300, 270, 240, 200,100,90,45). These tanks ranged from high tech planted setups, breeding ponds,discus,rare plecos, freshwater stingrays and asian arowana, to fowler and mixed reef setups.

Over the past 6-8 months I have shut down every single tank as I am moving into a condo.
When I move into the new place in March, I will be setting up a modest 90 gallon cube reef with a 70 gallon sump, and dual trimless 11 gallon (seagrass bed in one,freshwater planted in the other) nano setups.

One good thing about being tankless this past half a year is that I've been saving about $300-$400 a month that I was spending on just simple maintenance, not to mention livestock,equipment purchases and hydro savings.

I can't wait to start spending again.

[danny zubot]

Only once, when I was like 10 years old. Since 1999 I've been back into fresh, then salt.

[Redrover]

1..When I joined the Navy 1959..small freshwater
2..From fresh to salt, 2000 when retired..46 bow fresh to 150..downsize to 120
3..Going back to 75 fresh..do to medical condition

[Lance]

Twice. First time when i was too busy with my business and raising 4 kids; 2nd time when we built our house. Just recently back and lovin' it!

[Beverly]

I answered 4 or more. Honestly, I don't know how many times we've moved, sold our tanks and decided to upgrade at some later date. That later date usually meant sooner rather than later

The last time we got out of the hobby, which was about a year ago, we vowed to stay out. So far, so good. I haven't driven to or walked into a pet stores for months.

Do I miss my fish and BTAs? Yup! But not enough to be spending time and money on them. I have very fond memories of our years with various tank set ups. I'll probably be one of those old ladies who, when I get dementia, will talk on and on about the good old days as a reefer