Ever get bored?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Dez

That's what I used to do was to upgrade to keep new stuff coming in. But it's pretty much impossible for me to do now. I have no chance of an upgrade if I want to stay married . I like all the stuff in my tank now. I do want to sell some corals to buy other corals but I can't be bothered to list them and arrange for people to come over. So I just live with what I have (and I'm very satisfied with it), but I guess like Kien says, it feels like I'm just coasting. I don't need any new equipment, I don't need any more livestoack, I don't need any more fish.....so it's not like I dream about going to the LFS to see "what's new" anymore. I'm thinking about trying LEDs for my frag tank, but I can't spend that kind of money when what I have works.

I will just count my blessings and be satisfied I guess

Ahhh marriage is over rated isn't it J/K.

I guess I'd be right were you're at if I couldn't upgrade and change things up, however just think of all the money you save

[muck]

Why not just bring the frags to MA? You don't need to arrange anything then.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Dez

Does any of you ever get bored of your aquarium? I don't know if it's just because it's summer and I have so many other things to do.

Just wondering if it's just me.

nope not you at all. after what 7 years of running my 90, I decied I would do a custome tanks and tor it down sold everything and then because I was going to move put the new tank on hold. now almost 2 years later I think back at it and I was board for the last 3 years of running the tank.

I have no regreat to shutting it down and if I am being quite honest I don't think at this point that I have any desire to set up the new tank. I don't miss the maintanence, the worry if you go away, the pain in the ass events when something goes wrong or the money throwen down the drain so to speek to run it.

and honestly when I do set up a new tank I am leaning towards a planted fresh water tank again.

Steve

[christyf5]

Definitely not just you. I find I go through cycles of interest and disinterest. I seem to be most interested after coming home from a frag swap, running the gauntlet of vancouver stores or researching some neato piece of equipment that is going to make my tank super awesome. Other times when the tank is having issues with algae or death or whathaveyou I get really disheartened and leave the tank to do its thing for awhile, sometimes it gets worse and other times it gets better on its own.

I also find now, with the tank being so automated that there really isn't much to do for it. Which I suppose is a good thing as the tank does better when I keep my grubby hands out of it, but sometimes it does get a bit boring just sitting there looking at everything. I want to be doing something!!

[Dez]

Originally Posted by muck

Why not just bring the frags to MA? You don't need to arrange anything then.

I do already, anytime they need any, I bring them. I still have so many.

[Dez]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Definitely not just you. I find I go through cycles of interest and disinterest. I seem to be most interested after coming home from a frag swap, running the gauntlet of vancouver stores or researching some neato piece of equipment that is going to make my tank super awesome. Other times when the tank is having issues with algae or death or whathaveyou I get really disheartened and leave the tank to do its thing for awhile, sometimes it gets worse and other times it gets better on its own.

I also find now, with the tank being so automated that there really isn't much to do for it. Which I suppose is a good thing as the tank does better when I keep my grubby hands out of it, but sometimes it does get a bit boring just sitting there looking at everything. I want to be doing something!!

I just bought $350 worth of frags a week and a half ago and I really wasn't that excited. I went through the monotonous chore of dipping them, acclimating, mounting them and then now they just sit in my tank. I used to take pictures of them immediately after getting them and I haven't yet. And yet I ask myself why I spend so much money on a 1/2" piece of coral just cause it's "rare" or "desired". Do I really like that piece that much to justify spending $50 on a little plug with a bit of encrustation? Ah, the things we go through with this hobby. Yet I know deep down inside I'd miss it if it weren't the centerpiece in my living room. I'll also know that when winter comes around I'll be "excited" again. At least we have Canreef to "vent".

[Lance]

Bored with your tank? Go get yourself a large Thalassoma sp. I guarantee you won't be bored anymore! My Lunare Wrasse, (nicknamed SOB), harasses other fish, eats 75% of the food, splashes the crap out of everything, spits sand all over the corals and rockwork, and generally makes a nuisance of itself. I'm just about to the point of banishing Mr. SOB to the toilet!

But yeah Dez, I hear what you're saying. Sometimes I get a little bored with it too, especially in the summer. Too many other things going on I guess.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

nope not you at all. after what 7 years of running my 90, I decied I would do a custome tanks and tor it down sold everything and then because I was going to move put the new tank on hold. now almost 2 years later I think back at it and I was board for the last 3 years of running the tank.

I have no regreat to shutting it down and if I am being quite honest I don't think at this point that I have any desire to set up the new tank. I don't miss the maintanence, the worry if you go away, the pain in the ass events when something goes wrong or the money throwen down the drain so to speek to run it.

and honestly when I do set up a new tank I am leaning towards a planted fresh water tank again.

Steve

Ah yes, but you would miss us. Thats why you stay on Canreef, even though your tankless.

Sometimes I think I keep reef aquariums, just so I can be a part of the various boards.

[Dez]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

nope not you at all. after what 7 years of running my 90, I decied I would do a custome tanks and tor it down sold everything and then because I was going to move put the new tank on hold. now almost 2 years later I think back at it and I was board for the last 3 years of running the tank.

I have no regreat to shutting it down and if I am being quite honest I don't think at this point that I have any desire to set up the new tank. I don't miss the maintanence, the worry if you go away, the pain in the ass events when something goes wrong or the money throwen down the drain so to speek to run it.

and honestly when I do set up a new tank I am leaning towards a planted fresh water tank again.

Steve

Steve, I was in the same boat. Shut down all of my tanks and sold everything. Didn't have a tank for about 4 1/2 years. Finally last year I set up the tank. I don't regret it one bit. I really really like my aquarium now. I set it up so it's pretty low maintenance. It's just that I can't really add stuff anymore so it's just a slow waiting game to see which corals I'll let grow out and which corals I'll keep hacking to allow the others to grow. I think it's just cause it's summer. I'm sure if you set up again you won't regret it and learn from all of the other mistakes you made in the past. Still, almost one year later from my current tank build, I wouldn't really change anything except that I would've started with a brand new custom tank instead of a used scratched one. I'm sure you'll be back Steve

[Dez]

Funny thing is that as I type this I know I have to frag a few corals and my whole family is out so now is the ideal time to do it but I'm stalling and going on canreef instead cause I don't want to do it......ahhh, the cycle of procrastination.