Do your own thing

[4FordFamily]

You're so right. You can always make more money but not more time. I have four tanks and spend about 4 hours each week for water changes and maintenance. Working 50+ hours a week as a grocery store manager doesn't help me want to expand upon my hobby. Fishkeeping makes me happy, everything about it but I know my limitations. I want to have fun with the hobby. I don't want it to be a chore. I want to expand upon my tanks, but I can't because of the time factor.

Yup I too have four tanks! Same boat. Two young kids I care for by evening and weekend alone most of the time due to opposite schedules (wife is a retail pharmacist so she gets home at 10 when it's bed time).

Time has quickly become the most valuable resource

 

[Elleuckyreefs]

I work in my local fish store and I also maintain reefs/fowlr tanks in public and private spaces so things that I want for my tank come pretty easy but I'm content with my 65 gallon sps dominant tank. It does limit the fish I want to keep but it's manageable and it doesn't take as much fusion one and two to keep my alk and calc up. Haha I still use a hob skimmer and my tank isn't drilled but having tons of success growing many sps.

 

[Playa-1]

Excellent advise

 

[Karen]

Great advice. I am ready to get my tank up and running again after being down for a year. I just have to fight with hubby about what goes in now.

 

[BluewaterLa]

Oh I'm not leaving R2R or getting out of the hobby. Just hopefully moving to a different city soon.

As in coming home closer to me so we can drive each other nuts ?
Heck I would help you move, so when we looking for houses ?
Need a garage that is insulated or can be insulated

 

[jgvergo]

I'm 7 months into my first tank and I could not be much happier with it, so I have nothing to "go back to"! I'm one of the people you have helped HF. I just wanted to say thanks again.

 

[aaron23]

Humble you rock

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Great post! It's all about enjoying the hobby in your own way.

 

[Humblefish]

As in coming home closer to me so we can drive each other nuts ?
Heck I would help you move, so when we looking for houses ?
Need a garage that is insulated or can be insulated

If the Fish Gods allow it, my friend.

 

[Brew12]

If the Fish Gods allow it, my friend.

Your wife is a Fish God????

 

[Humblefish]

Your wife is a Fish God????

I guess she would consider herself more of a Goddess.

 

[4FordFamily]

I guess she would consider herself more of a Goddess.

Don't they all!?

 

[skybears]

Aww i feel a group hug coming on. gave me that warm fuzzy feeling