Let’s have fun..

[Aquaplumb]

I’m going to keep it simple and brief
Please tell me in 4 words what reef/Fish keeping means to you
Ill start off with..

memorising ,joyfull,rewarding,respecfull

 

[srobertb]

Work. Joy. Success. Failure.

In no particular order

 

[Rmckoy]

Enjoyable , relaxing , costly , rewarding

 

[Rmckoy]

Work. Joy. Success. Failure.

In no particular order

Instead of failure I was thinking heart breaking or stressful

 

[srobertb]

Instead of failure I was thinking heart breaking or stressful

I have dipped out of this hobby for a year or three because it became stressful. It felt like a chain around my neck. Budgeting for tank space and the obvious money are easy. Don’t forget to budget for time! “This tank will take 1 hour of my life per week.” That’s my goal. On Saturdays I clean the glass, take a look at everything, change filter socks if I’m using them. If you’re single or whatever maybe more. Yes cost is still a concern when buying equipment but now I *also* think, “ok, I’m going to add a custom algae scrubber with air stone and lights. What’s the TIME cost vs time savings?” The answer in that case was minimal nitrate reduction from the current system PLUS more lights to clean, a bubble stone to maintain and clean, and an air pump to be another point of failure.

 

[Fish Styx]

Zen, rewarding, patience, joy

 

[doubleshot00]

Beautiful, challenging, irritating and time consuming

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Challenging, Colorful, Timely, Rewarding

 

[Aquaplumb]

I have dipped out of this hobby for a year or three because it became stressful. It felt like a chain around my neck. Budgeting for tank space and the obvious money are easy. Don’t forget to budget for time! “This tank will take 1 hour of my life per week.” That’s my goal. On Saturdays I clean the glass, take a look at everything, change filter socks if I’m using them. If you’re single or whatever maybe more. Yes cost is still a concern when buying equipment but now I *also* think, “ok, I’m going to add a custom algae scrubber with air stone and lights. What’s the TIME cost vs time savings?” The answer in that case was minimal nitrate reduction from the current system PLUS more lights to clean, a bubble stone to maintain and clean, and an air pump to be another point of failure.

Loved this comment, spot on