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Originally Posted by SmallFry
In the glacial-paced build of my tank I've had a fair few misadventures, and they can be soul destroying. There are times like many others I've really wanted to throw in the towel - at one point I couldn't get GSP to grow..
After I had an attack of random in-tank deaths (particularly new additions), I stopped adding things and I'm now back to the old guard of livestock that seem pretty much invincible. I'm finding that if I don't push the envelope the maintenance isn't too bad - water changes and adding some baking soda is about it apart from feeding the fish and rounding up the frags the urchin 'relocates'.
Most of the stuff in my tank is pretty mundane, but I'm finding that watching mundane grow is very satisfying..I have simplified not by automating things, but by reducing the number of things I have to do..
I guess what I'm saying is I've learned there are some awesome tanks you see on here and they can be truly inspiring, but I have to temper that with an acceptance that I don't have the time, and something simpler that I don't sMpend all the time worrying about is actually relaxing, instead of being a millstone around my neck.
Try to relax a bit (easy to say I know) - the less you worry about the maintenance the less of a chore it seems...
And if you start to feel bad, just take a look at my build thread and see how damned long it's taken me to get to the pitiful stage I'm at!  |
My tank is the same as yours, I don't really add new livestock, at least what I have is doing well enough. There's a couple bits I need to pick up that will make maintenance easy, but procrastinating as I'm not sure it's fair to what I have to continue....
My it's just spring fever, lack of a winter holiday, not for lack of opportunities to go, just no time to squeeze it in.
Maybe drinks with other reefers will help....where did Kien go??
Brad, we would either need to go through security, or you'd need to duck out....