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04-14-2005, 03:34 PM
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I'm thinking about quitting....
Seriously...
My tanks are doing, ok. but I am seriously thinking about quitting because this hobby is seriously addicting and expensive to boot. I think about all the money I could have to spend on clothes and entertainment if I didn't keep fish... The space in my living room I'd have, if I got rid of the tanks, and how nicely I could decorate my living room... Instead, I live with a cramped up living room, icky clothes, and yucky food (in an effort to save money.. my fish get filtered water, and special frozen high quality foods, while I eat KD.. something is wrong here). I don't think I can afford to come back into the hobby if I quit... and also I think about all the wonderful people who have helped me get my tanks where it is today... I never expected the hobby to change for me the way it has in 1 year. I have so many 'Fish friends' now... and I know that if I ever needed help (with my tank) they would be right there with me.... I dunno... I'll keep people posted if I decide to sell my stuff off..
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04-14-2005, 03:35 PM
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And my fish have ick and I'm a loss at how to treat them... I'm not sure the Q tank, garlic, UV sterilizer and hyposalinty is working.. I don't want to use copper
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04-14-2005, 03:53 PM
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04-14-2005, 04:36 PM
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Go to one tank, and start propagating frags so you will earn cash or trade so your hobby will be partially self-sustaining.
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04-14-2005, 08:09 PM
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Yup, DOWN-size! heck of a plan...
 I know how you feel, and you need to be OK with adjusting some priorities. I mean, they're fish, right? Go buy yourself some new clothes! 
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04-14-2005, 08:59 PM
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Ivy,
Hope you don't quit completely. After all, it was your tank that inspired Irene to want one of her own to set up. I may be a little bit (just a tiny weensy bit) bias but I think if you sold off your fw tanks & just kept your sw tank, it would free up a lot of room & time. Anthony
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04-14-2005, 09:24 PM
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I thought about quitting, but then I realized I would have nothing to do without my fish tank. There is no way I could live without it now. It takes a while to get over the cold feet thing, but it's easy once you accept that nothing will make you want to quit.
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a tout le monde, a tous les amis. je vous aime, je dois partir.
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04-14-2005, 11:54 PM
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my reefing community here won't let me quit
 I've thought about it too. I sold off all my tanks and now I'm down to one in the basement and I lost a couple of huge colonies of sps during the move and it'd be so easy just to sell the rest off. I don't even look at the tank too much since it's temporarily in the basement...Hmmmm.. des
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04-15-2005, 12:37 AM
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I agree with the rest,just downsize to one tank.I too thought about selling everything off,but realised I'd go crazy without a reef tank
I understand all to well about the finances(bills,child support,loans....  )but if you think about it you could keep a tank fairly cheaply if kept basic.Don't give up
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