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View Poll Results: How long have you been doing this? | |||
Less than 1 year | 9 | 4.62% | |
1 to 2 years | 26 | 13.33% | |
2 to 3 years | 27 | 13.85% | |
3 to 4 years | 24 | 12.31% | |
Over 5 years | 109 | 55.90% | |
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Fresh water 20+ years and salt 5+ and hopefully longer
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1st freshwater aquarium was glass with stainless steel frame and I bought my fish from Woolco (now Walmart) in Calgary. 40 years ago.
1st saltwater aquarium was in 1983 bought from Brighouse Pets in Richmond, B.C. I had a couple of clowns and an anemone. They sold me a bottle of liquid brown goo to "feed invertebrates" , the anemone basically. Skimmer with an air stone and Instant Ocean salt. Incandescent bulb. I've had some kind of aquarium or lived on the ocean ever since.
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If you want to include my fresh water days been keeping tanks since I was 16 1986 had a goldfish tank for 3 yrs finally killed it(learned hard way dish soap and fish do not mix)
got back into it 1997 ran 33 gallon then 2 yrs later a 10 gallon by 2000 had 46 gallon, 33 and 10 going finally quit in 2010 July 2012 entered the empty wallet phase been looking for money ever since
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Sounds like my first tank, got it in '69 or '70. Moved into salt around 1997. Gawd, I'm old!!
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Quote:
Ha. You're just a pup.
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I remember reading somewhere awhile back that the average reef enthusiast has been in the hobby for 18 months. Of course, when polling an online community you don't get a real accurate representation. I think you will find a good many on here over 5 years.
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Ya, it seems we have a lot of 5+ members. But from what I've seen, I see a lot more leaving in under 2. Maybe they just stop coming here (not that I think anyone would not want to come here!!)
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Had to ask my wife. Time flys spring of 1999 for me.
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I just hit 10 years as of this month.
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"We shall dive down through black abysses... and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever." - H.P. Lovecraft Old 120gal Tank Journal New 225gal Tank Journal May 2010 TOTM The 10th Annual Prince George Reef Tank Tour |
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Brad, I think that might be because people have a reasonable handle on their tank by year two, and don't need daily advice such as, "What are these bugs on my glass?!?!" I've found most reefers are quite happy keeping a basic reef with a bunch of softies and some fish.
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