What got you in to this hobby? How long have you been doing it?

[Dearth]

I've been in the hobby/job for 2 years now but feels much longer. I got into SW via a friend who nudged me into the hobby and I fell into the empty wallet syndrome and haven't looked back since.

I have definitely had my share of ups and downs and have been tempted on more than one occasion to throw in the towel when I have lost a prized coral or fish, tank die off and several other things but in terms of reefing I am still a pup in the hobby compared to those that have persevered for 10, 15 and 20+ years and my hats off to those people as they were the pioneers of modern SW systems. They are a big reason why I stay in the hobby many of them have faced total tank kills, catastrophic failures, extreme pricing of equipment and many other things yet they are still here and going strong.

If they lived through all their issues I think I can too and maybe just maybe I can have a tank that will rival theirs one day.