How long have you been in the hobby?

Cartman89 · 08-16-2006, 06:44 PM

Seemed like I started just yesterday but it has been at least 3 years since I had my 55gal filled up with fresh saltwater. Now I have a 125gal and feeling smarter every day. This hobby is expensive, addicting, and a time waster (both bad and good ways) but it's fun and you get SMART. SO how long have you been in this hobby? Saltwater of course!

Witfull · 08-16-2006, 06:46 PM

salt? or aquariums et al?

boozeman · 08-16-2006, 06:52 PM

I'm not in...yet

lcstorc · 08-16-2006, 07:16 PM

Fresh, most of my life we had a tank.
Salt, just passed the 1yr mark. Boy what a year. Very rewarding, and very difficult, and very expensive all rolled into one.
Would do it again in a minute, even now, knowing what I am getting into. I had no clue at the time. LOL

blue_eyes53813 · 08-16-2006, 07:23 PM

5 years...

BoomerD · 08-16-2006, 07:56 PM

Not counting the goldfish I had when I was a kid, over 30 years, and over 20 years with salt. Once Instant Ocean came out with a quality product, I jumped in with both feet. Home-made undergravel filter, crushed coral, and dead coral skeletons...wow...beautiful...

heh-heh..I prefer the look of a nicely aquascaped live rock tank MUCH more. In fact, I gotta decide what to do with the boxes of dead coral skeletons stored in my garage...

Witfull · 08-16-2006, 08:05 PM

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Once Instant Ocean came out with a quality product, I jumped in with both feet.

late arriver~ i had to bring water home in barrels. but i was lucky enough to be in hawaii~

Witfull · 08-16-2006, 08:08 PM

i added a few slots for us OFR's

Cougra · 08-16-2006, 09:03 PM

25 years including freshwater tanks and coming up on 7 years with saltwater! Wow, it still seems like yesterday when I started up my saltwater tank!

john · 08-16-2006, 09:28 PM

3 years now and it has been an expensive challenge.best thing about this hobby,you learn something new every day no matter how long youve been in it.love it!!!!!!

Witfull · 08-16-2006, 09:32 PM

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you learn something new every day no matter how long youve been in it

Amen~

lcstorc · 08-16-2006, 09:59 PM

Most days I think it is not a hobby but a lifestyle. LOL
If I am not doing something with the tank I am reading about reefs or taking pics of my tank. There is always something going on

mps9506 · 08-16-2006, 10:13 PM

Been doing FW since I was a little kid with guppies. Started breeding angels and rams when I was 12. Got into SW when I was 18. So, 13 years on freshwater, 7 years on marine. Probably never would have gotten so heavily involved in the hobby if it wasn't for the dern internet.

billyr98 · 08-16-2006, 10:18 PM

Fresh since a little kid... 29g tank in my bedroom back then.... so I was about 8.. I am now ... WOW 28

So like 20 years in aquariums but 2 in salt!

dobejazz · 08-16-2006, 11:51 PM

I've always had aquariums Tried salt back in the late 1990 or so and failed miserably. I've been back in for a little over 1 1/2 but put 2 since I learned from my prior mistakes!

View Poll Results: How long?
Just starting out	2	3.17%
Months	7	11.11%
One year	7	11.11%
Year and a half	2	3.17%
2 years	6	9.52%
3 + years	16	25.40%
10 years+	10	15.87%
20 years+	10	15.87%
30 years+	2	3.17%
40 years+	0	0%
I kept primordial ooze	1	1.59%
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08-16-2006, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cartman89 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	How long have you been in the hobby? Seemed like I started just yesterday but it has been at least 3 years since I had my 55gal filled up with fresh saltwater. Now I have a 125gal and feeling smarter every day. This hobby is expensive, addicting, and a time waster (both bad and good ways) but it's fun and you get SMART. SO how long have you been in this hobby? Saltwater of course! __________________ I'am the Shark Police, if you want a shark your going to have to go through me. In Loving Memory http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...n101/aq015.jpg

08-16-2006, 06:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? I'm not in...yet __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

08-16-2006, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,465 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? Fresh, most of my life we had a tank. Salt, just passed the 1yr mark. Boy what a year. Very rewarding, and very difficult, and very expensive all rolled into one. Would do it again in a minute, even now, knowing what I am getting into. I had no clue at the time. LOL __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

08-16-2006, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,255 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? 5 years... __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

08-16-2006, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,632 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? Not counting the goldfish I had when I was a kid, over 30 years, and over 20 years with salt. Once Instant Ocean came out with a quality product, I jumped in with both feet. Home-made undergravel filter, crushed coral, and dead coral skeletons...wow...beautiful... heh-heh..I prefer the look of a nicely aquascaped live rock tank MUCH more. In fact, I gotta decide what to do with the boxes of dead coral skeletons stored in my garage... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

08-16-2006, 09:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? 25 years including freshwater tanks and coming up on 7 years with saltwater! Wow, it still seems like yesterday when I started up my saltwater tank! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

08-16-2006, 09:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
john Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ohio Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? 3 years now and it has been an expensive challenge.best thing about this hobby,you learn something new every day no matter how long youve been in it.love it!!!!!!

08-16-2006, 09:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,465 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? Most days I think it is not a hobby but a lifestyle. LOL If I am not doing something with the tank I am reading about reefs or taking pics of my tank. There is always something going on __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

08-16-2006, 10:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? Been doing FW since I was a little kid with guppies. Started breeding angels and rams when I was 12. Got into SW when I was 18. So, 13 years on freshwater, 7 years on marine. Probably never would have gotten so heavily involved in the hobby if it wasn't for the dern internet. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

08-16-2006, 10:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? Fresh since a little kid... 29g tank in my bedroom back then.... so I was about 8.. I am now ... WOW 28 So like 20 years in aquariums but 2 in salt! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

08-16-2006, 11:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,242 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How long have you been in the hobby? I've always had aquariums Tried salt back in the late 1990 or so and failed miserably. I've been back in for a little over 1 1/2 but put 2 since I learned from my prior mistakes! __________________ Kelli

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