How old is your current reef tank?

[seamonster124]

Your "current" reef

 

[Dr.T]

I've had my tank for 8 years now. But it's current iteration is only about 6 months. I had an automatic feeder fall into the tank while I was away and kill almost everything with the exception of my bubble coral. It was disappointing experience coming back to that.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Even at just 20 replies you can see the situation within the hobby. New tanks, people who get in because they think it's cool. They don't see the cost, the work, the time required to allow a tank to cycle and then mature to a stable environment and they get out. Or the hit a problem they can't solve. I almost gave it up when my corals started to grow and I had to learn the chemistry of cal, alk and mag (I'm a physics guy, chemistry is completely alien to me).

At 1 year to 5 years not so many people. But the 5+ years groups a lot of long timers together as a bigger group. I hope more people will respond so we can see if the trend continues.

 

[billdogg]

Although the tank itself is about 3 years old now, much of the rock and most of the sand is 20+, a couple of the fish and several of the corals over 10

 

[64Ivy]

Exactly 20 years old.

 

[Ray68]

After 20 years with freshwater tanks I thought it was time to try saltwater. Big difference in cost and maintance. No different than getting married. So let game of life continue.

 

[kmbyrnes]

My 'Current' Tank is about to be 2, but that doesn't mean I don't have another in the works!

 

[laga77]

My current 50G is 4 years and the 120G just turned 1. My first "mini reef",as they were called, was in 1991. The reefers I have run into fall into two camps. They are very knowledgable and dedicated or they don`t know squat and should not have a tank.

 

[kfisc]

Lifespan of livestock is another matter, but the current tank is eight years old. I wonder how many of us came to the hobby during what feels like the great fad of it in the late 80's- early 90's?

 

[MondoBongo]

my current tank is only about 5 months old, but that's because i moved.

most of the rock in it is about 4 years old at this point.

 

[ca1ore]

Similar to many .....

Current tank is just two years setup. Have had two tanks in the past that made it to 10 years; and others somewhat less. Moving and upgradeitis get in the way of tank longevity for me. Have some rock that is 25 years old, though it had a four year 'fallow' period in the woods :lol:.

 

[joshky]

Four days old, rock is over a year old though. I just upgraded.

 

[cloak]

~7 years old

 

[Mark9]

3 1/2 months.
Had to move, so 95% of the livestock was sold from the previous tank.
Pretty much kept only rock, sand, and a few frags.

 

[Wazzel]

Coming up on 2 years.

 

[FishAddict87]

Current reef is 2.5years but the one before that was 3. I am getting to the point where I want to upgrade again of course but I dont see myself getting away from the hobby.

 

[seamonster124]

Very interesting results

 

[Bolivian Ram]

Current tank is a year old. Previous tank I upgraded from was 4 years old.

 

[hogfanreefer]

My tank is 2 1/2 years old. Most of the fish have been in there at least 2 years. The only exceptions are a diamond tail flasher wrasse(1 year) and a Potter's leopard wrasse(5 months)

A few corals have been in over 2 years (frogspawn, duncan, cyphastrea X2, a couple of acros and a couple of zoas).

 

[GilliganReef]

Even at just 20 replies you can see the situation within the hobby. New tanks, people who get in because they think it's cool. They don't see the cost, the work, the time required to allow a tank to cycle and then mature to a stable environment and they get out. Or the hit a problem they can't solve. I almost gave it up when my corals started to grow and I had to learn the chemistry of cal, alk and mag (I'm a physics guy, chemistry is completely alien to me).

At 1 year to 5 years not so many people. But the 5+ years groups a lot of long timers together as a bigger group. I hope more people will respond so we can see if the trend continues.

My response was under 6 months only because I have moved and up graded my 40B to a 65. All my fish are 2+ years old and some of the coral are getting close 2 years.