How time flys! 10 yrs and more addicted to reefkeeping than ever

[Bamm Bamm]

I just noticed I've been on RC since March of 2000 Thats a long time.. Thinking back at all the tanks I've had man I've learned alot

I started out when i was in College at fresno state went into whities pets and decided I wasnted some clownfish so i listened to the very smart(yes pun intended) LFS employee and bought a bunch of crushed coral and a undergravel filter and converted my 46g bowfront to saltwater.. Needless to say everything died shortly there after.. thinking about it I've had the 46g, two different 90gallons, a 180g a few different 40gallons, about 10 different 20gallon setups, a 25tall anenome only tank, a few 55g setups, tons of different frag tanks, clams tanks, acrylic, glass reef ready, hob overflow, SPS only, softie only, the list goes on and on but no matter what seems to happen in my life and everyone that know me can attest to this i get out of the hobby and then a month or two or more later im back =) What is it about this hobby that so addictive... When I got married (the whole year I was married LOLOLOL) I would'nt even let myself go into a reef store because I knew I'd end up setting up a tank that night... it's a total addiction reefkeeping in like a Drug maybe even more expensive than drugs.. Especially when your buying LE's and Chalices and Rare Zoas and Live rock from stores=).... All in all I absolutely love this hobby and I'm excited to see what the future holds for all of us in this hobby..

I've taught alot of ex girlfriends about the hobby over the years and a few of them still have tank I setup from them..Sometimes i even randomly get calls from them or friends I haven't heard from in years with a tank question... but a good thing is I also get the random calls from friends hey I got a tank you want it..
=)

I just picked up a beautiful 125 with stand and canopy from my good friends girlfriend yesterday for free(well cost me like $40 in gas to pick it up) but it was worth it also came with some extra equipment...

presently sitting in my barn I have:
two 125g's
2 55g's
2 40g's
4 20g's
10g
2 6g's
30g breeder
several sumps, powerheads lights etc...heater all kinds of crap and i can never seem to let myself get rid of it because I know i'll just need it in the future when i finally build my huge in wall or penisula setup then I'll be kicking myself for getting rid of it=)

Anyone else have any similar expierences in this hobby...

and right now i only have a lil 40g setup(mostly because I'll be moving once again this summer) and not quite sure what size setup the house we get will accomodate if I'll be able to have a full bedroom to convert to a fish room/propogation room like I really want...

 

[Paulca916]

Dan Ive been into the fish hobby since I was a kid thanks to my parents Breeding tropical fish when I was young.
I grew up with 20 gallon tanks all over our house.
I have been addicted for why more years than I want to admit lol
I did fresh water for years then started doing salt water Reefs in the early 90's I started a 135 gallon reef then ended up with 18 tanks in our house lucky my ex wife loved it also after moving those tanks 2 times and losing my 125 gallon and my 135 gallon reefs do to my son who was 3 at the time turning the chiller down to like 56 and killing every thing in it I decided to get out I was heart broken.
I got out over 13 years ago 2 years ago I walked into YOUR REEF saw John's 300 and its been on ever since the reason I dont get out now is I know its useless I will only start up again.
We might want to start a 12 step program for Reefers lol.
I know I shouldnt be doing Reef's but I cant let go :dance:

 

[Brian Prestwood]

Hey Dan

Good to see you around more.

 

[Tilmo2180]

I blame my parents too. We had a 20 gal FW tank with tetra's in it when I was a kid. I always loved to watch the fish swim, its so peaceful. I joined the Army and ended up in alaska, which had a horrid coral selection lol. While there we started a FOWLR tank, and I can see now how little I knew and how helpful the LFS guy there actually was. When I moved back home, I set the tank back up as FW and tossed the little filter thingy the guy sold me ( a $300 HOB fuge, kick myself for that still, it was fine, just needed a new light blub). We eventually converted the FW to a reef with some help from Craigslist.

So, being a new guy to reefing and new back in town after 4 years in the army i knew no one in the hobby. After a quick "woodland reef" lookup on Yahoo. I sent Kenny a PM on a random forum and was directed here. Thank you again Kenny
Since then I have learned an incredible amount of information and continue to learn all the time. I have seen the name Bamm Bamm since the begginging of my time here and appriciate you and everyone else who so freely help out the noobs and keep the hobby going.

 

[mpoletti]

I know how you feel. It started mwhen I was houng kid going to "the fish bowl" with my grandma. In college it was fun to feed feeder goldfish to oscars when coming home from the bars. Now, I'm afraid to admit what the heck has happened

 

[mikid]

reefing

reefing

paul, your story is kind off funny, i too went into your reef in 2007 and was hit with the bug again after seeing johns 300gallon in the window,ive been doing fish since i was 8yrs old,got out of sas in the late 70s,got into reefing in 92 and helped start up mars,got out in 98,my son in law got a 10gallon fresh for the g-daughter,then i saw johns,i was hooked again,now 3 years later and lovin it!..............:rollface::fun4:

 

[sruiz]

Time sure goes by fast. I would have to blame my wife for getting me in this mess that I love. Summer 2005 ,she dragged me to Petco to buy a fish tank for my 2 year old boy. When we arrived she started looking at the fish bowls :thumbdown . I was already looking at the few saltwater fish they had in stock and was amazed by the colors. I walked out with a 30 gallon hex that only lasted 3 weeks before I sold it to my friend and upgraded.

 

[Quasarlee]

Life Long addict

Life Long addict

I have been keeping FW for over 35 years(Still have 1 tank), and 6 years ago, from the gental nudge from my wife, Start doing SW.
Currently have 30 gal tank, Always lookign to add more to it,
(Right or Wrong my wife wanted Carpet Anemone, Has been in tank for 5 days, hope it makes it). In this hobby, unless you have Unlimited $ & space, You always want more.

 

[Bamm Bamm]

Right on Im glad to see more stories like mine!!!! Yeah Ive had some sort of freshwater tanks as well since I was a baby basically... Now my freshwater is the koi pond I built and maintain for my parents=)