What Made You Start?

[skunkmere]

i was single and have nothing to do with my time 5 years ago. so i got a saltwater tank and all the honeys started flocking. just kidding but for real.

 

[DaJeBuS]

I bought a 55 gallon tank for 25 bucks from a friend and used it for a Chinese water dragon lizard for a while. After he moved on, and I moved out, I wanted cool fish for the tank as I got a whole bunch of stuff with the setup. The kicker was a Petco by my house had a grand reopening with damsels for $1, so I scrambled for some final setup and got 9 of them. Bunch of live rock, tangs, clowns, carpet anenome, and then a 125 gallon setup, I'm now down to a 12 gallon cube as we're trying to move.

Alas, the ups and downs of having salt tanks.

Long term goal of either reef or semi-reef once I get a bigger house and some upgrades for the 125. A coworker just turned me onto this site and today is slow, so I'm posting away.

 

[Pufferpunk]

How'd the carpet do in that tank?

 

[DaJeBuS]

The carpet was in the 55 from start to finish. Got it at about 5 inches across, and it grew to about a foot. It was great and ate great until I started messing with powerheads and my wife and I had triplets, so the tank got neglected. I lost it a while back. I did have 440 watts of VHO light going on the 55 and he seemed to love it. ****ed me off the clowns never bonded, but oh well.

 

[aiko670]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11658722#post11658722 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sara B
Smart butt!

The original tank is still working out fine ... the issue is the extra added system that's painful!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Certain clowns, prefer certain species of anemones. Maybe they were the wrong clowns for that kind of nem. Also, some tank bred clowns, never host.

 

[DaJeBuS]

wow, I can't say pizzed off in the forum. wierd.

 

[Pufferpunk]

That's just the beginning of the things you can't say here!

 

[DaJeBuS]

They were oscellaris clowns, and I bought wild caught, but I think I got tank bred as they were quick to eat prepared flake food off the surface.

But alas, that was in the past......

 

[craftytony]

Moonjelly and Rod are my parents and forced me into this hobby!

 

[N3gative Cr33p]

It all started for me when my tank collector of a brother kept telling me that I should get a nanocube for the corner of my office at home... :lol: (just kidding, Doug!)


... but seriously, I've always had some kind of love for saltwater tank setups... always thought that when they were put together well, they looked a thousand times better than FW setups. You know, just like the ones that you occasionally see in a doctor or dentist's office?

 

[Fish_wiz2]

Thank you at least some knows! Salt is 1000x better and more $$$ then fresh.

 

[johnike]

Moonjelly and Rod for parents?! Sounds like Fathers day in Tiskilwa!Are you my Daddy?You should see these poor kids. We buy 'em tanks to shut 'em up.

 

[LooklikeME]

I blame it on...MELEV and his 280 thread. I was just surfing the web and came across some cat doing a big tank in 14day and I could belive it!So here I am addicted!!!

 

[foolish08015]

It was getting another dog or a Reef tank . But the dog wood have been cheaper by far

 

[pusanpa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11655275#post11655275 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fish_wiz2
Advance freshwater getting boring (discus, plants, tropical, etc.) so i decide to take the plunge.

Same here. Since I was born, I've been always in love with all kinds of animals including fish. Also been snorkling a lot when I was a kid.

 

[Dankpharmacist]

Free tank, skimmer, sump, filter and lights.... How did somethin free end up costing so much?

 

[Fish_wiz2]

Free=cheap=upgrade=more $$$=more work=why did i get myself in this. Teehee :lol: