Why do Reefers quit?

[asg]

just trying to collect some data for the new comer so that they can know what to expect... for me i try quit twice due to house shifting...

the first one is unsucessful (i mean the quiting, not the house shifting)... second one...

cheers cheers cheers

[hammy]

i remember there is a time i need to shift to hall to stay ... so decide to close down a tank.cant possibly jaggar 2 area

start a tank in the hall.

after that shift back to home , also close down the tank =)

[CooL_anakin]

I almost wanted to quit about a year ago when my mom at times "helped" poor additives directly on my corals. .

There was a few times when she switched off the whole power to the circulating pump and everything else when she knows she only needs to switch off the lights. Needless to say, my tank became a graveyard the next morning. Best thing was she said not her fault, somemore ask me why my tank looks so ugly.

[asg]

I almost wanted to quit about a year ago when my mom at times "helped" poor additives directly on my corals. .

There was a few times when she switched off the whole power to the circulating pump and everything else when she knows she only needs to switch off the lights. Needless to say, my tank became a graveyard the next morning. Best thing was she said not her fault, somemore ask me why my tank looks so ugly.

does she know the price of the coral then???

maybe you can tell her the price * 10, i think it is enough to stop her from helping you...

[Dazza]

stopped for a period of abt 3-4yrs when shifted house and my kids were learning to walk n pulling n tugging at everything available...

[SpiderOne]

Tank crash few months b4 NS . No driving licence hard to go LCK . Most imptly . All that k's of $$ gone . now its LPS for life . Give up with SPS . might as well keep coloured rocks

( woohoo that is my opinion . dont flame )

[jun]

i think FOWLR fish onli wif live rock is easier to maintain than a reef system (wif coral)....maybe this wun force hobbist to quit that easily ... am i right?

[SpiderOne]

Might as well keep a live rock only tank if you want to think along that line

[jun]

maybe a tank with water will do

[Cardinal Tetra]

Whats wrong with keeping FOWLR? I think its not very fair to put down those who have a FOWLR setup.

[jun]

Whats wrong with keeping FOWLR? I think its not very fair to put down those who have a FOWLR setup.

i am keepin FOWLR....i think is easier...can keep more fishes oso...

[jc85]

To be honest, most of the time its a combination of multiple reasons for ppl to give up a certain hobby. If I rem correctly, there was a similar thread sometime back and the most common reasons are time & $$.

For myself, I've de-com my mix-reef due to moving.

Cheers

JC

[Tanzy]

No money.

No time.

No space.

[asg]

Digging up an old topic of mine after chatting with a nice reefer yesterday. How true, 8 eights might have passed since this thread but most newbies wont make it passed the one year mark...

[erikokelf]

Digging up an old topic of mine after chatting with a nice reefer yesterday. How true, 8 eights might have passed since this thread but most newbies wont make it passed the one year mark...

I supposed this is one frequent question we ask ourselves and other reefer.

Been reefing for a good 5 years but the feeling of decom still come across my mine at times lol.

[reef garden]

I stopped a decade ago due to health reasons i.e. surgery due to back injury, and never knew I would actually one day come back to reefing. I must admit due to the latest technological advances e.g. LEDs, it has become more rewarding to successfully maintain a marine aquarium.

[reefsea]

ma ma take this pumps off of me*#! i cant use it any more..she said it cost more $$$... a long black cloud is coming down..feels like im knocking on heavens door...

[Anchorman]

Having a chiller running in the living room is a unpleasant moment as specially while watching tv. It was a major down side of this hobby imo.

[Stanley Goh]

In my personal opinion , one have to read up a lot abou a proper reef tank set up, moreover for a reasonable good reef tank more for coral - one have to standby a sum of money to buy good & reliable equipment with any sgreefclub senior reefer advice & guidance for a stable setup , if budget constraint at times u might not be able to have good setup thus this may lead to unstablities in the water parameter as newbie tends to buy & buy ... When bio load gets higher , water parameter worsen , then coral not opening , fishes starts to die , then passion for the reefing may fades slowly .... I'm lucky , many experts here willing to teach me .... 5 months newbie still going strong ... Haha ...

[asg]

In my personal opinion , one have to read up a lot abou a proper reef tank set up, moreover for a reasonable good reef tank more for coral - one have to standby a sum of money to buy good & reliable equipment with any sgreefclub senior reefer advice & guidance for a stable setup , if budget constraint at times u might not be able to have good setup thus this may lead to unstablities in the water parameter as newbie tends to buy & buy ... When bio load gets higher , water parameter worsen , then coral not opening , fishes starts to die , then passion for the reefing may fades slowly .... I'm lucky , many experts here willing to teach me .... 5 months newbie still going strong ... Haha ...

I believe time contraints, endless $ and the heartbreake of LS dying are three main factors. If three strikes together then it will be tough...

[asg]

Having a chiller running in the living room is a unpleasant moment as specially while watching tv. It was a major down side of this hobby imo.

Urgh... i did not find my budget hailea 28a any noiser than a standalone fan at 3 power

[calvin f.h]

I start 7 yrs ago went I was new babies .im a clownfish lover, but just started my tank and my clownfish die 1 after another, even I ask advise from fish shop. Still same dead after another until I very sian. Aft many month we happen to know a very nice hk reefer and he guide me along. And also another super nice uncle from reborn fish shop, he teach us how to take care of the water so my clownfish wont die so easy. My water become better and fish is alive and im so happy, on that month itself we went for hoiliday come back all dead again. So I decided to give up. We start back our clownfish 1 yr back. This forum is good to share and learn from each other

[Damianiac]

Havent start one.. But i realise the more i read and count... I felt like not stepping in. But i have been logging in daily to see all the bros n sis beautiful tank which still pulls me into it. Till now still undecided between a 3ft or a nano. Partially due to opex and holiday reason.

[mechgobi]

Factors so far may be

Time and effort Vs money

Money Vs Love for tank and live stocks..

[dreamscape]

I quitted once after I move house as no space to house a 5ft tank. Then I move again and finally decided to go back to the hobby again. For me, the 2 most challenging factor for this hobby is lack of space and lack of time. However once a marine hobbyist, always a marine hobbyist...will someday go back again. The draw of this hobby is too strong