My Salt Water Addiction - Intervention Needed!

[CJ*]

Someone talk me out of setting up a tank right now.....
Tell me how much trouble it is, tell me that the water changes suck.
How much it makes the electric bills go up.
How much time it takes.
How much I will end up spending on everything.
Then tell me how before I know it, my small tank won't be big enough and I will feel the need to upgrade and spend even more money.
Then tell me that I'm gonna end up wanting clams and sps again even though I say I only want softies, shrooms, zoos, a bta and some clowns and small fishies for now.
Then tell me that the fishies are NOT cute.
Tell me that I should just pay off a credit card instead of setting up a tank.
Then tell me how I'm suppose to be moving a few months after I find a new job so I should just wait, even though I was suppose to have moved a year ago and just haven't found a new job yet.....
Then tell me I'm crazy and I'm going to need an ro/di and all the test kits and everything all over again as I got rid of all my stuff when I moved to MA and I don't even have a hydrometer anymore, but I do have a few rubbermaids left that I used for stuff, but I got rid of everything else.
Then tell me I should stop looking at fishies and pics of my old tanks and resist setting up a new tank.

I'm telling myself all of this but it's just not working..... HELP!!!!!

 

[cstmpprl]

Nope
Michelle

 

[ceige]

just do it!

 

[trippingrunner]

I came home from the meeting sunday thinking about a new build. i have been trying to hold myself back and don't think i can help. just do it.

 

[afboundguy]

How about you buy all that stuff for me? I need a bigger tank Problem solved!!!

 

[CJ*]

Hmm... What size tank is it Dave? LOL

And you guys are NOT helping at all..... HAHAHA!

 

[MarkO]

I've got a 150 for sale, hehe.

 

[CJ*]

LOL, Well I'm renting and this house was built in 1955 and the floors don't look reinforced at all, so I should probably stick to a smaller tank for now.

 

[wilfx]

Do yourself a favor and just buy one of those $20. saltwater aquarium screensavers.

 

[Flame Angel]

Just eat fish for the next month and that will break the urge and kill two fish one stone. Boston Baked Schrod, Fried Haddock, Shrimp Scampi, Clams Casino, Fried Clams, Calamari Salad, Lobster.

Thats not working... now I want luch.

 

[JayM]

LOL, Well I'm renting and this house was built in 1955 and the floors don't look reinforced at all, so I should probably stick to a smaller tank for now.

yeah, 2 adjustable columns and a doubled up 2x6 will fix that little problemo....go for a 240

 

[CJ*]

Jay..... Are you volunteering to come do that????? And do you work in exchange for Sammiches, Wings, Pizza and Beer or Vodka/Sprite???

Wilfx, LOL

Flame.... No thanks, I don't eat a lot of seafood.

 

[JayM]

Jay..... Are you volunteering to come do that????? And do you work in exchange for Sammiches, Wings, Pizza and Beer or Vodka/Sprite???

Wilfx, LOL

Flame.... No thanks, I don't eat a lot of seafood.

Trust me, you don't want me doing any structural modifications to your house (even rented)...I leave that to the pros.

I'd send you the name of the resource I have, but since I am already begging for his help on a number of other projects, I am unwilling to share

....at least until MY columns are up, and my stand and canopy have been finished, and the tank is plumbed down to the fish room, and .......

 

[JayM]

Can't beat this setup if you want to go large.....

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?104800-Large-System-for-Sale

<insert evil laugh here>

 

[loki32687]

Jay..... Are you volunteering to come do that????? And do you work in exchange for Sammiches, Wings, Pizza and Beer or Vodka/Sprite???

Not everyone here operates like I do Just buy the tank already!

 

[Mrs. Delta]

You seriously came to the wrong place for getting over a salt-water addiction.

 

[Royalty]

You seriously came to the wrong place for getting over a salt-water addiction.

Seriously!

there's no cure to this addiction. And if there is I don't want it. =)

 

[CJ*]

LOL, I gotta stick with a smaller tank for now.

Here's my first reef when it was still fairly young.

The leathers when they were bigger:

I liked my blenny a lot:

And my goby too:

 

[CJ*]

I <3 clowns fish faces!

The front of my softie tank

Clams

Sps tank

 

[CJ*]