Stop me from going too big.

[zheka757]

tell you wife how much it will actually cost for the tank this site. that will talk you out of going bigger.

 

[Merge_595]

Yeah, well, I need it. Left to my own devices, I'd buy a bunch of stuff I don't need. Because of her, we've got a car payment (that'll be paid off in a few months) and a house payment (which will be gone in 3 years -- we just started in with triple payments). No credit card debt. All of this because I ask permission!

i was just joking lol..Salute to her for keeping you in order she's the real MVP!

 

[Reefering1]

I have a big tank already, invest in a new hobby! Here r some ideas:
Photography, rc cars/planes/boats/Helio, fpv, making models, model trains, model rockets, planted tank? Mountain biking is awesome, road biking, terrarium amazing, paladariuj building, sketching, art, music, idk, but DONT GET IT

You're trying to reverse phycologize him right?
P.s. what's your big tank?

 

[1112-425XL]

You Have a Big successful tank... Don't do it, I'm sure you can find some other way to spend or invest 10K

 

[stewy14]

You're trying to reverse phycologize him right?
P.s. what's your big tank?

no, telling him there's "better" things to spend money on

 

[Reefering1]

no, telling him there's "better" things to spend money on

 

[PharmrJohn]

i was just joking lol..Salute to her for keeping you in order she's the real MVP!

LOL, yeah, she's a Rock Star. I seriously lucked out with this chick.

 

[BryanM]

I know this is probably the worst place to get advice on this, but I need people to convince me not to get a larger aquarium.

Right now I have a 320 gallon tank that is doing extremely well. I have started recently thinking that I could go almost to the wall with the same dimensions giving me roughly 12 ft by 3 ft by 30 in tall. I have a wife that always says yeah. You should do that when I have crazy ideas. So, there is no needing to ask for permission or anything like that.

I even went so far to get a quote from custom aquariums and Joe over at glass cages. Glass cages is much more reasonably priced for those looking looking.

The thing is, everything's going so well. Why would I want to do that to myself.

Current system see I could go from the chair all the way to the wall.

Cant help ya man, go big or go home

 

[code4]

Dear Refeer,
I think we have reached the point in the thread where you have revealed your inner struggles with the amount of work and effort, besides the money that should make a sane person pause. Tank lifting and temporary housing for your current critters and mixing water and all that stuff is a huge task to undertake if the current tank isn’t leaking.

Put the money into stocks and donate a tank to the local community and help out with that one and leave your own alone until it’s leaking and you have too do the heavy lifting.

Don’t complicate your life with unnecessary distractions from enjoying what you have.

You are welcome. Dr. Reef.

This^

Go on a vacation. Put a smaller tank next to it. I went bigger. Lost the fish in the move I liked the most. Saddened and then downsized. And still have some smaller tanks. One for clams, so Martin my copperband can’t eat them. One for my 15 year old clowns and George their sticky fish eating friend. You could really decorate that space though. Make it interesting. Just don’t do it.

Shelley

 

[SimbaAnto]

Your tank is great and established. So don't do again . I would suggest to think and add something like a Tesla Solar for that money so your beautiful tank is safer during power offs

 

[cilyjr]

tell you wife how much it will actually cost for the tank this site. that will talk you out of going bigger.

She knows,

 

[cilyjr]

Your tank is great and established. So don't do again . I would suggest to think and add something like a Tesla Solar for that money so your beautiful tank is safer during power offs

Yes this, we looked at solar but California likes to discourage things while trying to mandate at the same time. I should have done it when I moved here.

For now I'd need a new roof too first. Putting me in the 35k range (we got some quotes about 6 months ago)

For now, I'm gonna wait a couple of years for this tanks seams to get a bit older... Lol.