metrokat Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Understandable, you have to do what is best Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Finding a job is effing brutal. So disheartening. Blech. Taking lots of time to apply and create custom resumes/cover letters, without even emails to say "sorry no thanks" or anything. It's tough. Yes, I have a current job and that technically will last for up to 2 years, but the money isn't great. I'm 30, working on starting a family, I've been slugging it out for no money for long enough. It's taking 12-18 months for people in my field to find a job, apparently, and big time moves cross country are often required. That being said, I've been doing a lot of thinking and I think it's time to slowly take the tank down. I'm not enjoying it right now - between the lack of time I have for basic maintenance, even less time to sit and enjoy the tank, working at this new job and trying to work on getting another job lined up - it's not worth it. I really REALLY dislike the tank itself and looking at the scape irritates me. I have no time, patience or money to make this work right now. I'm going to start locally and try to sell off my stuff, as it'll be easier in terms of time management for me, as people can come pick up stuff rather than me having to drive somewhere to ship it. Anything that doesn't sell locally I'll put up here when the time comes. Sorry to hear that, but it sounds like you have some other priorities. Good luck with everything! Link to comment
kimberbee Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Good luck! Hope you'll get back into it soon! Link to comment
Rehype Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Finding a job is effing brutal. So disheartening. Blech. Taking lots of time to apply and create custom resumes/cover letters, without even emails to say "sorry no thanks" or anything. It's tough. Yes, I have a current job and that technically will last for up to 2 years, but the money isn't great. I'm 30, working on starting a family, I've been slugging it out for no money for long enough. It's taking 12-18 months for people in my field to find a job, apparently, and big time moves cross country are often required. That being said, I've been doing a lot of thinking and I think it's time to slowly take the tank down. I'm not enjoying it right now - between the lack of time I have for basic maintenance, even less time to sit and enjoy the tank, working at this new job and trying to work on getting another job lined up - it's not worth it. I really REALLY dislike the tank itself and looking at the scape irritates me. I have no time, patience or money to make this work right now. I'm going to start locally and try to sell off my stuff, as it'll be easier in terms of time management for me, as people can come pick up stuff rather than me having to drive somewhere to ship it. Anything that doesn't sell locally I'll put up here when the time comes. Sorry to hear that man...wish you the best and hope you can come back when things settle down Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Priorities are priorities. There will be more time for tanks in your future. Keep your chin up, good things will happen. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 hope to see you back in the near future Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Thanks folks. I'm sure i'll be back to it sometime, hopefully by next christmas. Ill be around here from time to time, too. I still love reefs but i just cant have one right now. Link to comment
Sunstar Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Good Luck! I know how disappointing it is when you don't even get a sorry no thanks. I got let go from a j ob recently after working 2 weeks. they said "you're over qualified". Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 That sucks Sunstar. Sorry to hear that My wife thinks I should go to an all coral pico kind of thing. I dunno. Trying to get the current corals all off and replacing them somewhere else and everything just seems like such a hassle. She thinks I'll be unhappy without a tank and I probably will be - all things considered, dismantling probably means I don't have a tank for a year or two from now. Ah well. Such is life I suppose. Link to comment
Sunstar Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Stick around though, poke in and chat with us <3 You're so interesting. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 lol, Thanks - I'll be around. Just likely tankless for a while. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sorry to hear you're giving up your tank but it sounds like its for all the right reasons - better job, starting a family, etc.. I have to confess I've hardly ever given up any aquarium-related equipment in over 40 years in this hobby. It all just goes in boxes in the attic and practically everything gets brought back out and reused eventually. The nice thing about keeping things is you always have the option to start up again when circumstances change. Don't worry, you'll be wet again, probably sooner than you think Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Hermit crab in a Betta cube. Problem solved. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sorry to hear you're giving up your tank but it sounds like its for all the right reasons - better job, starting a family, etc.. I have to confess I've hardly ever given up any aquarium-related equipment in over 40 years in this hobby. It all just goes in boxes in the attic and practically everything gets brought back out and reused eventually. The nice thing about keeping things is you always have the option to start up again when circumstances change. Don't worry, you'll be wet again, probably sooner than you think This is what my wife was thinking - going to a coral only pico. Sell the IM set up, keep my light and go back to the 5.5g set up before but with a better tank/scape. I have everything ready to go except the tank. I could basically downgrade. We'll see. It's been a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. Hermit crab in a Betta cube. Problem solved. Ew. No. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Wut I don't like hermit crabs. Would a tang fit in a betta cube? Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Man, taking this down is harder than I thought it was going to be. I go through "yeah, I need to get this out of here" and then "NO I MUST HAVE THIS TANK" back and forth. My two fish are pending. The rest will slowly come down as it all moves forward. No hurry, just going to remove stuff as it is sold. Link to comment
jbb Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Spec iii Easiest tank to care for that I have ever owned without a doubt Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Spec iii Easiest tank to care for that I have ever owned without a doubt Tibbsy is a bit anal about wanting to clean the back chambers. No pun intended. He can't do that properly in the 10G he has now, Spec III is out of the question. Link to comment
jbb Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Well he just needs to get over his anal-ness Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Spec iii Easiest tank to care for that I have ever owned without a doubt No tanks in the near future. Not sure when I'll have a tank again. Tibbsy is a bit anal about wanting to clean the back chambers. No pun intended. He can't do that properly in the 10G he has now, Spec III is out of the question. I don't like the rear chambers for a number of reasons, cleaning is only one of them. That's not the driving move behind the tank tear-down. Well he just needs to get over his anal-ness Can't stop won't stop Link to comment
rbargante Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hi. Do you still have the tank? Link to comment
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