Reality Check

**deep_blu** · 12-18-2008, 10:52 AM

I agree totally!!!! If someone had total me a few months ago how much work it was i wouldn't have believed them. i also did my homework on the aquarium setup but was still surprised when we actually started. i am lucky tho, coz my husband did the "plumbing" for my 2nd tank & that helped a lot coz we could do a bit of brainstorming for each problem we faced.
to people who are considering a marine tank i would say, "Do you homework!!!!" it is so rewarding but only if you're not crying coz your fish etc are dying!

**ccald77** · 02-04-2009, 06:00 PM

i am new at keeping fresh water fish, a year or so and I applaud you for speaking the truth. i am fascinated by by this hobby and i wished i would have done more research before listening to the guy at the lfs who just wanted to make a sale. I think everyone in this forum is great and i hope no one takes your advice the wrong way i have learned alot from reading many posts here and when you guys seem upset is because you guys really care!

**ILuvMyGoldBarb** · 02-04-2009, 09:01 PM

ccald, thank you for your kind words. You are quite right, generally when someone here gets upset, it's because we care about this hobby.

**William** · 02-06-2009, 10:07 AM

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