icecool2 July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 After moving my tank twice now in 2 years I was starting to get tired of the whole process and was considering scaling back to something smaller. Now after just coming back from vacation for a week I found my 7" derasa clam dead, darwin clownfish dead, sea hare dead and now my 4" crocea clam is dead I'm considering getting rid of just about everything. I have a 24g nano cube that everything is in right now and a 5g AIO that I put together a few years ago and stopped using. I'm thinking of selling my 75g tank, stand and sump and just using the 24g. I know I'm moving again in the next year (or less) and I just don't think I want the hassle. I figure I'll hold on to my skimmer, lights, electronics, etc and just sell of the tank, stand and rock I can't use. I hate to scale back so much, but I just don't want to do this whole process again. What do you all think? (Don't start reserving equipment, nothing is for sale yet )
davidm July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 (edited) I would suggest you scale back, but put everything you don't need now, except maybe the LR, in storage. you wouldn't get much in return if you do sell it, and you'll want it again in ...2 yrs? Edited July 31, 2012 by davidm
steveoutlaw July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 Don't do it.......you'll regret it. Take it from someone who has scaled back 17 times, it's just not the same! Take a breath and regroup. Maybe do an LPS/softie tank that can handle a less pristine environment.
BowieReefer84 July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 My personal rule is ONE tank at a time. So, stick with the small tank and store the larger stuff until you are more settled.
jimlin July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 I want to get rid of my 75 as well since we move so often, but wife wont let me.
SunWyrm July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 That's a good rule. Going through large upgrades over the past year and it still not being done, I've felt the same way. I miss the simplicity of having just 1 smaller tank to take care of. If you would be happier, I say go for it.
Origami July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 ...If you would be happier, I say go for it. +1. Hang up the big tank stuff for a little bit. After all, you said you'll be moving again. A hobby like this is supposed to be a labor of love, not love of labor. Keep the high-ticket equipment for 6 months and if you still believe you'll come back with a bigger tank once you re-settle, hang on to it longer. If by then you've decided you may wait longer, sell it. You can always pick up used equipment later and, who knows, you might like that stuff even better.
icecool2 July 31, 2012 Author July 31, 2012 Thanks for the advice everyone. I'd go nuts with no tank at also I'll definitely keep one tank. I just don't want the hassle and stress of moving the 75g. I only paid $150 for the tank and stand so not much cost there. I can easily store everything else in a few boxes.
flooddc July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 Adam, Oh!, sorry for the loss. I didn't even get a chance to see your set up yet.
icecool2 August 1, 2012 Author August 1, 2012 Sorry you didn't get to see my setup. Once I get the 24g up to snuff I'll invite you over to come see it. I need to figure out what I'm going to do with it layout wise now.
treesprite August 1, 2012 August 1, 2012 Do you know why things died? I think sea hares can poison a tank when they die, which could kill other tank inhabitants.
icecool2 August 2, 2012 Author August 2, 2012 Do you know why things died? I think sea hares can poison a tank when they die, which could kill other tank inhabitants. I think it was the sea hare too. I can't say for sure though. It was very healthy when I left, but there wasn't a lot of food in that tank for him. In other news, my wife is a very smart woman. She said, "Why not just setup the 75g tank while we live here and sell it before we move again?" Why didn't I think of that?!
Chad August 2, 2012 August 2, 2012 ^Wow. She's a keeper!! I have been through these sorts of things enough times to know that making decisions in the emotion of moment is rarely wise.
Coral Hind August 2, 2012 August 2, 2012 I think it was the sea hare too. I can't say for sure though. It was very healthy when I left, but there wasn't a lot of food in that tank for him. Sea hares can't go long with limited food, they seem to waste away in two to three days with no food. In other news, my wife is a very smart woman. She said, "Why not just setup the 75g tank while we live here and sell it before we move again?" Why didn't I think of that?! As I was reading the top of this tread I was thinking the same thing. I would only keep the one tank though to reduce the time spent on maintenance. Just keep the 75 as a simple tank like outlaw mentioned above.
icecool2 August 2, 2012 Author August 2, 2012 I wanted to pass the sea hare on to someone else in the club, but the move was quickly followed by a vacation and it just didn't happen. Expensive lesson. My 75g pretty much runs on autopilot once it is setup, so maintenance really isn't a problem. I'll get it back up and running and replace what I lost.
Coral Hind August 2, 2012 August 2, 2012 Do you have a controller on the tank which can graph out what the tank's temp, pH, and power outage log were while you were gone? It might shed some light as to what happened.
icecool2 August 2, 2012 Author August 2, 2012 I do for the 75g, but it wasn't hooked to the 24g. Could have been a power problem, but none of the clocks were off and everything was working on the tank when we got home.
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