reefer slump

How would you go about rekindling the spark / reef bug in yourself if you fell into a reef keeping slump??????????????

 

forums, pictures, and reefbuilders. sometimes i wish i could just stay in the slump.

 

Buy new stuff or reaquascape. Change it up a tad, maybe get something that is a little higher maintenance to get you interested again.

 

+1 on above

looking at ways to challenge yourself and to learn about new aspects
is something I am very keen to do
learning about aspects of the hobby that may not be a current strenght is also a way to continue to renew your interest in the hobby in general

when a tank is finished and certainly the more automated it becomes
then it stops becoming something you need to spend a lot of time working with
and just something that gives you aesthetic pleasure

when setting the tank up, there is a lot of excitement
followed by multiple opportunities for more of the same, as you visit the LFS regular for additions

thats why some of us have a 2nd or 3rd tank
it also explains why I mess about with additives in 1 tank and mess with different forms of carbon dosing in other tanks
I have basically created a continuation of interest , even though the original tank is now stocked and just growing

Steve

 

trying the new tank build now, but its not done much to make a spark.
there is that bad thought in the back of my mind just to take it all down and give it away, hope i can overcome this, its bad when someone pi***s in your corn flakes.................

 

it would stop me eating corn flakes , thats for certain

Steve

 

i've been in the slump past weeks. received a shipment of the frag rack i ordered, and just like that, i'm back.

..but that's one of the reasons i prefer diy'ing than buying off the rack. helps keep everything interesting at all times.

 

HomeGrown I've stepped in and out of this hobby a few times in the past. Do like I do with duck hunting when I start loosing intrest I've always found someone's Kid that wanted to learn about it and started carrying them now I'm to the point I almost like watching kids do it more than I like hunting myself. Find someone that has intrest and mentor them and get them in this hobby the right way and find enjoyment in teaching.

 

Get some new coral or fish. maybe try learn how to frag your corals or do mated pairs see if it works out or not. maybe an intresting process to see what happens

 

I've been in a slump for awhile...haven't figured out how to get out of it yet! Good luck to you!