reefer out of control, when to stop?

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  1. Jeffrey750

    Jeffrey750 Astrea Snail

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    Hi, i've had my reef up for a few monthes and everything going great.. I can't stop, i'm addicted. When do I stop adding frags and corals? I still have room for more but every weekend I keep buying stuff. So when is a good stopping point?
     
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  3. Black_Raven

    Black_Raven Scooter Blennie

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    When you run out of money and your wife divorces you!
     
  4. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    Dont forget to leave room for them to grow.
     
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  5. oliesminis

    oliesminis Bristle Worm

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    well leave space for them to grow spread them out and once you reckon its full start saving the money youd pay out for a new tank then you can get even more
     
  6. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    hahahaha

    You will ALWAYS want one bigger, check out my post with that guys 3600g tank.
     
  7. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    As ravin said "When you run out of money and your wife divorces you!
    " I reached the 2nd part. But now with no wife the sky is the limit :)

    That is the beauty of this hobby. There is always more you can do from a stocking standpoint to the never ending knowledge that can be gained through the hobby.
     
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  9. Urban_s

    Urban_s Sea Dragon

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    You could buy stuff and send it to me. Then buy new stuff!
     
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    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    After all the yrs I have been in this bobby I still see corals I want heck in fact I average 3 new frags a week I bring home for our tank , Its always the not so seldom seen stuff I collect now the Blues and purple and teals green with orange polyps across stuff like that But i still get that feeling when I see that unusual coral. Oh I feel your pian LOL
     
  11. Jeffrey750

    Jeffrey750 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks for the replies, I guess i'll keep on adding till I upgrade to a new tank.
     
  12. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    One very important thing to mention to you before you go out on shopping sprees at the local buy your fish from us and save a buck though we don't know much about the reef hobby much store!!! Don't forget that corals carry varying toxins and ways of implementing these chemical warfare defenses to harm, if not kill, neighboring corals! Be careful with the types and placement in your tank or you could be spending more money than not to replace the one you just lost due to sweeper tentacles by a Euphyllia(Frogspawn) for instance.
    Need to think about that and the growth of the coral ie. plate, tubular, encrusting, whirling etc. with regards to lighting and water flow to try and match it is closely as possible to that of its natural biotope!
     
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