Why so many gonners?

[GTboosted]

Is moving a tank to a new location very difficult? Or people just use that as an excuse for simply loosing interested in aquarium keeping.

Sorry....I just see so many "getting out of reefing due to move" sale threads and wonder why a move would stop someone from reef keeping if they truely enjoy this hobby.

[ChrisKirkland]

I agree... I just moved into an apartment and my tanks (a 125 and a 100 cube) are coming. And they have to go up three flights of stairs...

[DGee]

I think a lot of it is the economy to be honest.

There are a lot of people out there feeling the pinch and this isn't exactly a cheap hobby...

[muttley000]

Originally Posted by DGee

I think a lot of it is the economy to be honest.

There are a lot of people out there feeling the pinch and this isn't exactly a cheap hobby...

+1 on this, I know it has severly slowed down my plans. I don't think it's the work of the move, just the expense. I also suspect a lot of moves are downsizes to save money.

[ser_renely]

money.

Hopefully a lot of people realize they can't take good care of their creatures without a healthy income and just stop instead of suffering through it.

[Lightsluvr]

Originally Posted by GTboosted

Is moving a tank to a new location very difficult? Or people just use that as an excuse for simply loosing interested in aquarium keeping.

Sorry....I just see so many "getting out of reefing due to move" sale threads and wonder why a move would stop someone from reef keeping if they truely enjoy this hobby.

I remember a catch phrase from from a recent presidential campaign... "it's the economy..." (There was another word at the end, but I don't want to offend)

Hard to justify an expensive hobby if you're being evicted or foreclosed... sad times. And unfortunately it's probably going to get much worse. (Blaming it on bush ain't working for me...) The upside is there may be some great deals out there for folks who can afford to upgrade...

Good luck.

LL

[Chihuahua6]

Aside from the financial reasons it's difficult to move a tank. It's much easier to take down the tank and sell it and start over again once settled into the new home. I did this on two occasions. The most recent move though I decided to keep most of my fish because I just couldn't give them up.

I had to set up two temporary tanks at the new place. Then I had to remove everything from the big tank: fish, rock, coral... bag it, drive 2 1/2 hours to the new place in two cars with three adults, eight dogs, one cat, four kids, a truck and trailerload of belongings and all these bags of fish and trash cans filled with water and rock.

We got there close to midnight and then had to put the rock and fish into their new temporary homes. I had a guy from the local reef club meet me too because he was buying two of my fish. Yes he met me late at night to get his new pets that I could not squeeze into the small temporary quarters I had set up.

My husband and brother-in-law still needed to go back to the old house to take the 280 out of the wall and patch it back up for the new buyers. Then they had to move the big tank to the new place to put it in storage since we will only be living there until our house under construction is complete.

It was much easier when I broke down the tank and sold it all. Starting over is easy because you can build everything on your own time. Moving everything was a tremendous amount of extra work and stress. I'm not sure I would do it again. I like my fish a lot so maybe I would.

[autodave]

Moving a big tank can be difficult,I felt better shutting mine down.But I also kept all of my equipment.I was a bit confused watching my 8 yr. old tank being torn down...but I am ready to start again!

[autodave]

Moving a big tank can be difficult,I felt better shutting mine down.But I also kept all of my equipment.I was a bit confused watching my 8 yr. old tank being torn down...but I am ready to start again!

[GTboosted]

Man that sucks...I really wish people luck if financial reasons are forcing the sales. But then again there is also people who sale their old stuff after a move to start off fresh. Its a perfect excuse to give up your old tank and start bigger and better!

[ChadTheSpike]

I agree with most of the responses here, I have moved a lot of times in the past 10 years (9 I think) and have moved my tanks with me some of those times... others I have broken them down, sold the livestock and restarted in the new place.
I have a knack for collecting equipment though, I have almost a full 5x20 storage unit full of fish stuff, I think there is enough equipment in there to set about 10 tanks!!

[GTboosted]

Originally Posted by ChadTheSpike

I have a knack for collecting equipment though, I have almost a full 5x20 storage unit full of fish stuff, I think there is enough equipment in there to set about 10 tanks!!

HaHa Same Here! I figure i might someday need a spare. But, i'm not as bad as you lol I just have about 6 boxes full.

[wooden_reefer]

I am one of those who has moved a thousand miles with all my fish 20 years ago.

[Crawfishy]

Despite the economy and an impending move, I just got into this hobby. I was unsure whether to get the tank now, but we are still hiring a builder and an architect, and I decided that a year was a long time to wait. Our new house will be only 3 miles from our current one, and I figure a 28 nano couldn't be that hard to move that short distance.

As for money, I underestimated the expense by two-thirds! I'm in too deep not to finish the set up. Once it's up and running, the 28g shouldn't be too costly. I have a small tank with PCs so it doesn't use that much energy. I expect to have the same money next year as this one, so that wasn't much of a consideration in buying. But, as I said, if I'd known it would cost so much, I might have reconsidered.

[Ellie2103]

Well the economy is bad. I will move with mines. Sometimes is better to sell and start all over again.

[EvMiBo]

I moved to a new place and will have to move again at the end of summer. honestly for me it was pretty rough/stressful having to keep my inhabitants in a temporary setup at a friends and then making the move hoping my losses would be minimal. I can see why it pushes people away from the hobby. But I'm also glad to say it was worth it after I got my new tank setup and everything rolling again. My next move is going to be further away so I may have to get rid of all livestock before hand, which would be heartbreaking in a way.

[backej1]

I bet I've moved 30 tanks with fish, coral, etc over the last 5 years - I have never lost of fish yet. It takes some work and planning - but its always been worth it.

[downhillbiker]

I moved 1500 miles with a 200g tank, 72g tank, 40g tank, and a ton of coral, fish, and live rock. I dont think its that hard, I think people are leaving the hobby due to the economy.

[HaroldT]

yeah, its the economy.

A lot of people have been laid off or had their hours reduced.

I think that has an awful lot to do with it.

[hotrodolds]

I had to move my 29g just across the city and that was a total pain. I dont want to know how big of a pain it would be to move across the state or country with a bigger tank. I could see myself selling everything but dry goods and starting new with livestock.

That said i scored a 55g with a wet/dry, a really nice PC lighting setup (well as good as PC can be) return pump, and over flow for 70bucks this past weekend so im pretty stoked other people hate moving stuff.

A lot of it is probably attributed to the economy as well though, its rough. I got laid off last year thankfully it gave me a chance to finally take 18hr semesters and do the student loan thing but many others arent as lucky as me.

[Perez14]

It's a huge PITA to move tanks. I've moved 2 tanks two 3 different places over a 3 year period and couldn't do it again. I broke both of them down and am upgrading each. Using the tighter finances to do some better planning to make things easier down the road.

[jjk_reef00]

It is hard to move a large tank. When I moved my 110 it took an entire day to move that tank. I should have rented a uhaul and it could have been shorter but still quite a task.
Getting all of that sand out of there is a real pain.

[gowingsgo]

It was a pita just to move my tank from one side of the living room to the other. If I ever had to move to a new house I would most likely set up a new tank then move my fish and corals over to the new setup. who ever buys my house better like fish tanks as I would not be taking it with me. just my fish and corals. Ha! maybe I should try and get the wife to want to move I would love to get a new 220 gallon tank.

[goldmaniac]

We're looking for a new house, and I plan on buying a new tank when I do, or at least temporarily downgrading until I decide what size/shape/location to put the tank into the yet-unnamed new house.

So the "getting out of the hobby due to move" threads could also include the less-appealing-to-buyers status of "selling everything I don't want before changing to a new tank in the new house" thread.

\ just a theory

[NKYdude]

I think when someone moves they're getting rid of what they have now to build up something new, bigger and better.

I'd probably do the same if I moved. get rid of everything and start fresh with a custom tank, stand, new lighting, everything....