How long have you been in this hobby?

**eric_c** · 11-21-2008, 01:41 PM

I got my first aquarium when I was 8 for Christmas - and have had one almost ever since. (My 20G was broken down to a turtle tank when I was in college - and I had a few dry spells when I didn't have any tanks set up at all.)

My fish passion went large for a while - from a 1000 gallon watergarden (lotus, water lilies, etc) to a 3000 gallon formal koi pond (twelve 12" - 20" koi). I'm back now to a 40G planted tank - and trying plants seriously for the first time (Co2 injection, buying actual aquatic plants, etc).

**Bugman** · 11-21-2008, 02:14 PM

First tank when I was around 8, that would be 47 years ago. Except for the college years, I haven't been without a tank since then. Fully planted tanks, 1 year.

**EdTheEdge** · 11-21-2008, 03:24 PM

The Bug's got seniority.... I bow down to your your greatness.

**chicken** · 11-21-2008, 03:36 PM

I got my first tank in 1971, when I was 8 years old. It was a 5 1/2 gallon Metaframe, overstocked with common wild type guppies and anacharis. The anacharis grew like crazy, and I used to harvest it from time to time and put it in the family goldfish tank. One day I took a couple snails from the goldfish tank, and soon had a booming snail population (seriously, I have never seen anything like it before or since --can we say "overfeeding"?)

I moved on to more and bigger tanks, but never knew why plants sometimes grew for me and sometimes didn't. (With what I know now, I don't know why plants ever grew for me then!)

I took a break from fishkeeping while I was in college, and later another longer break(about 10 years). I got back into it about 2 1/2 years ago, with no intentions of keeping a planted tank. But I kept seeing all these beautiful planted tanks in magazines and online, and before I knew it, I had to try and have one.

My first tank is long gone, but I do have the airpump that powered the filter --and it still works! (Anyone else have some ancient equipment still around?)

**plantbrain** · 11-21-2008, 03:38 PM

Now if you consider how long some of us have had aquariums, you'd figure you can spend a few years with say Killis, a few with Tangy's,a few with marine reefs, a few with Plants etc.

You do not need to have everything all at once.
If so, then start a LFS

Regards,
Tom Barr

**lauraleellbp** · 11-21-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by EdTheEdge

The Bug's got seniority.... I bow down to your your greatness.

LOL You're just happy that someone's been at it longer than you!

**Bugman** · 11-21-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by EdTheEdge

The Bug's got seniority.... I bow down to your your greatness.

As someone else stated...................number of years does not necessarily equate to expertise.

**Bugman** · 11-21-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

LOL You're just happy that someone's been at it longer than you!

Does that mean he is hoping someone is older than him.

**EdTheEdge** · 11-21-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

LOL You're just happy that someone's been at it longer than you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugman

Does that mean he is hoping someone is older than him.

LOL! You're both right!

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eric_c lover of whiskers & fins (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 59	I got my first aquarium when I was 8 for Christmas - and have had one almost ever since. (My 20G was broken down to a turtle tank when I was in college - and I had a few dry spells when I didn't have any tanks set up at all.) My fish passion went large for a while - from a 1000 gallon watergarden (lotus, water lilies, etc) to a 3000 gallon formal koi pond (twelve 12" - 20" koi). I'm back now to a 40G planted tank - and trying plants seriously for the first time (Co2 injection, buying actual aquatic plants, etc).

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chicken Planted Tank Dilettante (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Catonsville, Maryland USA Posts: 119	I got my first tank in 1971, when I was 8 years old. It was a 5 1/2 gallon Metaframe, overstocked with common wild type guppies and anacharis. The anacharis grew like crazy, and I used to harvest it from time to time and put it in the family goldfish tank. One day I took a couple snails from the goldfish tank, and soon had a booming snail population (seriously, I have never seen anything like it before or since --can we say "overfeeding"?) I moved on to more and bigger tanks, but never knew why plants sometimes grew for me and sometimes didn't. (With what I know now, I don't know why plants ever grew for me then!) I took a break from fishkeeping while I was in college, and later another longer break(about 10 years). I got back into it about 2 1/2 years ago, with no intentions of keeping a planted tank. But I kept seeing all these beautiful planted tanks in magazines and online, and before I knew it, I had to try and have one. My first tank is long gone, but I do have the airpump that powered the filter --and it still works! (Anyone else have some ancient equipment still around?)

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