We live about an hour away from there - last "winter" we counted over 250 Manatee there and you would not believe the size of the Plecostomus! The biggest ones were over 2 feet long!
I remember San Diego area! I used to live in East County.
Right now, it is Florida cold - sunny and 71! Lots of reasons to leave California and I like it much better here in NE Florida. Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be 86 to 88 and sunny.
As near as as I can remember - 42 years now, not counting goldfish bowls when I was a kid!
Right now, I have a 20 and a 55 gallon tank and will be setting up a 30 gallon with a sump and will be adding a Coralife 32 tank for shrimp soon. All freshwater with plants.
My high (or low) point was...
Sometimes you just gotta quit!
My last job with the County was at $120k plus benefits but the director was trying to hang his management problems on me. I came in on a Monday and told them I was starting pre-retirement vacation (between vacation and sick leave I had over 2000 hours built up)...
Playing bass (6 basses, 3 amps, 3 cabinets - all expensive!), Photography (nice gear, thanks to my Wife!), playing drums (2 sets), woodworking, kayak fishing - you would not believe how much money you can sink into that! and Home Theater.
If you want to get rid of snails, put a small piece of zuchinni in the tanks at night and pull it out in the morning. Repeat several times and you will get almost all of the snails in time.
FWIW, you want some scavenging of uneaten food and some turnover of the top of you soil that some...