Thinking Of Downsizing Tank

[Just_Another_One]

sorry to say this but im really starting to hate fish keeping.. everything was fine for 2 years then all this went down its really put me off ... maybe the tank is just too big for me because i really do enjoy keeping my other 2 smaller tank. 6 gallon betta and 10 gallon community..

i might try to sell this tank (65G bought brand new last may) on craigslist and find something a bit smaller as i am no longer having fun with it.. maybe grab a 40 gallon ish tank instead and start fresh.

just wondering if anyone else has ever downsized or felt like it..

 

[WILDER]

Had three tanks and down to one.
Was all water changes and no fun and lost interest.
I think you are doing the right thing if the enjoyment gone.
I do no how you feel.

 

[matt20687]

i have just got a terrapin and set up my old fish tank about 2 months ago and i can se exactly were your coming from. it gets a bit annoying having to do the water changes etc.

Also i sware when you have a problem in one tank all the rest #### up aswell (scuse my language)

 

[Just_Another_One]

yesss, im glad im not alone here... i dont think i will ever give up fish keeping totally because it is a really fun and relaxing hobby for the most part but this tank is too big for me and has just caused me 1 to many problems right now.

some people have 20-30 tanks going, i wonder how they do it

i just did a posting up for craigslist so we'll see what happens with that.

wish me luck.

Thanks for all your help and support.

heres the craigslist post by the way if you can suggest anything to make it better that would be great. http/vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/for/927336542.html

 

[Corleone]

some people have 20-30 tanks going, i wonder how they do it

As somebody who's probably well on his way to that many: Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some people spend twelve hours a day cleaning, some people play Pokemon or World of Warcraft, others have fish.

 

[kevinthecow]

Lmao corleone!

Nice! Thats so true.

My friends have gunz, 24/7 but I have my fish. Im labled as fishboy at school, but i'm fine with it. its a joke.

Also, I've always wanted to upgrade my tank.

A 55g tops, thats what I wanted but I got 29

 

[Syphoniera]

I don't know if this applies, but personally, I find that tall tanks are comparatively difficult to work in, as opposed to lower ones, where it's not necessary to go in right up to the armpit or stand on a chair to reach low, especially near the back, when resetting plants, cleaning glass, etc.
Granted, I prefer low tanks anyway, as supplying more territory/surface area percentage-wise for the fish, and due to having tendon problems in my hands/arms - but even apart from that, the relative ease of dealing with them, and the hassles of the high tanks make a massive difference in the way I, at least, tend to feel about maintenance.
Could it be that this is why the larger tank is a pain - not because it's larger, per se, but because it's too high to easily work with?

 

[TylerFerretLord]

If it's the water changes putting you off why not get or make a python?

 

[Just_Another_One]

I don't know if this applies, but personally, I find that tall tanks are comparatively difficult to work in, as opposed to lower ones, where it's not necessary to go in right up to the armpit or stand on a chair to reach low, especially near the back, when resetting plants, cleaning glass, etc.
Granted, I prefer low tanks anyway, as supplying more territory/surface area percentage-wise for the fish, and due to having tendon problems in my hands/arms - but even apart from that, the relative ease of dealing with them, and the hassles of the high tanks make a massive difference in the way I, at least, tend to feel about maintenance.
Could it be that this is why the larger tank is a pain - not because it's larger, per se, but because it's too high to easily work with?

yep you got it right on there with the tall/high tanks being a pain....that is exactly how i feel.

my tank is a pretty tall tank i think and i cant work in it without 50% water missing and then im still airmpit high in water. as well have to stand on a chair.

my plants are so new so they keep getting uprooted and i have to replant them and i cant stand putting my hand in that tank anymore espeically with 1000s of nemotodes floating aroundvall over my hands and arms.. (i ripped up a amazon sword today as i was so tired of it getting up rooting when i put water in)

i keep thinking how much easier it would be with a low level height tank maybe 3 feet long just like this one is.thats wut my plan is to sell this one for a lower leveled one.

does anyone know how many gallons roughly would be in a low level 3ft tank?

heres a pic of the pain of a tank

 

[Syphoniera]

Oooooh, boy - it's beautiful, but no wonder you hate that monster.
I bought a tall 20 once, out of desperation while waiting to find a used 20 gal. long, as you apparently can't get them new out here. (Evil, evil, I tell you!)
Ditched the useless and unprintable thing ASAP - which obviously wouldn't have been a tenth as bad as your monster.
Still haven't got a long 20, (it was technically replaced by a 35 gal, sooo) but the 15 I (ahem) re-replaced it with was far more useful than the tall 20 because it was actually built for fish and people, and not by evil giants who hate short persons and evidently think fish stubbing their noses while trying to swim is amusing.
The 35 gal. I have is approx. 3 feet I suppose, but higher than I'd like.
(But my [favorite] parents were buying me another tank for my birthday, started looking at another 25 gallon [good heightwise] only the cheaper stands there didn't fit, and there was a 35 for very little more money...)
Personally, I dream about having a 40 gallon breeder - low, wide, long, easy to work with.
But I've also seen larger (second-hand, custom) tanks which were comparatively low, although not often, so you might be able to find one of similar gallonage to that monster of yours, if that appeals, but that won't live in your nightmares...