How often do you enjoy your tank?

emureef · Feb 11, 2011

I was sitting with a few friends yesterday in my basement and was starring at my tank as i was loosing hands at poker. But it wasn't a total loss as i got to watch my tank.

On average how often do you just look at your tank and enjoy it? say how much time per day...

Do you feel that if it was in a different location you'd be able to enjoy it more often?

My tank is located really in the only spot i was allowed to put one and have a 90g tank. Im sure if it was in a more trafficed area i'd be able to enjoy it more and watch what goes on in my tank.

jabberkaycee · Feb 11, 2011

I work from home and often bring my computer to the living room so I can enjoy the tank while I work. The love seat in the livingroom, which is my seat, is right beside the thank so I basically enjoy it all day long.

btkrausen · Feb 11, 2011

I usually spend the time after work in the basement, since its kind of my man cave, so I get to watch it for a little while. I do wish that I had a room divider so I could see it better, and have more viewing area as well.

bigkai · Feb 11, 2011

mine is in my living room to so prob about 2 or 3 hours a day my wife calls it (my other wife) and that i love her more couse im all ways doing soming with it or wanting to buy something for it

fenderguy1 · Feb 11, 2011

I have my 93gal cube in my living room. From my desk i can see my tank(5feet away) and my T.V..

If im not at work im at my desk so i look at my tank ALOT everyday.

beaner_12 · Feb 11, 2011

mine is in the dinning room and i see it every day when i come back from work. i turn the light on and stay there for at least an hour. and in the morning i turn the light off after i sit there for 20 min. i love my tank.

emureef · Feb 11, 2011

I think when i own my own house, it would be interesting to maybe set up a peninsula tank to work as a room devider. But my tank being in a finished basement has its perks i suppose, thats basically where us younger people hang out and most of my friends stand there in awe of my tank.

Hyprviperx · Feb 11, 2011

mine is in my bedroom, so it is the first thing i see when i get up and the last thing i see before i sleep (dont tell my girlfriend that haha) i get trapped by it at least 3-5 times while im getting ready for work and i usually have to be called out of the room by the girlfriend when i get off work.... its a full blown addiction.... but as i have stated before she got me into it so she has created this monster haha

Bubbles_B · Feb 11, 2011

Some people sit down on the couch from a hard day's of work and have a glass of wine or beer. I sit down on the couch right in front the tank eat my dinner and just stare fro hours on end. An everday routine during the weekdays. It is so soothing and calming makes me :haha:

btkrausen · Feb 11, 2011

Hyprviperx said:
mine is in my bedroom, so it is the first thing i see when i get up and the last thing i see before i sleep (dont tell my girlfriend that haha) i get trapped by it at least 3-5 times while im getting ready for work and i usually have to be called out of the room by the girlfriend when i get off work.... its a full blown addiction.... but as i have stated before she got me into it so she has created this monster haha

Haha, sounds like me. In fact, my g/f just told me last night that she wishes she was a fish so I'd look at her more, hehe.

Hyprviperx · Feb 11, 2011

btkrausen said:
Haha, sounds like me. In fact, my g/f just told me last night that she wishes she was a fish so I'd look at her more, hehe.

i dont know what shes gonna do when we finally upgrade to a 120 - 180 gal. haha

SaraB · Feb 11, 2011

Pretty much next to never!!!

Hyprviperx · Feb 11, 2011

SaraB said:
Pretty much next to never!!!

thats a shame... all that water and no time

emureef · Feb 11, 2011

Hyprviperx said:
thats a shame... all that water and no time

agree its sad that you dont get to spend any time with your tank! I feel like i dont get to see mine as often as i would like even though its downstairs and im currently looking for a job lol i have plenty of time on my hands.. guess i dont have much of an excuse.

Reef lvr · Feb 11, 2011

I'm a estate manager/groundskeeper, so i tend to slip in the house like every hour to check things..I spend every bit of 5hrs a day with my tanks!! Used to be otr driver, so i am very blessed to be home with my tanks, and wifey..lol

skinz78 · Feb 11, 2011

I get to spend about 15 min a day looking at my tank. I did a lot more back when my tank was right next to my computer but then I was the only one who got to see it.

barbianj · Feb 11, 2011

My FOWLR tanks are in place of a TV on the main level. They are low maintenance compared to a reef, so there is a lot of time to enjoy those two tanks while sitting in the living room. We have not subscribed to TV for just over a year now with the intent to spend time on hobby's that are more rewarding than vegetating on a couch. One of my wife's hobby's is collecting orchids, and now she really appreciates the tanks for the humidity that they provide. Her office just off of the living room was moved to our new business location, so that room was taken over by the reef tank. I make it a point to sit back and watch the reef every day, but I actually enjoy working on it as much.

Paul_N · Feb 12, 2011

Right now since my temp system is in the basement usually about 15 mins in the morning and at night. When it goes back into my 1st floor office/den I get to look at it more often since I work out of my home and also in the evening if the kids are busy and the wife is watching a show that I don't want to watch.