I feel like this hobby is growing, the technology advancements are going through the roof and they wouldn’t be doing that if folks were not buying.
The thing is, this hobby has always been difficult to get into. When people need to cut back on spending they often look to cut hobbies; this is a very expensive one so it’s normal to see a lot of folks getting out. It takes a lot of hard work, trial and error and passion to stick it out.
Just look how many jet skis, boats, motorcycles and atvs are constantly for sale. People invest in them and realize they are not as easy as they look. The first time I went down on my motorcycle I sat in a puddle with my leg split in two and thoughts went racing through my head like “why the hell am I doing this”. When you throw thousands of dollars in a reef only to have it all vanish over night due to a crash you tend to have those same thoughts.
Just like my motorbike habit I stick it out because I have an extreme passion to make it work. Yes like all humans we tend to wonder if it’s worth it at times but it all depends how much importance you place on maintaining hobbies. For your average person they just want to eat, sleep, work and raise kids.
This is why when I see other reefers there is this assumed respect that we both have that same level of passion to stick it out.
The hobby is just rare, if anything I feel it’s growing with the new technology that help new hobbyists thrive without deep rooted knowledge of salt water environments.
The thing is, this hobby has always been difficult to get into. When people need to cut back on spending they often look to cut hobbies; this is a very expensive one so it’s normal to see a lot of folks getting out. It takes a lot of hard work, trial and error and passion to stick it out.
Just look how many jet skis, boats, motorcycles and atvs are constantly for sale. People invest in them and realize they are not as easy as they look. The first time I went down on my motorcycle I sat in a puddle with my leg split in two and thoughts went racing through my head like “why the hell am I doing this”. When you throw thousands of dollars in a reef only to have it all vanish over night due to a crash you tend to have those same thoughts.
Just like my motorbike habit I stick it out because I have an extreme passion to make it work. Yes like all humans we tend to wonder if it’s worth it at times but it all depends how much importance you place on maintaining hobbies. For your average person they just want to eat, sleep, work and raise kids.
This is why when I see other reefers there is this assumed respect that we both have that same level of passion to stick it out.
The hobby is just rare, if anything I feel it’s growing with the new technology that help new hobbyists thrive without deep rooted knowledge of salt water environments.