The mindset of success is as fickle as the wind. Actual success in this hobby comes from patience and thinking about success does not help one to become more patient.
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Curious - what are you talking about? - or which 'gif'That gif is crap. It’s not even the same tank. One has white seal the other has black. Seriously though that’s not one year of growth.
In just about everything in life we tend to measure being successful or unsuccessful by results. Can the same be applied in the saltwater reef aquarium hobby? Are "results" a true measure of success? What type of time frame should we consider? What are the results that point to success? Let's talk about it!
1. Would you consider "aquarium results" a good measure of success in this hobby?
2. What do successful "results" look like? coral colonies, breeding fish, coraline algae, what are they?
3. What type of time frame should we consider when we're defining successful results? 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, what is it?
The one in the first post. It came to my email that says 1 year growth and I was like no way. Maybe there is more to that story but I don’t think a lot of folks here will see that much growth in a year, the tank and layout are clearly different between photos.Curious - what are you talking about? - or which 'gif'
Even though my tank is still basically a reef virgin I feel that I’m pretty successful so farIn just about everything in life we tend to measure being successful or unsuccessful by results. Can the same be applied in the saltwater reef aquarium hobby? Are "results" a true measure of success? What type of time frame should we consider? What are the results that point to success? Let's talk about it!
1. Would you consider "aquarium results" a good measure of success in this hobby?
2. What do successful "results" look like? coral colonies, breeding fish, coraline algae, what are they?
3. What type of time frame should we consider when we're defining successful results? 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, what is it?
@Char lie reef progression
I love a natural looking tank too.Does the tank look natural and realistic?
Success to me is if corals are growing fast and colorful, the tank is aquascaped well, it’s clean, and the corals in the tank go well together.
A lot of otherwise successful tanks look terrible to me because they don’t look natural.
Success is waking up in the morning and not finding any bodies floating around...
I'm trying to see what success even looks like. All my corals never change and all I do is test and maintain parameters at good levels with very little swings. Hopefully a year from now my success changes for the betterIn just about everything in life we tend to measure being successful or unsuccessful by results. Can the same be applied in the saltwater reef aquarium hobby? Are "results" a true measure of success? What type of time frame should we consider? What are the results that point to success? Let's talk about it!
1. Would you consider "aquarium results" a good measure of success in this hobby?
2. What do successful "results" look like? coral colonies, breeding fish, coraline algae, what are they?
3. What type of time frame should we consider when we're defining successful results? 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, what is it?
@Char lie reef progression
I wouldn’t disagree, but I’ve become more flexible thanks to seeing a lot of successful “artistic” aquascapes. Comparatively some of the more minimalist designs look pretty real, OTOH some look like 60’s black light posters.Does the tank look natural and realistic?
Success to me is if corals are growing fast and colorful, the tank is aquascaped well, it’s clean, and the corals in the tank go well together.
A lot of otherwise successful tanks look terrible to me because they don’t look natural.