I hope to follow suit, thx for the insightEven though I am 60 years old and no longer have a job, I stay pretty busy. I love my aquarium but do not want to be a slave to it.
So I have chosen a high nutrient macro algae reef with lots of fish. My 17 fish feed the coral and macro algae with fish wastes. The macro algae, LPS and soft coral and sponges naturally take up the excess nutrients so with an every other week 10% water change, the tank seems to stay in a good balance.
I get to enjoy a lush looking tank with lots of activity and do not have to be monitoring parameters, (which I am not good at).