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Just went through an issue with this - lost 3/4 of my coral due to a new 'additive' designed to get rid of 'nuisance algae'. Many of the corals I have had for several years - so - I took out the rock cleaned it - did water changes (to reduce the nitrate which spiked from 10 to >100) - and waited. After 2 months - there are literally things I had in the tank 5 years before that are suddenly 're-growing'. The thing that keeps me 'not bored' is things like this that are totally unexpectedHobby Depressed: What gets you FIRED back up?
As a new hobbyist I was excited all the time. It really didn't take much. But as time goes by the excitement can wain and the passion can run lukewarm. But what if you want to get motivated again? What if you want to be passionate again? What does it take and what do you do to get there? Start with a cup of coffee and then go from there.
For me lately it doesn't take a lot to get me down and out in the hobby. YES I struggle at times. When you battle a dinoflagellate outbreak for a year and then now a super hair algae villain it can really get you "hobby depressed" so to speak! But just as quick as I get down, something comes along to get me fired back up again and next thing you know I'll be performing water changes and pulling loads of hair algae and I'll be on top of the mountain again.
For me it's simple. Beautiful reef tanks. All I need to do is start looking at other people's success stories knowing that it's not an impossible task and anything worth having, at times, faces adversity. So yes a beautiful FTS normally gets my passion engine revving and rolling again!
So what about you? Let's talk about that today! Answer me this:
What does it take to get you from "hobby depressed" to excited, passionate and fired back up again about your reef tank?