After a double-nano-tank-transfer (home nano + office nano), I now have one office display tank. There are pros and cons for each, for sure. I especially miss the evening time with the home tank, getting to see the fish before they go to sleep, seeing the night-active corals like my trachy and scoly wide open, and of course spying on the tank with my red flashlight to see what creepy crawlys come out after lights-out. Who else has had the pleasure of both home and office tanks? Here's my breakdown:
Home Tank
Pros: time to relax and watch your reef; do tank maintenance on your own schedule; see what's happening after lights-out; respond to emergencies faster; can always stay up later to get tank To-Dos like testing or cleaning done
Cons: tank maintenance and husbandry can intrude on valuable home/family time; takes up home space; finding someone to take care of your tank on vacation; cost of running a tank
Office Tank
Pros: get to show off your tank during video calls; get to see your tank more during the daytime; RODI + mixing station at office + office electricity = AWESOME; maintenance and husbandry at office leaves more time for home activities; get a coworker to take care of your tank during travel/vacation--make sure they know their next employee evaluation will not depend on the state of your tank when you get back, wink wink!
Cons: have to do tank maintenance around work schedule; less productive at work, maybe, yeah definitely; keeping fish fed/ATO filled/dosing done over the weekend can be problematic; less time to relax and watch; much harder to find time for time-intensive tasks like testing/cleaning/fragging; disaster is a double disaster, because a tank blowout in your office can be BAD
Anything else?
Home Tank
Pros: time to relax and watch your reef; do tank maintenance on your own schedule; see what's happening after lights-out; respond to emergencies faster; can always stay up later to get tank To-Dos like testing or cleaning done
Cons: tank maintenance and husbandry can intrude on valuable home/family time; takes up home space; finding someone to take care of your tank on vacation; cost of running a tank
Office Tank
Pros: get to show off your tank during video calls; get to see your tank more during the daytime; RODI + mixing station at office + office electricity = AWESOME; maintenance and husbandry at office leaves more time for home activities; get a coworker to take care of your tank during travel/vacation--make sure they know their next employee evaluation will not depend on the state of your tank when you get back, wink wink!
Cons: have to do tank maintenance around work schedule; less productive at work, maybe, yeah definitely; keeping fish fed/ATO filled/dosing done over the weekend can be problematic; less time to relax and watch; much harder to find time for time-intensive tasks like testing/cleaning/fragging; disaster is a double disaster, because a tank blowout in your office can be BAD
Anything else?
