How to stop my addiction !!

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So I would just like to ask everyone how they stop themselves from buying more corals.

I run a 20g reef tank with over 60 different corals currently in the tank. Running kalk as my top off with 10ml all for reef to keep the alk from dropping.

I can't seem to stop buying sps frags !!!!
 
I agree with @Chrisv. Running out of feasible room is becoming my problem. So you either stop...or upgrade the tank.
Currently I am holding out on really nice scolymia, like a unique master. As well as a rare acanthophyllia. These will cost in the thousands, however, its what I want and I'm just not buying other stuff until them. Its a good practice session of patience for me.
 
I would love to see pictures of all the coral you have!
 
So I would just like to ask everyone how they stop themselves from buying more corals.

I run a 20g reef tank with over 60 different corals currently in the tank. Running kalk as my top off with 10ml all for reef to keep the alk from dropping.

I can't seem to stop buying sps frags !!!!
Don’t ask me, I just keep adding more tanks! Lol!
 
So I would just like to ask everyone how they stop themselves from buying more corals.

I run a 20g reef tank with over 60 different corals currently in the tank. Running kalk as my top off with 10ml all for reef to keep the alk from dropping.

I can't seem to stop buying sps frags !!!!
Let them grow, no fragging.
There will eventually be no room to add more.

Nothing like seeing a tank with full colonies a posed to a tank full of frags.
 
Run out of room lol
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Then when you really want more you add a big grow out system and run out of room in that. Eventually you will slow down lol.
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You think it’s hard now… imagine if they started having coral sales ;)
 
Doesn’t sound like you have any room to grow out the sticks so your obsession will end very quickly… give them a few months of stability and they will be fighting and taking each other out and you’ll see all the time and money you invested go right down the drain.. you’ll take it as lesson learned and won’t do it again lol..
 
What is your wife is the one telling you to buy more coral?
I am a wife. It doesn't work
This is extremely rare just so you know. I've been to so many reef club meetings that all I heard was my wife said I only have an hour and not to come home with anything. My ex was the same.
 
Wife here. I feed the problem. :face-with-tongue:
Yep! And you two are pretty rare! Seems like most here are pretty much alone in their addiction. I'm actually shocked that mine is OK with a 10K buy in with livestock after that. She just wants all the money spent as soon as possible! I'm a lucky man!
 

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