Re: How much time do people spend actually watching their ta
Hi all,
johnjo said:
Iv only had mine up and running since Saturday but my daughter's already telling me I'm weird cos I'm staring at the plants all the time. "god dad, what you staring at, you've not even got any fish in it yet!" ha ha.
i know that feeling, my wife thought i was mad for a month, staring into a tank without fish! To some degree she still thinks im mad!
Radik said:
I am surrounded by 3 tanks positioned in L shape. 1x 30 cube in front of me on office desk. 1x 30 cm cube on right side next to desk I just turn head right to watch and one 60cm 80L next to that 30cm cube on the right. So I am pretty stuffed. As I work from home you bet I watch them all the time
I'd get nothing done!
awtong said:
Really like to watch when the veggies are in for the plec's. Most of them have started to come out for it when the lights are still on now
George Farmer said:
I spend around 5 minutes every evening giving a little prune here and there and will often sit back for a few minutes afterwards to enjoy it. I cannot walk through my kitchen without taking a look at the tank, ranging from a few seconds to several minutes depending on how busy I am.
I am really into my shrimp at the moment and actually spend a lot of time with my nose right up to the glass. It's a fascinating perspective, and very different. I love my shrimp for this.
great to hear people are spending time watching and enjoying their tanks ,and of course the occupants, which i personally feel are as important as the plants and hardscape in keeping the interest.
A recurring theme though,
awtong said:
It does make you think about additions and changes though!
Alastair said:
I do find though that sitting admiring it also has its downside in that it has me seeing what can be changed etc
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George Farmer said:
There's an interesting balance between analysing my tank to see how it can be improved, or thinking about the next layout vs. simply enjoying for what it is in realtime.
If the balance is in favour of the former, I know it's time to create a new aquascape.
aquascapes are labours of love, but we strive for perfection, and are continually intrigued by improvement....
as a beginner i look at my tank and am constantly seeing ways in which basic hardscaping could have been improved let alone plant choices and fish species. I have ideas continually racing round my head and ideally would have unlimited time and resources to afford me numerous set ups! I can see why people have the urge/need to rescape every 6 months as there is so much to try and learn and so many styles to experience. Even seasoned pros like George get the itch, having probably produced more scapes, and successful ones, than ive had hot dinners! Im going to try to keep this one running for at least a year to give me a good understanding of the basics before changing. Despite its niggles, it has a slightly rough around the edges charm for me and much like a first car, it has some sentiment attached already. Im actually growing plants, and although there have been additions, some failures and some continuing challenges, its probably the type of scape that you could keep going for ever, but i know there will come a time...
Anyway thanks all for sharing your views, its clear to see that for most, planted tanks are a passion, sometimes a consuming one that is enjoyed as it should be. Im forever sneaking a peak at mine whether its from the sofa or in the 'designated viewing zone'
sussex_cichlids said:
I must admit i spend best part of the day in front of mine can get lost starring into it for hours think the longest spent looking at one of my tanks must been about 4 hours or more
George Farmer said:
I deliberately don't keep a tank in my main living room anymore - too distracting.
ghostsword said:
The tank in the living room I watch maybe 2 hours a day, but the one in the room much more. I really like to sit in front of the tanks and just take it in.
Cheerio,
Ady.
