What is the most difficult decision you have had to make?

[Gumbies R Us]

With reef keeping comes decision-making; some are easy, while others might be quite hard. Maybe it is difficult to find the perfect size tank for your budget, or perhaps it is deciding what to do about an algae issue. I want to know what the most challenging decision you have ever made for your tank was. Photo Credit: @aquaticlog

 

[TX_REEF]

where to place the tank is always the hardest decision for me, and so hard to change course once you're up and running

 

[WvAquatics]

Rockwork

 

[AlyciaMarie]

The hardest decision I've made is letting go of trying to control everything that goes wrong in my tank and just letting my tank be.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Rockwork

Yep, that was a hard one for me as well. I had four designs saved on my phone and kept going back and forth on which one was my favorite.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Tank Breakdowns. 2nd time for me and it's just hard.

 

[jaayy]

where to place the tank is always the hardest decision for me, and so hard to change course once you're up and running

Same for me

 

[WvAquatics]

I have been working on scape for a week. Everytime I think I have a design while gluing I break a piece and start over. New rule glue enough to hold each piece then move in. Don't scape until mortared for more support haha

 

[nate761]

I was fiddling with my flow and lighting almost daily, I finally decided to just leave everything the way it is and the coral are doing much better. I still get the itch to change things though and have to force myself not to haha

 

[exnisstech]

Tank Breakdowns. 2nd time for me and it's just hard.

Probably for me too. I set up a new larger tank but was able to leave the old one running until I was ready to take it down. First time doing a tear down of a well established tank. I looked at this tank for almost 3 weeks after starting the new one before I gathered the nerve to get going.

 

[chip shop]

Having to decide which one went between moorish idol and achillies tang still wonder to this day if I made right decision

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Probably for me too. I set up a new larger tank but was able to leave the old one running until I was ready to take it down. First time doing a tear down of a well established tank. I looked at this tank for almost 3 weeks after starting the new one before I gathered the nerve to get going.

Going smaller this time with returning to my smaller condo. It's the cherry picking of what I want now livestock and coral wise.

Last time I got out of the hobby completely due to a divorce, that was just brutal.

 

[XtraKargo]

Walking away from the good deals to keep my wallet from looking sickly... Other than that, coral placement to make the tank look good and health of the corals.

 

[KQuillan]

I have two things. One is that I have AI lights and I cannot get the programming right on them to save my life. I hate the app.
Second is that I really cannot afford another tank!

 

[nate761]

I have two things. One is that I have AI lights and I cannot get the programming right on them to save my life. I hate the app.
Second is that I really cannot afford another tank!

Have you tried using one of the AI presets from their website ?

 

[KQuillan]

Have you tried using one of the AI presets from their website ?

That's one that I have, and I like it, I just want to shorten the lighting time, and I can't get it figured out the right way.

 

[nate761]

That's one that I have, and I like it, I just want to shorten the lighting time, and I can't get it figured out the right way.

Are you using the AI app or mobius ? If AI app you can click a point you want until a slider pops up and then you can drag it left or right to adjust the time.

 

[BeanAnimal]

Hardest decision? To eat the last piece of bacon or share it with the warden. I don't like to be selfish, but it is bacon being the last piece creates a tremendous ethical and moral struggle internally. I usually make myself feel better by telling myself that if somebody had tampered with it, then I would be the one at risk by eating it and not her.

 

[rtparty]

Selling everything off from my "dream" tank. It wasn't really a dream tank in the end and I think the hardest part was accepting I needed to move on from it and reset myself within the hobby

 

[Cthulukelele]

I had a newly added starry blenny sprint into the glass and injure its spine badly. The decision to euthanize it via temperature decrease was probably my hardest decision in the hobby