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I have had tanks off and on for most of my life. For the last 12 years it has been a 100 gallon saltwater tank. I stocked it with a mated pair of percula clownfish, a yellow tang, and last add was a picasso trigger. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago my triggerfish died. I had him 11 years, great fish. Acted like a dog but in water, I could feed him by hand! The rest of the crew is 12 years old now and for the first time, the clownfish laid about 100 eggs, now I have to figure out how to handle that.
Is it a lot of work? It can be when things are off. But if you keep up with the water changes it's really not that bad. For power outages, you can't wait too long before using a generator or something to keep the filters going or the good bacteria will die off and that would be catastrophic to the eco-system for sure.
Is it for everyone, absolutely not, but it can be rewarding.
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Lou
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