odd that i am posting this a year late but wtvr, it's my take on fish tanks;

I got a 60gal when i was 13 and kept it going for 5 or so years til i moved out and upgraded it with lights/corals mid-way through.
Basically learned a HELLOFALOT about fish+water in a year and never stopped learning..now im an ecology major if that tells you something. It is a WAY fun hobby if it INTRESTS you, you don't have to enjoy the labor of keeping it up but to stay dedicated to it week to week the tank has got to be a passion you enjoy to work on the way i see it.

And as said below, CMON, it's a frickin living coral reef in your living room??seriously stunning! even when the lights are off

Really liked having it, live rocks, corals, an enemanae (spell?) shrimp, snails, bunch a fish including a knarly lil huma huma(clown) trigger fish. loved those guys and their characters. If i did it again, i would be probably be like 30 something years old with a nice job and income enough to put in a solid setup with a high focus on my biological filtering, it would be a reef tank, and i would make all my designs toward low maintenance and weekly/daily jobs like water changes and water testing. i got a panther chameleon with a auto-mister like it's that hard to spray him neways but when i opted out of the fish thing for a while i realized how EASY a reptile like chamy is compared to SALTWATER! so...imho DO SALTWATER and do it LEGIT if any of you do want a tank and don't go shy on things like pumps and filters because the cost supercedes the work you're gonna have to do with a sloppy hassle of a saltwater tank
dmahny88 Reviewed by dmahny88 on . Saltwater Aquariums Hey, I was just wondering how many people had saltwater aquariums, what your experiences are with it, how much time you spend caring for it, etc, etc? I am thinking of starting one, but it really depends on how much time I have to devote to it. I know its expensive, but thats not really my concern. Thanks Rating: 5