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				Hello there guys and girls.

I must sincerely apologise for my lack of appearance on here of late and I feel I must tell you why.

As most of you will know I had been struggling with my marine nano tank and the whole experience has been very sour for me.  I lost all the stock apart from  2 corals and the cleanup crew.  I had poured a lot of money, energy and time into the project only to be burned very badly by a succession of equipment failures breakages and bad luck.  I realised I needed to back off when one day I went to the tank to stare at the barren wasteland that was covered in algae and saw that the pumps had stopped working, another setback in a long list of problems with the tank.  I found myself standing there crying, this is not something that should be happening to you when its a hobby and something you love.  At that moment I turned my back on fishkeeping.  I did not even check on that tank for about 8 weeks, I just didn't care about it anymore, I think the last water change was about 10 weeks ago and I cannot muster the enthusiasm to sort it out, let alone find the money to start again so its just ticking over.

My other tanks fell by the wayside too, I barely glanced at them when I chucked food in at random intervals, I new I had to get back into it but just didn't care.  Even more bad luck rained down after a training trip to climb snowdon when I got home my Main FW tank was at 35°C due to stcuk heater and I lost all my mature rainbow fish, my last beautiful adult Congo tetra, a beautiful spotted plec and 2 clown loaches.  I felt hollow and I actually began to hate my tanks.  SO I just let them fester, a sporadic water change here and there every 8 weeks if I could be bothered.  My work tank is disgusting!!!!

So as you can appreciate coming online to see lots of lovely beautiful tanks was something I could not face.

I still do not know where fishkeeping and I stand with one another, but I have found the need to just have a look on the forum and I did redo my big FW tank last week.  So maybe I will recapture my lost mojo and find my long lost inner fish geek.

I must really thank all the moderators and admin staff for doing a sound job in keeping things going while I had an aquatic breakdown.

With luck you will all see me more often online

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manutius Admin Group The Boss AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424	Topic: SO where have I been Posted: 30 June 2010 at 9:15pm
	Hello there guys and girls. I must sincerely apologise for my lack of appearance on here of late and I feel I must tell you why. As most of you will know I had been struggling with my marine nano tank and the whole experience has been very sour for me. I lost all the stock apart from 2 corals and the cleanup crew. I had poured a lot of money, energy and time into the project only to be burned very badly by a succession of equipment failures breakages and bad luck. I realised I needed to back off when one day I went to the tank to stare at the barren wasteland that was covered in algae and saw that the pumps had stopped working, another setback in a long list of problems with the tank. I found myself standing there crying, this is not something that should be happening to you when its a hobby and something you love. At that moment I turned my back on fishkeeping. I did not even check on that tank for about 8 weeks, I just didn't care about it anymore, I think the last water change was about 10 weeks ago and I cannot muster the enthusiasm to sort it out, let alone find the money to start again so its just ticking over. My other tanks fell by the wayside too, I barely glanced at them when I chucked food in at random intervals, I new I had to get back into it but just didn't care. Even more bad luck rained down after a training trip to climb snowdon when I got home my Main FW tank was at 35°C due to stcuk heater and I lost all my mature rainbow fish, my last beautiful adult Congo tetra, a beautiful spotted plec and 2 clown loaches. I felt hollow and I actually began to hate my tanks. SO I just let them fester, a sporadic water change here and there every 8 weeks if I could be bothered. My work tank is disgusting!!!! So as you can appreciate coming online to see lots of lovely beautiful tanks was something I could not face. I still do not know where fishkeeping and I stand with one another, but I have found the need to just have a look on the forum and I did redo my big FW tank last week. So maybe I will recapture my lost mojo and find my long lost inner fish geek. I must really thank all the moderators and admin staff for doing a sound job in keeping things going while I had an aquatic breakdown. With luck you will all see me more often online
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rfriday9 Moderators Members Lounge Moderator AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 02 November 2005 Last Active: Yesterday Posts: 5601 Articles: 16 Member Rating: 188	Posted: 30 June 2010 at 11:40pm
	Welcome back mate, don't you go leaving us again. Tough times, you won't appreciate the good times without them
	rfriday9
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franuk Regular AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 07 June 2009 Last Active: 07 September 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 692 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 37	Posted: 30 June 2010 at 11:55pm
	so sorry to hear about your troubles Mr Manu... about a year ago i was cycling my tank and completely terrified and clueless... i remember joining this forum, and i remember how much help and advise you gave me... (as well as many other members here) now i have 4 tanks up and running... and still need lots of help from people like you with much more experience.... i hope you get back into the hobby... i'm sure you will
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jimthefish Moderators Plant Forum Moderator AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 19 October 2005 Last Active: Yesterday Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6253 Articles: 10 Member Rating: 965	Posted: 01 July 2010 at 7:52pm
	Don't you just hate it when plan doesn't come together? Hopefully things will get back on track for you Manu. We have missed you badly!
	Jim B
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manutius Admin Group The Boss AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424	Posted: 02 July 2010 at 11:33pm
	thanks Jim and yes I do in answer to your question. All off my woes have been bad luck and I will bounce back
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jennybugs Moderators AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 January 2008 Last Active: Today Posts: 4105 Articles: 4 Member Rating: 392	Posted: 03 July 2010 at 7:18am
	We all have negative phases manu but I hope your luck changes soon. As said, we do miss you!!
	Slowly, slowly, happy tanky! :D
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Goonerman1 Online Moderators Marine Forum Moderator AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 December 2006 Last Active: Today Posts: 6327 Articles: 3 Member Rating: 390	Posted: 03 July 2010 at 7:58am
	Good to see you back mate well, actually it's not....whilst you were away I was kinda hoping thaat I could catch up to your monsterous amount of posts!!! I'm sure in time you'll be right back with the fishkeeping....it's in the blood mate
	Click here to see my 5x2x2 Marine set up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRZMI34smU
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camcap Regular AquaTrax User: no Joined: 16 January 2008 Last Active: Yesterday Posts: 483 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 8	Posted: 03 July 2010 at 9:16am
	come to the dark side forget the fish and get reptiles lol :)

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brixpaul Groupie AquaTrax User: no Joined: 04 March 2009 Last Active: Yesterday Posts: 1090 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 100	Posted: 03 July 2010 at 2:02pm
	glad that your back mate u better not give up your marine tank, especially after i read all 112 pages of your tank thread on ur your too good, and too knowledgeable at this hobby too give it up completley. close all your tanks down and have a break, dont sell them though then start fresh when your mojo's back, maybe with a species you haven't kept or have always wanted to.
	i've never had a fridge with a light that works
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manutius Admin Group The Boss AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424	Posted: 04 July 2010 at 10:17pm
	thanks guys. I would love some repltiles but let me get my love for fish back first eh Paul thank you, I do plan to tackle one tank at a time and get something new to invigorate my passion
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snowclown Mega Poster AquaTrax User: no Joined: 10 September 2007 Last Active: Today Posts: 3374 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 170	Posted: 05 July 2010 at 6:45am
	May I suggest a Gymnothorax Funebris to invigorate your passion Mr Manu Your drum would be a bigger attraction than the pier Sort it!!!

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daniogirl Novice AquaTrax User: no Joined: 19 October 2009 Last Active: 26 July 2010 Posts: 190 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 1	Posted: 05 July 2010 at 11:44am
	aww, nice to see you back, as Fran said you and the others really helped me back in October and still continue to do so! Sounds all a bit grim, hope you find your enthusiasm again
	I used to do a bit of housework, now I saunter around pet shops with a note pad!
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jennybugs Moderators AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 20 January 2008 Last Active: Today Posts: 4105 Articles: 4 Member Rating: 392	Posted: 05 July 2010 at 1:18pm
	cough cough Congo puffer cough cough
	Slowly, slowly, happy tanky! :D
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justicepig Novice AquaTrax User: no Joined: 16 December 2008 Last Active: 07 September 2010 Posts: 175 Articles: 0 Member Rating: 22	Posted: 05 July 2010 at 1:46pm
	Dude, I feel for you. Keep the faith.
	everyday is a school day
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manutius Admin Group The Boss AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424	Posted: 05 July 2010 at 2:49pm
	thanks guys it means a lot to read that Snowclown I think I'll pass on the G. Funebris it might take a shine to my good lady and I would not like to see that battle Nice suggestion there Jenny, it may well be but I want to keep other fish too so the puffer angle is a no go really, for now anyway.
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