"Awesome Aquariums" in the news

Interesting article in this Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the
growing interest in aquariums. Some people are paying $5,000 and up to
have custom built-in aquariums installed in their homes/condos -- then
they pay someone every month to clean and maintain the tank. Here's the
link:

http://www.jsonline.com/entree/decor...n05/296358.asp

"D.L." wrote in message
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Interesting article in this Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the
growing interest in aquariums. Some people are paying $5,000 and up to
have custom built-in aquariums installed in their homes/condos -- then
they pay someone every month to clean and maintain the tank. Here's the
link:

http://www.jsonline.com/entree/decor...n05/296358.asp


I had an aquaintance in the Tampa Bay, USA area that started her own
business, just designing and cleaning tanks. Too labor intensive to get rich
off of, but she pays her bills and chooses her own hours.

A

Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?

Bob
"Angrie.Woman" wrote in message
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"D.L." wrote in message
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Interesting article in this Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the
growing interest in aquariums. Some people are paying $5,000 and up to
have custom built-in aquariums installed in their homes/condos -- then
they pay someone every month to clean and maintain the tank. Here's the
link:

http://www.jsonline.com/entree/decor...n05/296358.asp


I had an aquaintance in the Tampa Bay, USA area that started her own
business, just designing and cleaning tanks. Too labor intensive to get
rich
off of, but she pays her bills and chooses her own hours.

A

"Robert Flory" wrote in message
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| Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?
|

Not really. If someone wanted to pay *me* a ****load of money to set
up a system for them, I'd call it anything but sad. I'd be getting
paid, and having a blast. Most LFS owners started out doing aquarium
setup\maintenance. The ones I've spoken to, at any rate.

Robert Flory wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?

I disagree. There is nothing wrong with people who like to have a pretty
aquarium without having to trouble themselves with its maintenance.

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"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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| Robert Flory wrote:
| Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?
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| I disagree. There is nothing wrong with people who like to have a
pretty
| aquarium without having to trouble themselves with its maintenance.
|

Totally. *I* know of only one person who fits this, and he does it
this way because he works 50-70 hours a week, and when he DOES get
free time, he's on the lake with the sailboat. He has no time to
maintain a reef tank anymore, so most of the maintenance is done by a
local LFS. He has the dough to pay for it, so why not?

"Robert Flory" wrote in message ...
Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?

What exactly is sad about it ?

Robert Flory wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?

Bob

soapbox

The sad bit is that these people have no idea of the environmental
impact of removing sal****er organisms from reefs. Their tanks won't
contribute to breeding, coral propagation, or conservation research.
All they've done is to further deplete reef ecosystems for their own
greedy pleasure.

/soapbox
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The fun with fish and tanks is making them work. I train and exercise my
own dogs too.

Bob

"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"Robert Flory" wrote in message
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Am I the only one who thinks the trend a bit sad?

What exactly is sad about it ?

I will admit to feeling a bit of "tank envy" at the picture in the
article of the 125-gallon built-in aquarium that a guy had installed in
his kitchen behind the sink.

The aquariums in the article are "awesome," but I'm wondering if a less
expensive custom system is possible? Maybe a $1,500 system instead of
$5,000?