re: Is it wrong to go into a store with no intention of buying anything

It's ok to dream baw....

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Are you thinking reef tank?

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Of course. Once I move and get settled down in my new place. I am hoping to move by mid March and have my reef tank up in the summer time.

I am going big this time. I am thinking of saving to get a Red Sea Max 260, 65 gallon tank. I see these everytime I go to a local fish store and fall in love. Part of the reason I went to the store today was just to size up how big the tank is so I have an idea. Bigger than it looks in pics. They are $2400 for the tank and stand though, expensive but my last tank was a 16 gallon Nuvo aquarium that I outgrew pretty quickly. I sold it all when I moved to Seattle. Don't have the disposable income here in Seattle to have one here but I will when I move to what probably will be Houston.

Reef keeping was awesome and I miss the hell out of it.

I think you'll enjoy your new service fish.

Did you ask employees for any advice?

I have a Fluval M90 36 total gallons. All in one. Expense isn't so bad after you buy all the crap. Although it is getting time for me to bite bullet on better lighting.

Lol I need to do a tank cleaning and do maintenance on protein skimmer and powerheads today.

Red Sea tanks look sweet. Whats corals do you like?

I probably ask my poor fish store 2 hours of questions over 6 months. I always try and throw them business, but so not competitive on supplies. Have great coral though.

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Anyway, had 2 salt water tanks. Can't imagine the draw of freshwater. Saltwater was amazing while listening to PF and tripping many moons ago. Fresh wlda just made me depressed.

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I had my own freshwater tanks when I was growing up. Looking back at what I know now, the way I did things was fish abuse. I didn't know any better - this was before YouTube and all of that. For example I didn't let my tank cycle, would add the water and fish right away, instead of doing water changes I would simply empty the entire tank out and scrub it clean and refill it with 100% new water then put the fish back in every couple of months. I still have no idea how I had some fish live for multiple years.

It wasn't until I had freshwater tanks in my college dorm rooms where I really started to progress in the hobby and do things right. But like most people do I graduated from freshwater to saltwater when I was living in Iowa. The only thing I miss from freshwater are the plecos and cory cats but thats what a cleanup crew is for.

I hate fresh water now. Honestly more into the coral then fish. Do love my clowns though.

I am still buying RO/DI

Gives me reason to look around

I'll drop by a Home Depot just to take a dump, no shame here.

The OP was bad enough, but now it's an aquarium nerd conversation.