Aye. I've got a coworker that keeps a salt water aquarium running and is always bitching about how much time and money it takes and it makes me laugh (and everytime he's off a bit in one thing or another and all his fish die, that's not as funny). He has good enough defenses, the challenge of it and of course the pretty fish (and his wife likes it). Still too much work for too little reward for me. I'm already maintaining and paying for two dogs, two cats and two kids (and a wife)(and a Miata), I'm pretty much tapped out. That's a lot for a GenX burnout.
Saltwater is also a lot more expensive (and I do mean a lot more) and very sensitive compared to freshwater. The conditions and fish are both more sensitive and the fish are a lot more expensive and as of now only some can be bred in captivity. There are some fish too that are almost impossible to keep. It's why I'm going to steer clear of saltwater for a long time and probably forever.
