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Originally Posted by aussiefishy
I guess my thinking is, we still have to support these local fish stores, and educate them to realize the vast amount of knowledge in these forums and discussion board. at the end of the day, good selection, knowledgable LFS benefits the local reefers.
Cheers 
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There is the rub isn't it, as previous posters have said "you pay minimum wage, and you get Monkeys" That is partially true, but if you take the trouble to talk to some of these monkeys, there is a chance you will find one who knows what he is talking about, but in reality these kids are being paid to sell, NOT to offer advice.
Now if you go to Wai's, he will try to sell you whatever he thinks will make the most money for him. He has unabashedly told me that he needs the money to send his kid to College. Is that wrong??, everybody is in busines to make money, and ethics often take a back seat to profit. It is best not to ask for advice, because it is unlikely you will get honest and true advice.
To my way of thinking these Bulletin boards are the best way to gain the necessary knowledge to be a decent reefer. But even on these boards you can run into opinionated crap.
So, what do you do? Ask questions, look at people's tanks that are successful, and last but not least, make an attempt to sift out the crap.