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View Poll Results: Will you support a strong ecologically/environmentally conscious store over others?
Absolutely! 76 62.30%
Nope... 4 3.28%
It doesn't matter. 10 8.20%
Maybe... (on what condition?) 32 26.23%
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Old 10-10-2007, 09:51 PM
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This thread makes me wonder what my tank's carbon footprint is.
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Old 10-10-2007, 09:56 PM
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I would have to say 90% of the stores out there are already this way. It is far easlier to get corals from a farm than wild caught. I'd have to say the current stores do a good job already.
It's all about demand.

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I don't think that the existing stores are doing a good enough job of explaining WHERE their items come from and HOW they are obtained. I suspect that they aren't proud of it, or don't know for sure and therefore don't talk about it much.
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To me it seems that there just isn't enough of a supply of bright and exotic corals. Anything really nice that comes in will be bought relatively quickly regardless of price or source.
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Well most of what I see are aquacultured corals. Fish on the other hand is a different story.

You can ask and LFS They know where they get them. It kinda easy to tell the aquacultures corals because of the plugs.

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that would be great... but do it in williams lake so i dont have to go to Van once a month to stock up!!!!
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Old 10-11-2007, 07:46 PM
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I would love going to a store that had these practises! Now, getting one in Alberta would be even better!
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I would, unless the prices were outrageously high. But if the prices were within my budget, id shop at a store like that first. Even if the prices are a bit higher than reef harvested livestock.
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