Proud to have "Bean" aka Lyndsy working at BWA

RedCoralEdmonton · #1 04-28-2011, 04:21 PM

Right on lyndsy, haha I know who you are talking about, he was at my store on the weekend and I told him the same thing, if it's the same person he said he lives by south gate and I recommended he bring a water sample In to you guys, since you are closer.....

Steve

Myka · #2 04-28-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RedCoralEdmonton

Right on lyndsy, haha I know who you are talking about, he was at my store on the weekend and I told him the same thing, if it's the same person he said he lives by south gate and I recommended he bring a water sample In to you guys, since you are closer.....

Steve

That's hilarious! I hope it was the same guy, maybe he will think about it when he's told the same thing from two different people.

ixel25 · #3 04-28-2011, 04:58 PM

I have a 25 Gal tank and wanted to buy the trigger (love that fish)... she asked me few basic question like cycle, size etc and told me that my tank is not big enough... I'm glad she told me that otherwise the fish is not going to be happy because I didn't research enough regarding the trigger.

Saves me money and possible a fish.

Thanks!

RedCoralEdmonton · #4 04-28-2011, 05:24 PM

Good on you for not taking our advice the wrong way, unfortunately I think my customer was a different person, As he had a 35 gallon tank with only 5 lbs of rock, and only had been running 2 weeks, without testing, wanted to buy livestock.... I, like Lyndsy said to wait, test and more importantly get more rock.

Its unfortunate that people dont take the time to set up properly, as we all know this is where the myth, and I stress myth, that saltwater aquariums are so hard to take care of, with the proper patience and budget, our hobby is quite easy to care for.

Again Good on you Blue World Aquarium staff for great ethics in this business!!!

Steve

GMGQ · #5 04-28-2011, 08:56 PM

The fact that he wasnt 'bright' enough to change his story the second time 'round, probably means he didnt even know How to make it up. So definitely a noobie who's not ready for livestock yet.

I definitely would appreciate that kind of honesty from the LFS.

Kudos +1!

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Originally Posted by RedCoralEdmonton

Good on you for not taking our advice the wrong way, unfortunately I think my customer was a different person, As he had a 35 gallon tank with only 5 lbs of rock, and only had been running 2 weeks, without testing, wanted to buy livestock.... I, like Lyndsy said to wait, test and more importantly get more rock.

Its unfortunate that people dont take the time to set up properly, as we all know this is where the myth, and I stress myth, that saltwater aquariums are so hard to take care of, with the proper patience and budget, our hobby is quite easy to care for.

Again Good on you Blue World Aquarium staff for great ethics in this business!!!

Steve

Flash · #6 04-28-2011, 10:38 PM

i don't think it was the same guy, but i believe the young man you're speaking of came in as well last night. Nice guy! I told him about canreef and said this was the place to read up and search if he has any questions!
Anyway I will always voice my opinion...especially when it comes to the health and welfare of the livestock in the store. i also won't sell you a sick fish, or something that's going to destroy your beautiful corals, just because it looks pretty! I was blessed with common sense (except when it comes to turning off the hose in the back room...and flooding the store.. that escapes me every time)

Thank you all for your support... I love this community and share the same passion for the hobby as all of you! I am always learning and if I don't know the answer... I'll do my best to find out!

Ross · #7 04-28-2011, 10:51 PM

To me, it sounds like 2 different stores that need to stock raw shrimp...

Seriously though, its good to see stores not putting the buck first.
2 down, 6.5 billion to go.

sgreen · #8 04-28-2011, 11:00 PM

Thank you all for your support... I love this community and share the same passion for the hobby as all of you! I am always learning and if I don't know the answer... I'll do my best to find out![/quote]

Well said 'bean'. That is one thing to say about this 'community' aka Canreef, the majority of the members are all very helpful and will gladly share an idea or take the time to help a fellow member out!!! It's like a community all of our own for other members/hobbyists to encourage, befriend and have the odd breakfast/lunch with. Thank you for letting US be part of this.