I am the store owner. The nem is doing better every day. We added a gentle flow with a 1400gph Koralia to that system. We have several that we move from tank to tank. There is a 6 lamp 54W T-5 fixture above that tank which is on the low side but we just replaced bulbs 2 weeks ago.
We do run a large fluidized carbon reactor and GFO in that system as well as a UV sterilizer. We also do a 20% waterchange each week in addition to the replacement water from selling out of the tank. All is logged in a notebook and verified by one of our 3 degreed biologists or our chemist. We far exceed the requirements of MAC certification and in the long run it is not expensive but it is labor intensive. We have had documented instore death rates under 2% last June and July.
Please do not assume LFS are harming these animals. If I didnt care, I would not have spent all of New Years eve in the store after a freak tornado took out power. Insurance would have taken care of everything.
This is not an advertisement but defending my store reputation. If the post is deemed commercial then please delete all references to my store as well.
Joe Faszl
A different kind of LFS owner.
