"carlrs" wrote in message
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swarvegorilla wrote:


Actually there is an excellent series of articles.
One second,,,,,, searching,,,,,,,
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/AqBizSubW...iz%20index.htm

This article is good starting place for information, but try and read
more and more opinions here and elsewhere.

I do have to differ with this article in two areas;
[1] UV sterilization is most effectively achieved at 265 NM, not the
higher numbers they gave. Also proper UV sterilization will not achieve
a "boy in the bubble" effect. It is not that complete.
[2] Central filtration. I have run stores with and without central
filtration and yes it can save time, but this comes at the expense of
your customer's fish health. This is of coarse my opinion, but it is
shared by many. As I stated earlier, you want to carve out a niche to
separate yourself from the "big boys" who mostly use central
filtration, they use it because it is more efficient for maintenance
and their often revolving door work force.
We quarantined our fish then moved them to tanks with their own filter
systems, with all types of filtration present. Our customers reported
that our fish were vastly healthier than the stores with central filter
systems.

Carl


Hey maybe the articles aren't perfect but they are an ok start.
Theres also a lot of them on many parts of the hobby/trade
Where I work we have 100 or so tanks and each one is seperately filtered
dam I love mass air tho

The key is to break even. That break even point is quite high, but the
rewards once you do break free are high as well.
YOU NEED TO STOCK BREAD AND BUTTER SPECIES
it's just how you make cash unless you can support a specialist store and
really theres not many of them

That said what is your background in the fish trade?
If your experienced then trade shows are the go for info
jus gotta get invited
lol