亚特兰大已经看到了当地鱼类商店的份额 - 有些已经成功了，许多人失败了。豪尔赫·麦地那（Jorge Medina）是亚特兰大地区的一位资深LFS老板，他在他的最新消息之前创建了三家著名的礁石商店。第一个是鱼类商店，还有更多，他最终卖掉了来创建水族馆展示柜。一段时间后，他将展示柜卖给了另一位绅士，并与家人一起搬到了奥古斯塔（Augusta）星际水上运动. Recently, he has returned to the Atlanta area. His new store is located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. It sits in the exact location of the original Aquarium Showcase. His new store,Pure Reef, is his best store yet and I wish the same level of thought and design existed in all reef stores.
Let’s start with the entrance. You are greeted by two large room dividing tanks. One is a fish only, the other a reef. In front of these tanks is a novel concept, called “Seating”! My wife accompanies me to many LFS, and her interest level drops quickly. She always complains that there is nowhere for her to sit and read her paperback, while I geek out on the latest livestock arrivals. The minute she noticed the leather chairs and coffee table, she declared Pure Reef as her favorite store. Moving beyond the large display tanks is a huge area of dry goods and aquariums for sale. There are a variety of nano tanks, medium-sized aquariums, and a few large systems for sale. The dry goods line the walls, and the variety of brands is pure excellence.
最后我们到达牲畜。这是简单的地方，但很简单。有三个以“ U”形状的鱼类持有系统的墙。在中心，有三个大型浅珊瑚固定系统。回到鱼，左侧区域仅包括礁石安全的鱼。第一组礁石安全的鱼缸相对较小，并充满了适合纳米的鱼类。豪尔赫（Jorge）认识到近年来纳米雷夫（Nano-Reefs）对这种爱好的影响，并了解需要提供各种“纳米”鱼类。而且，这种品种令人印象深刻。通常的嫌疑人可以使用，但进一步的检查显示了一些令人惊喜的惊喜，例如助理和稀有的go。进一步移动，我们到达了较大的礁石安全鱼类。 Here we find an assortment of tangs, rabbit fish, etc. The most notable observation was the variety available. I was having a hard time thinking of a tang species not represented. Moving down the back wall to the right, you will find yourself checking out fish best suited for the FOWLR system.
珊瑚系统很干净，并充满了您寻求的一切。他们所有人都是浅而宽的。每个系统都代表一组珊瑚：软体，LPS和SP。每个系统还具有一个用穿孔的丙烯酸壁分离的海葵的保持区域。这意味着海葵的三个独立区域，从而适当地分离物种。SPS系统为70％的片段。为此大拇指。总体而言，感觉就像您是在批发商的樱桃挑选，而不是LFS。
Caring for all this livestock is the staff. Jorge is always on hand to answer questions and talk hobby. His employees are polite, friendly, and true hobbyists. Whenever I express interest in a fish, they immediately offer to feed the fish for me. If a newly arrived fish isn’t feeding well, they will hold it, and call me when it does start feeding. Little things like that make it worthwhile. Truth be told, I think some LFS employees forget that it is an expensive hobby. When you’re spending a $100 or more on a fish, it’s nice to see employees that want you to go home with a fish that is healthy and feeding right.
One final element to a perfect reef store, is to be neat and clean. Pure Reef is bright, airy, and very clean. You could eat off the floor. It doesn’t smell humid or moldy. So if you ever find yourself in Atlanta, be sure and pay Jorge a visit atPure Reef.
