Quote Originally Posted by Mr Cob View Post
Pretty harsh comments about professional maintenance crews. I'm sure some of the general comments are true but can you really say that about Jason or Jeremy? How about Dr Mark's crew or Gabe's? These guys are PROFESSIONALS and I'm certain if someone did decide to have their tank cared by one of them that they would be getting the best of the best.

I have seen tanks that have been maintained by both Reefs2u and Aquarium Designs that would not fit into those comments. Some of these tanks are owned by active members on MAAST and have gorgeous corals that I'm sure we would not classify them as not being true hobbyists. Hopefully some of them will chime in... I can think of several and they are nothing close to being amateurs.
+1 -- beyond the LFS in town who maintain tanks professionally, there are also many members here who work for independent maintenance firms and are true professionals. Most people deep and active in the hobby are going to do their own maintenance, but as was stated by others -- not everyone sees the hobby as the obsession that we do, even if they're active in the care of their tank.

-Justin