i think the whole fantasy that some hold about us hobbyists repopulating the oceans with coral is just short of ridiculous... no offence to you guys. I just think that there are limitations to our hobby and repropagation of the ocean is something that is just wayyyyy too far beyond us. plus theres a very good chance that any attempt to that may end up in a catastrophe anyways. it's not a bad goal/ideal, just not a realistic one imo. We're still trying to get this hobby reliant on local propagation, let alone the ocean. and speaking of local propagation, i think that's what we should be focusing on right now (thankfully i know some of us are)... we are too reliant on wild stock which is dwindling at an alarming rate and will eventually and inevitably be shut off from us by authorities or simply by extinction... hopefully not the latter. when the fecal matter hits the fan, i hope groups of trading aquarists like canreef and reefcentral will be in a state well stocked enough with healthy coral to carry the hobby on. it's scary to think that far ahead... at that point even a simple propagation of red bugs might not just mean a single tank crash (which is bad enough); it could mean wiping out the hobby in an entire region. ugh... but i rant, so to keep it simple, propagate, propagate, propagate. it'll save you money and could save our hobby one day.
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