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Originally Posted by Scythanith

+1 I have to agree. There are far larger issues at hand. I do agree to a point with the original post, and yes it is a tragedy when someone/something dies needlessly.

I honestly believe no one that keeps a reef tank can claim to be a friend of the environment. We are selfish beings and as selfish beings we like having things to amuse ourselves. It's when we look beyond our own wants and needs that we can claim to be environmentally conscientious.

Am I environmentally friendly.... no, I have multiple tanks.

Overall I think Zoo's make a positive impact on a societies views on nature. It makes people interested, and when we are interested we care. This is a double edged sword. On one side it makes people interested, and therefore want to have the things they are interested in (reef tanks, rare animals/plants, etc). On the other side it makes people consider the consequences to their actions and decisions they make concerning the environment.

Someday I'd like to see corals and sea life on the reefs and that's it. But the flipside to that is that maybe one day the only corals and reefs we will be able to observe will be in tanks... Maybe proper conservation and collection in institutionary established reef systems will save the reefs?

In the end who knows, do I think humans will destroy the oceans forever... not really. And if we do I'd bet humans wouldn't be too far behind. The Earth would recuperate, new animals would evolve to fill the niches and life would go on.

And the entire time we'd continue to kill each other over natural resources and religious ideals.

Man..... that was a rant!

Scott

What if everything in your tank cam from ora? hmm