I remember seeing the tank at the rainforest cafe and mandalay bay years ago in Vegas. This was before we had our tanks set up and I can honestly say I could not tell they were fake. Most people have no clue what real corals look like or how they behave, their real colors, movements etc and at that time neither did I. I was truly amazed at what I saw and experienced. I've never snorkeled or been scuba diving. I would admit now having reef tanks and corals I'd be a lot more critical but to the general public it does look natural. I think these fake corals have a place in larger settings like public aquariums. Would I put these in my own tanks?? Not likely but to each their own.
I like mrhasan's tank, it's unique. I've seen some with skulls or sunken ships incorporated into them. It's a vision to the reefer it belongs to.
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