Only a few weeks ago, I was on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Tampa Bay Aquarium. The guide was explaining how they removed the coral and sponges for cleaning in order to keep things looking nice.
She left it at that. I overheard some of the other attendees talking and had to interrupt..."Ummm...you know that the corals and sponges she referred to are fake....plastic...right?" They hadn't realized that part...
NEVER underestimate how little people understand about nature. My assumption is that 99% of the people who view those tanks think they are looking at real, living coral and sponges.
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies
My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436
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01-06-2013, 08:08 PM
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