Got a kick out of this add

[Ryan]

No I am saying removing one is just as bad as removing the other.

There's pros and cons of doing both and saying removing live corals from reefs is bad and shouldnt be done is pretty hyocritical for anyone with a reef tank.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Ryan

No I am saying removing one is just as bad as removing the other.

There's pros and cons of doing both and saying removing live corals from reefs is bad and shouldnt be done is pretty hyocritical for anyone with a reef tank.

Interesting but I'm not sure I understand your logic, if I understand correctly, you're saying that removing one coral that's already dead has the same effect as removing 10 live corals (based on 10% survival rate)? Then on top of that the live corals can die later one from one of many typical causes, very rarely does a single coral live forever in an aquarium while a dead coral does.

You're reading between the lines, my point from the start is that some people will spend good money on fake/dead coral rather than cause more damage to living reefs and I don't think it's right to cut them down for that. I support the hobby just like everyone else here, I don't think its really a good thing but like the rest of us I'm not overly concerned, I'm just one of the few that will actually admit it.

Originally Posted by G1GY

Ohhhhhh!, okay I get it now.
If the reefs are only somewhat damaged or harmed........ it's not quite as much of an issue?

Also, I never said that this hobby helps reefs in any way. I said "Some might even argue". There is a difference.

Calling it "dead coral" is so harsh. Would you like to buy a bucket of my rare white environmentaly freindly recycled coral?

Exactly, it's not as much of an issue. Any improvement is better than no improvement, just like anything else, we call things green now as a way of saying it's better for the environment. It's not 100% better but anything less damaging would be an improvement, wouldn't you agree?
Maybe we should call it that, makes perfect sense to me. Hybrids and new electric cars are labeled environmentally friendly but they still produce harmful emissions.

[mark]

And here I was going to take this colony out this weekend, guess I should just leave it in the tank and save the environment

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[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by mark

And here I was going to take this colony out this weekend, guess I should just leave it in the tank and save the environment

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Screw the environment, thats like a $700 piece of dead coral make some money

This has been quite the read.