This will never HURT the "hobby" or industry, but it will certainly feed the uneducated. You all watched this as educated hobbyist and knew what it entailed.
I woke up this morning to hear my parents tell me I NEED to wear gloves and that CORALS give off toxins in the water. That's right...no matter how specific or accurate this could have been, old and uneducated people will take the very basics of things and make it the worst thing possible. I even told them two feet away I'm very knowledgeable of it and I don't keep zoa/paly in my tank, so they respond with "I don't know, it might be some corals." This may be a small percent of people...but there are people that hear one thing and make up a story in their head.
Just my 2 cents and experience...I've had reefs for eight years now and since they saw this on the news...it's news.
I woke up this morning to hear my parents tell me I NEED to wear gloves and that CORALS give off toxins in the water. That's right...no matter how specific or accurate this could have been, old and uneducated people will take the very basics of things and make it the worst thing possible. I even told them two feet away I'm very knowledgeable of it and I don't keep zoa/paly in my tank, so they respond with "I don't know, it might be some corals." This may be a small percent of people...but there are people that hear one thing and make up a story in their head.
Just my 2 cents and experience...I've had reefs for eight years now and since they saw this on the news...it's news.