I actually know a few Reefers who don’t care about the ocean at all. They only seem excited about Reefing when they sell a lot of coral. Some people only see the box, and not where the stuff in it comes from.
That’s just sad. Just using the corals as a quick buck is not the way they should be treated. Sure if you get it up to a large colony then that is a great bonus of fragging and paying off some of the salt but if that’s the only reason then do something else. I love the ocean and always have and that is why I got a reef tank sad to think that some people just use it as a money grab.
I agree completely. I think some start off just selling extra frags, where it’s fun to have both a hobby and make extra money to put back into it. Then the fun turns to work. Then the hobby turns into a burden. A balance definitely has to be found, imo.That’s just sad. Just using the corals as a quick buck is not the way they should be treated. Sure if you get it up to a large colony then that is a great bonus of fragging and paying off some of the salt but if that’s the only reason then do something else. I love the ocean and always have and that is why I got a reef tank sad to think that some people just use it as a money grab.
Sadly, that's how some people are. No appreciation for the life and care, instead see dollar signs and how they can make money
I used to snorkel off the beach in Panama city Florida, also on shell island side of the jetties . but have not done any since the 80's. No more beach thing for me unless I hit the tip of the St. joe peninsula in port St. Joe Florida. I do a little swimming to cool off thereLove the ocean, hate swimming in it!
Ya know I was getting to used it and not being freaked out by critters much larger than me, then I stepped on a stingray and was like nope! Haha… I don’t go in past my knees any more lol.
