Website protesting liverock collection

[Jimnparadise]

I ran across this anti-hobby website today:

http://www.reefguardian.org/WhyCare/FijiLiveRock.html

There is a fair amount of misinformation presented. I took the time to drop them a civil note pointing out some of the more glaring discrepencies.

Just thought Id pass this on.

-J

 

[acroporid23]

wow

 

[gobygoby]

I like this quote form the website

Why Corals And Live Rock Need Protection
"It takes decades for countless generations of fragile dime-sized filter-feeding colonial coral polyps to build a single coral head -- and centuries to build coral reefs."

decades to grow a single head, huh? then I must be seeing things in my tank.....that must not actually be there

I bet Walt Smith has a heck of a time with these guys.....I bet he is glad he does man-made rock....at least to avoid some of the flack

 

[acroporid23]

it would be awesome if everyone on reef central with a little bit of knowledge or lets say around 3 years experience wrote an email to these people there is ALOT of us Im sure it would work...

 

[nemo g]

wot is they banging on about?

nemo g
<img src="http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/116775nmav.jpg"/>

 

[FiberLux]

Great suggestion! I sent my response via email to their director tonight. Let's get this mail train moving! :smokin:

 

[tomlando]

Sent my email !

 

[FiberLux]

Come on everybody, We need some of you to send your letters in response to the petition in the link above! Read the petition and respond!

 

[Hutton]

i dont have even a years worth of expierience but i sure do know alot. i just sent an email to them

 

[onereefnotenuf]

i sent two e-mails. i didn't include eveything in the first one!

 

[Reefjunkee]

treehuggin scumbags!!!

 

[old salty]

Does anyone really expect people with an agenda to let facts or common sense stand in their way??

 

[XeniaMania]

I guess hugging trees aren't enough.

 

[gobygoby]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6786287#post6786287 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by minireefer03
treehuggin scumbags!!!

you mean....
reefhuggin skimmate cups

 

[onereefnotenuf]

has anyone received a reply from their e-mails?

 

[Jimnparadise]

Wow! Its cool to see this kind of motivation. I think its great that you guys wrote to them.

I did receive a cordial reply and an invitation to get on their mailing list. :rollface:

Is anyone aware of a public forum espousing a more balanced viewpoint on the topic? I am certain the industry must lobby heavily.

-J

 

[onereefnotenuf]

take a look at reefs.org in the "inside the industry" section. the industry people have a much different opinion. we aren't allowed to post a link so you will have to do it manually.