Personally, if a hobbyist wants a strictly FO tank, I see no problem with this setup at all! What would be better for a FO? Dead coral heads? Not.
There are still plenty of hobbyists...most actually, who go for strictly FO, especially when they are first coming into the hobby. I would prefer that a new hobbyist dream about reef first, rather than set one up and not know what the heck they are doing.
Artificial corals are not cheap either. Hey, if it saves real corals, I'm for it!
There are still plenty of hobbyists...most actually, who go for strictly FO, especially when they are first coming into the hobby. I would prefer that a new hobbyist dream about reef first, rather than set one up and not know what the heck they are doing.
Artificial corals are not cheap either. Hey, if it saves real corals, I'm for it!