More corals are wild than you think. All too common now for them to be sold as Aqua or Mari culture when they were just cut up wild pieces - it costs a lot of farm, wait and then hope that a natural event does not destroy all of your work. There are real aqua, mari and captive stuff, but the names are getting loose in an attempt to fool people.
Sustainable collecting is fine - the reef quickly makes room for a taken piece with another. There are some things in the hobby that are not sustainable and these need to be avoided - the collectors and wholesales will sometimes lie to keep money coming in. There is no excuse for anybody taking a protected, endangered or critical species, but it happens. Many of the suspect things that are collected go to Asian for their tanks where there are less laws and enforcement.
If you have an issue with the power and stuff, solar is an option. It makes me feel better for my tanks and also my hot tub which is also a frivolous item that benefits only a few. Buy used equipment that already has traveled and used diesel fuel, packaging, etc.
Sustainable collecting is fine - the reef quickly makes room for a taken piece with another. There are some things in the hobby that are not sustainable and these need to be avoided - the collectors and wholesales will sometimes lie to keep money coming in. There is no excuse for anybody taking a protected, endangered or critical species, but it happens. Many of the suspect things that are collected go to Asian for their tanks where there are less laws and enforcement.
If you have an issue with the power and stuff, solar is an option. It makes me feel better for my tanks and also my hot tub which is also a frivolous item that benefits only a few. Buy used equipment that already has traveled and used diesel fuel, packaging, etc.