http://www.livingcolor.com/ I was driving back from lunch today and turned down a road I hadn't been on before. Out the corner of my eye i saw a van covered in pictures of corals. I quickly downshifted and made a 3 wheeled u-turn. Living Color Aquarium Systems It was a warehouse. I was like hummm. So I walked up to the loading dock and a guy eating his lunch spoke and asked me how he could help me. Told him I saw the van and wanted to see what was produced here. Told him I have a small 220g reef tank. He looked at my car and said, come inside. WOW. These guys produce artificial reef rocks, artificial corals, custom tanks, stock and service. Now, you can tell these were fake corals but they were pretty. I was like wait; I saw this in Big Al's and they look a lot like the display at seaquarium. Turns out, they produce the coral displays for many of the zoos, museums, and public\private offices. It was neat to see the molds they use and see the fake corals fresh out the molds. Was like a rubber/plastic. I saw a setup they were building that was the size of a cargo van. Another guys was loading his van with saltwater to go setup a 400g tank. They even had a marine biologist working for them. Pretty cool place. Pic from Big Al's website Would I buy this product? Yes if I had a predator tank and wanted some color. These products can be used in conjunction with live rock. Plugs on bottom of fake corals can fit into rock holes. It is not porous like real rock so can't be used as a live rock filtration substitute. If water parameters aren’t kept up, they could slime over like other plastic components in your tank. Easy to clean, just remove from tank and spray off with water hose. Zero reef impact. Looks like the store in Searcy is a dealer. Marcus
