Hi, Andrew:
I'm not sure which sites you're referring to. However, I know many sites (reef.org,etc,)has Garf bashing corner as Leroy and Sally Jo is really not as popular as many people think. The bullet- proof tank is merely an advertisement. However, positive feedback do came in for their propagated corals.
Why is our local club came in with different results?? I think it is mostly because some of the hard core members made the bad influence on us, like Tyree, Scheumer, etc. They usually like to go against the odds and refuse to become the victim of massive marketing and adverting efforts of the national brand. We are also very conscious about the effort of the environmental protection efforts made by these manufacturers.
In my case, that is not too good as I work in the advertising field. LOL!