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DjScibbity
02/27/2006, 11:01 AM
Check out this article all about the Georgia Aquarium. It is very interesting. Check out the Protein Skimmers...Insane!

http://science.howstuffworks.com/georgia-aquarium.htm

-JP
clintrandall
02/27/2006, 12:42 PM
I was wondering who bought Fliger's old skimmer.

I wonder if everyone in Georgia got in on that group buy!

"Free shipping for orders over 1 beluga whale."

Clint
CA
02/28/2006, 11:00 AM
We went there a couple months ago. Truly an amazing place. They did a great job on everything.

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium1.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium2.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium3.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium4.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium5.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium6.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium7.jpg

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/feb/ga_aquarium8.jpg
dink43k
02/28/2006, 12:32 PM
I would love to go there sometime soon. It's interesting that they say the aquarium only uses about as much water per day as a supermarket. I think my main concern would be that it uses as much electricity per day as a small city :)
CA
02/28/2006, 01:17 PM
The metal halide lighting units are...impressive.
Frizz
02/28/2006, 02:43 PM
those are some nice photos. I am always fascinated by the jelly fish tanks. Does anyone here keep jellyfish or know anything about it? I wouldn't mind giving it a shot someday.
Frizz
CA
02/28/2006, 02:58 PM
The jelly tanks were very cool. I could have done without the changing light colors, but it did illustrate just how transparent they are. There was a big crowd around them all the time.
CA
02/28/2006, 03:00 PM
Hey, can anyone ID those little worm-like things in the first photo?
jpslickorocks
02/28/2006, 05:40 PM
are they garden eels
FishBait
02/28/2006, 06:14 PM
Yup :)
CA
02/28/2006, 06:26 PM
Reef safe or safe with seahorses? Available in the trade? They're really cool.
Luvabull
02/28/2006, 06:46 PM
We are going there in June. My brother lives in Atlanta and is getting married. We are also hitting 6 flags!! woo hooo!!!
Luvabull
02/28/2006, 06:48 PM
Oh, and we're going to the Oregon Aquarium in a couple weeks. And Whale WATCHING!!!!! wooo hooooo!
Avi
03/17/2006, 11:48 AM
CA...great photos...thanks for posting those.
Stevens8978
03/18/2006, 04:34 PM
was that actually a whale shark?... holly freaking cow...
CA
03/19/2006, 01:37 AM
Yes, they had a couple of of whale sharks, and I think five Belugas. The Belugas were particularly fascinating, as they had just learned a new game. One whale came up with it, and then taught two others. They'd pick up air from the surface and then blow a bubble ring downward into the water, and they'd follow it, nose at it, then finally burst it. Amazing. Here's a video, it was hard to capture anything good since it was very dark in their area.

It's 41MB, so dialup users beware.

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/temp/mar/beluga.mov