Photo of the Week... Public Aquariums!

[gregr]

I thought it would be fun to see photos from all the different public aquariums that RC members have been to. Did a google search to see just how many public aquariums there are and found this great site. (http://www.aquae.com/Aquariums_Ultra_Quick.html)
I'll start things out with a wallpaper-sized shot of the reef tank at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific: (http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/) http://www.gregrothschildphotography.com/aop8-06/_m9y0329_std.jpg
Post em if you got em!

[mike89t]

These are a few shot I took a year ago at the Monterey Bay Aquarium:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/73065anthias.jpg


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/73065jelly.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/73065seapen.jpg

[jwedehase]

I had that Georgia Aquarium (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=739892) thread a couple months back. Here's one of my favorites:

http://www.cvreefers.org/gallery2/d/21346-1/ga16_bigwindow2.jpg

[Flumpus]

I've been to a couple o the public aquariums here in Texas, so here are a few of the better pictures.

From the Dallas World Aquarium:

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/70614791-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/78022712-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/79282902-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/79285250-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/79302015-L.jpg

[Flumpus]

And from the Moody Gardens Aquarium in Galveston:

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89421551-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89425165-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89427819-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89428554-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89428207-L.jpg

And finally, from a restaurant called "The Aquarium" just outside Galveston:

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89430618-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89431968-L.jpg

http://downings.smugmug.com/photos/89431720-L.jpg

[jwedehase]

From the Tennesee Aquarium:

http://www.cvreefers.org/d/24791-3/eel.jpg

[thor32766]

sweet pics everyone! the georgia aquarium one just blows me away it looks endless!!

[FishyBiz]

Maui Ocean Center
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1209.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1158.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1194.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1212.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1229.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1241.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/FishyBiz/IMG_1261.jpg

[haitwun]

Aquarium of the Bay, located at Pier 39 San Francisco

The highlight there is the pair of seven gill sharks in the massive 700,000 gallon exhibit

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture253.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture293.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture246.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture296.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture244.jpg

[haitwun]

Aquarium of the Pacific

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture093.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture087.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture804.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture792.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/Picture788.jpg

[hogpark7430]

Downtown Aquarium Denver
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0405a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0478a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0513a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0531a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0538a.jpg

[hogpark7430]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0547a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0564a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0608a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0606a.jpg

[hogpark7430]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0610a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0636a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/hogpark7430/Denver%20aquarium/IMG_0635a.jpg

[concept3]

Oh man.



Great pics everyone. I gotta get in on this :D






Baltimore Aquarium

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore10.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore9.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore20.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore38.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore36.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore16.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore4.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/baltimore5.jpg

[hogpark7430]

so many aquariums so little time.

[EnderG60]

Sydney Aquarium

http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/227967/568238.jpg
http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/227967/568242.jpg
http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/227967/568245.jpg
http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/227967/568251.jpg

[gregr]

You are all awesome... so many great pics... awesome tell ya!
First on my list is to go to Sdyney, then I wanna hit every other one in this thread :p

[TheVillageIdiot]

a couple more shots from the GA aquarium... i think i've shared these in the past... :-)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/MattTVI/GA%20Aquarium/Girabaldi.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/MattTVI/GA%20Aquarium/AmIaCow.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/MattTVI/GA%20Aquarium/sleepy.jpg

[Konadog]

Well Greg, since you posted the front of the Reef tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific, I'll post the top (yes, it's grown some since your picture):

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/9086topreef.jpg

Cool Lorikeet
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/9086bird.JPG

And the best picture of the Octopus I've taken trying to eat my daughter.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/9086Octorach.JPG

[gregr]

yes, it's grown some since your picture
lol- my picture was taken last week! I hadn't been in a few months and was very happily surprised to see great improvements in the tropical displays- lots of improvements.
Here's a really lucky shot I got last week- I was strolling along looking at all the fish I turned around and the turtle was staring right at me: http://www.gregrothschildphotography.com/aop8-06/_m9y0183_std.jpg

[jwedehase]

Greg! Great shot! And thanks for a great idea for a thread! I'll have to post more later. In a couple weeks, I also head back to Monterey Bay, I'll have to collect some for this thread.

[concept3]

I'll be in Jenkinson's Aquarium this Sunday for our Club meeting in NJ. I'll post my findings there next week. :D

[gregr]

Looking forward to seeing more pics from more public aquariums. It's been more than twenty years since I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium... gotta get back there.

[beerguy]

From Monterey Bay Aquarium.

http://images.hopdog.com/IMG_2761.jpg

[beerguy]

ditto

http://images.hopdog.com/IMG_2897.jpg

[thor32766]

everyone has some really nice pics

[petpoor]

Here are some shots I took at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa last week.
Tom

One huge freshwater tank must have had several hundred fish in it
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/petpoor/DSC_0237.jpg
One of the bigger saltwater tanks
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/petpoor/DSC_0328.jpg
Out in the mangrove forest they had many birds
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/petpoor/DSC_0270.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/petpoor/DSC_0252.jpg

Technically not public aquaria but the hippo pond at Busch Gardens with hundreds of African cichlids in with the hippo, boy do they look good in natural sunlight.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/petpoor/DSC_0553.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/petpoor/DSC_0541.jpg

[concept3]

I'll be posting up some pics from Jenkinson's Aquarium on the boardwalk, PT Pleasant NJ in the next few days, just need to sort them out

[gregr]

Hurry up and sort! :p
In the mean time, I'll post another shot of the reef tank at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific:http://www.gregrothschildphotography.com/aop8-06/_m9y0121_std.jpg I think the tank is 2000 gallons- those clams at the bottom of the tank are about two feet long.

[syndrome]

florida aquarium. not the best pictures.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120050.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120045.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120037.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120033.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120034.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120032.jpg

[syndrome]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120031.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120030.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/chrispoop/vacation/P6120027.jpg

[concept3]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j1-1.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j2-1.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j8.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j5.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j4.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j3-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j2-3.jpg



Bob Fenner @ our meeting:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j6.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/concept3/j7.jpg

[luminary]

From the Florida Aquarium...

http://www.liquidchaos.net/linkedimages/reefcentral/flaquarium/flaquarium1.jpg

http://www.liquidchaos.net/linkedimages/reefcentral/flaquarium/flaquarium2.jpg

http://www.liquidchaos.net/linkedimages/reefcentral/flaquarium/flaquarium3.jpg

http://www.liquidchaos.net/linkedimages/reefcentral/flaquarium/flaquarium4.jpg

http://www.liquidchaos.net/linkedimages/reefcentral/flaquarium/flaquarium5.jpg

http://www.liquidchaos.net/linkedimages/reefcentral/flaquarium/flaquarium6.jpg

[ChillingBoy]

Wow real nice pics

[fantastic4]

SOCAL Long Beach Aquarium Visit.

The shark tank... well the sharks started to get very agressive towards the divers cleaning the acrylics. Grabbed a few shots, notice how hard the divers are breathing, the sharks get between them and the wall (a big no no) and then the sharks engage them as they exit.

The last shot is of the halides on the big tank.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/nextblink/DiversBreathingHardsmall.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/nextblink/Sharkshouldbeinfrontsmall.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/nextblink/Timetogetoutsmall.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/nextblink/LongBeachAQMetalHalidessmall.jpg

Note to self:
Sharks eat people!

[APFparadise]

Here are a few of my favorites from the trips :

Aquarium of the Pacific:

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Saltwater/Fish/aquarium03.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Saltwater/Fish/aquarium06.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Saltwater/Fish/aquarium08.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Saltwater/Fish/aquarium09.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Saltwater/Fish/aquarium18.jpg

Monterey Aquarium:

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Monterey%20Aquarium/monterey01.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Monterey%20Aquarium/monterey03.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Monterey%20Aquarium/monterey06.jpg

http://eg.aquatic-photography.com/gallery/aqua/Monterey%20Aquarium/monterey19.jpg

[gregr]

Great shots!