Monterey Bay Aquarium

ctbear · 06/16/2017, 11:23 PM

Hi Northcal folks. I'll be making a trip up north from LA to SF and plan to make a stop at this famous aquarium. Any suggestions? Locations/promos to purchase the tickets at a good price? Thanks.

PS...planning to do some fishing up north too

dknydiep · 06/17/2017, 12:23 AM

When are you heading up? I have tickets available for half price.

ctbear · 06/17/2017, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dknydiep

When are you heading up? I have tickets available for half price.

That sounds awesome! PM sent. I will be heading up Sunday 6/18/17 and leaving Wednesday 6/21/17 so probably thinking about checking out the aquarium Monday or Tuesday.

corallover00 · 06/17/2017, 07:22 PM

Do you need any suggestions for LFS?

ctbear · 06/19/2017, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by corallover00

Do you need any suggestions for LFS?

Sure. Wouldn't mind checking out the stores around here.

Mr2KiEu · 06/19/2017, 08:45 AM

Check out the Steinhart Aquarium in SF at Golden Gate Park if you have time. I personally think it is better.

SpottedMoocow · 06/19/2017, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr2KiEu

Check out the Steinhart Aquarium in SF at Golden Gate Park if you have time. I personally think it is better.

Depends on what you're looking for. Monterey has the best jelly fish displays you will ever see and some seriously large octopuses. Great fish displays. What they do lack is large coral reef tanks. Steinhart does do a better job of this in that respect.

WLachnit · 06/20/2017, 09:51 PM

Yes it does depend. Monterey has a fantastic kelp forest display as well as one of the largest pelagic fish display.

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corallover00 · 06/21/2017, 01:08 AM

For LFS I liked Neptune @San Jose if you come along 101 and if you visit East Bay I liked Aquatic Collection @Hayward. GL.

ctbear · 06/25/2017, 11:58 PM

Thanks a lot to dknydiep for the tickets and everyone for the suggestions. I ended up going to both Steinhart Aquarium and the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. It was a phenomenal experience. The "tentacles" exhibit at the Monterrey Bay was mesmerizing, along with that ginormous Open Ocean display. I also got a chance to talk to a lead scientist at Steinhart as they were unboxing 30 huge boxes full of SPS Frags fresh from Fiji! Had a short chat with him before security kicked me out since it was closing time. All those beautiful Rock fishes I saw at the aquariums got me hungry - too bad my fishing attempts were all a failure.

WLachnit · 06/26/2017, 02:29 PM

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Thanks a lot to dknydiep for the tickets and everyone for the suggestions. I ended up going to both Steinhart Aquarium and the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. It was a phenomenal experience. The "tentacles" exhibit at the Monterrey Bay was mesmerizing, along with that ginormous Open Ocean display. I also got a chance to talk to a lead scientist at Steinhart as they were unboxing 30 huge boxes full of SPS Frags fresh from Fiji! Had a short chat with him before security kicked me out since it was closing time. All those beautiful Rock fishes I saw at the aquariums got me hungry - too bad my fishing attempts were all a failure.

Sounds like a great experience.

ctbear · 06/27/2017, 01:38 AM

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Sounds like a great experience.

It was a lot of fun. Next time I hope to have my PADI open water diving cert so I can truly experience those kelp forests first hand.

WLachnit · 06/27/2017, 01:52 AM

I've been in the Bay Area most of my life and have yet to go diving in Monterey Bay. Too cold, but everyone I know says it's worth the experience.

06/16/2017, 11:23 PM	#1
ctbear Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 95	Monterey Bay Aquarium Hi Northcal folks. I'll be making a trip up north from LA to SF and plan to make a stop at this famous aquarium. Any suggestions? Locations/promos to purchase the tickets at a good price? Thanks. PS...planning to do some fishing up north too

06/19/2017, 08:45 AM	#6
Mr2KiEu Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bay Area, Concord, CA Posts: 1,126	Check out the Steinhart Aquarium in SF at Golden Gate Park if you have time. I personally think it is better. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 525XL/3x ReefLED90/Quad Ecotech Vortech MP40QD/Neptune COR20/Reefer Skimmer 900/Tunze 3155 ATO/Neptune Apex/Neptune DOS/Kessil H80/ Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 525XL

06/20/2017, 09:51 PM	#8
WLachnit Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,722	Yes it does depend. Monterey has a fantastic kelp forest display as well as one of the largest pelagic fish display. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ (1) 300g mixed reef (Starfire DT) + 100g Sump (2) 100g Softie tank (Starfire DT) My Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263472

06/27/2017, 01:52 AM	#13
WLachnit Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,722	I've been in the Bay Area most of my life and have yet to go diving in Monterey Bay. Too cold, but everyone I know says it's worth the experience. __________________ (1) 300g mixed reef (Starfire DT) + 100g Sump (2) 100g Softie tank (Starfire DT) My Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263472

06/17/2017, 12:23 AM	#2
dknydiep Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Jose Posts: 391	When are you heading up? I have tickets available for half price.

06/17/2017, 07:22 PM	#4
corallover00 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bay area Posts: 194	Do you need any suggestions for LFS?

06/21/2017, 01:08 AM	#9
corallover00 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bay area Posts: 194	For LFS I liked Neptune @San Jose if you come along 101 and if you visit East Bay I liked Aquatic Collection @Hayward. GL.

06/25/2017, 11:58 PM	#10
ctbear Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 95	Thanks a lot to dknydiep for the tickets and everyone for the suggestions. I ended up going to both Steinhart Aquarium and the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. It was a phenomenal experience. The "tentacles" exhibit at the Monterrey Bay was mesmerizing, along with that ginormous Open Ocean display. I also got a chance to talk to a lead scientist at Steinhart as they were unboxing 30 huge boxes full of SPS Frags fresh from Fiji! Had a short chat with him before security kicked me out since it was closing time. All those beautiful Rock fishes I saw at the aquariums got me hungry - too bad my fishing attempts were all a failure.