8 million gallon aquarium

[anemoclown]

Didn't really know where to post this..But i thought it was cool enough to put somewhere.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20051120/localnews/39905.shtml

 

[plack]

Anyone that's going and has room in their trunk let me know HA

 

[mungus]

There was a segment on one of the morning shows today about the aquarium. It looked really awsome!

Here is the link to their site http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

 

[spongebob lover]

hehe i saw the aquarium in the morning news .
it's awesome dood i like their 2 whale sharks.
Now i just need to move to Atlanta go and see it everyday hehe

 

[Krish]

Yeah, that's a cool tank. Almost big enough for me!(LOL)

 

[GregM779]

I'm going to try and go there next year, it's only one state away.

 

[Maxx]

The Tropical Diver gallery offers visitors an up-close look at multi-colored fish among living reefs while Cold Water Creek shows off rare creatures from the arctic regions, including five beluga whales, sea dragons and otters.

When did Sea Dragons move to the Artic???

Nick

 

[SaltyTemple]

WOW - Put that on my list of places to go!

 

[jakleen]

i saw the segment. i am planning to visit it. unfortunately the whale shark died. goodluck. jakleen

 

[Meche]

When did Sea Dragons move to the Artic???

Leafy Sea Dragon

 

[burning2nd]

8 million gallons OF water, not a 8 mill tank...

damn thats a let down... but i do love the aquarums

 

[NC2WA]

Here is a link to my reefclub when I lived in Charlotte,NC:
There were a couple of us that went and visited.

http://www.rasoc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4763&highlight=georgia+aquarium

Kirk

 

[class clown]

Anyone know how big the Seattle Aquarium is just to use as a comparison? I remember the dome is like 400,000 gallons, but wondering if anyone knows the total amt for a comparison.

 

[Meche]

Nice pics Kirk, thanks.

 

[NC2WA]

The GA aquarium has a LOT more variety of saltwater fish compared to the Seattle aquarium, but I have no idea what the comparison sq ft numbers are.

 

[NC2WA]

You're welcome. Everyday I see these pics I drool..Come to Carl, baby !!
< a caddyshack reference for those of you saying, who's Carl?)

 

[Meche]

I said, "hey, lama! how-about something, you know, for the effort."
and he says, "on your death bed you will receive total consciousness."
"so I got that going for me, which is good."

 

[reefkoi]

i saw the segment. i am planning to visit it. unfortunately the whale shark died. goodluck. jakleen

I believe they have more than 1 whaleshark, so I think you can still get to see one in person.

 

[Sherman]

GA's main tank is 6M of the 8M gallons. That's the one with the whale shark, and so many other things. I got to go there last Christmas, when it was only weeks old, and they didn't allow the Behind the Scenes tours yet. Thanks, NC2WA, those are the best BtS shots I've seen yet! And yes, there were 2 whale sharks, but one very recently died. The other still remains.

I had a thread going at one of the other forums, if you all wanted to see a LOT of photos.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=739892

And here's a teaser, because this always floored me:

 

[Krish]

That link is really nice Jason! Great photos!!!! Actually still browsing