Feelers Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Just randomly found this place was opening on 23 November, its huge!! The biggest tank is 6.2 million gallons(23million L) for a whale shark. 100,000 animals and 12,000 square foot of veiwing windows. The big tanks' window is 2 foot thick and weight 185 tonnes. Very cool. http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 pitty there are no good pics or vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzza Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 The might give is some pics after its been open for a while.Try and make you buy a ticket to see whats inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 well i cant afford to fly all the way over there to see that. Unless someone wonts to pay. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBlog Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Sweet!! I will be in Atlanta for a month next April. Can't wait to check it out!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 tickets aint cheap http://atlanta.about.com/od/travelandto ... uarium.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Thats not that bad, you get to see whales -and whale tours here cost about the same I think? Season tickets are pretty cheap too, remembering that the aquarium cost more than 200 million US dollars. That site seems to have lots of facts that are different from the official site - for example three million gallons of water seems to have dissappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 $60USD for the year ain't to bad. $22.50USD per trip ain't that fantastic though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 They kinda seem like odd pricing, having a normal ticket at one third of the season price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I suppose they reckon most people only go three times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBlog Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 They kinda seem like odd pricing, having a normal ticket at one third of the season price. Pretty standard pricing strategy actually for goods in which there are no close substitutes, no resale option and the consumers can be broken up into high and low demanders. In other words, second degree price discrimination. Sweet if you are a high demander, but not so sweet if you are on the low end of the spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Bit like a ski season pass, only 5 times (or so) the cost of a day pass, great if you live up that way, bit of a risk if you dont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikan Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 The aquarium is actually going to house two whale sharks. The advertising says that they will be a breeding pair hopefully. However it has since been discovered that they are in fact two male juveniles. The prices sound pretty much on par with most aquariums around the world, people can forget the capital and costs involved in running a large aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slash Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 wonder what sorta filter they will be running ! jks looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 And they dont use sea water, they use instant ocean Thats a pretty big expense I imagine!!! http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/11 ... index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 So where did a landlocked city get all that saltwater? It's city water chemically treated with a product that's available at most pet stores. "Most aquariums located on a coast don't use the water. It's usually too polluted," Swanagan explained. "Most have to use [the product] 'Instant Ocean,' you have to make the water." Computers monitor the life support system and regulate the water filtration. The water is recycled to minimize waste. "We respect the water, and use the water. We don't just let it go down the drain. We treat this water like gold. The only water loss is evaporation," said Swanagan. They're not saying they use it. Anyways something that size would probably not require huge water changes anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 some cool stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 "It's city water chemically treated with a product that's available at most pet stores. " Doesnt that mean that they DO use instant ocean, well at least that they use a prouduct that is available at pet stores - and most often instant ocean for other aquariums. Its crazy how many fish they have in that one tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregb Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Lets send them a letter explaining how many fish per gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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