going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia

mattie · 03-04-2006, 11:08 PM

i am so excited tomorrow i am going to visit the new big aquarium in atlanta

Witfull · 03-04-2006, 11:22 PM

Pictures,,,lots and lots of Picures!!!

Woodstock · 03-05-2006, 02:13 AM

So how was it Mattie??

mattie · 03-05-2006, 03:27 PM

I am so sorry about the pics.
i forgot my camera and it would have been hard to take pics
the georgia aquarium is the largest in the world.
i thought it was strange that you had to buy admission in advance and that it was timed as to when you could enter and that most times were sold out.
the aquarium was impressive they had only a few <20 displays but they were very big I mean BIG...
I will not recommend it too strongly for one very very important reason.
It was FREAKING crowded....like way too many people. it was sold out, which IMO ruined the experience it was unbelievably difficult to look at many of the exibits. some of which i was unable to view becouse of the crowds
i would recommed if anyone wants to go, be sure its very early and try to do it one a week day!
as you can tell i do not like crowds. it was just too busy for me. to many of the fish looked injured or with head or lateral line disease.
if it wasn'tso crowded it would have ben great becouse they did things much bigger than most aquarium and they had a large reef tank with live corals which is the whole reason i went down in the first place. so i feel i got my money's worth but the crowds stressed my out.
now that i am still in GA i am going to try to find a pet frendly doggie park to relax the rest of the day away.

cecilio · 03-06-2006, 07:13 PM

hi
im happy for you, could you please take photos and place them here for us
thanks

KeyserSoze · 03-06-2006, 10:56 PM

Thank you for sharing. I was thinking about going but living in Kansas it would have been a long trip and sounds like a dissappointing one at this point.

Craig Manoukian · 03-07-2006, 03:24 AM

Bummer on the sick fish! Was there only one reef exhibit?

Woodstock · 03-07-2006, 08:00 AM

Thanks Mattie. I have heard of several dissapointed people that have visited it. Maybe it's the hard core reefers like us the get our hopes up too high?

wickjr · 03-07-2006, 01:30 PM

I just drove through Atlanta on my way from Disney World last week and considered looking into going to the aquarium on the way home. Sounds like a good decision not to. I live near Cincinnati, and there is a nice aquarium in Newport, Kentucky, right across the river from Cincy. They don't have live coral in the big tank, but several smaller displays do. When it first opened, the fish and corals didn't look all that impressive there either. I went back about a year later and everything looked much healthier. Maybe it takes these aquariums a while to get everything settled and it's best to wait a while before visiting? I've not been there in a while. Too EXPENSIVE. And the crowds. I visited Mote Marine Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida on the second part of my vacation. Very nice set ups, and not so expensive. Mote concentrates on research and conservation, so many of their displays are related to that. If anyone is in that area and looking for something to kill a couple hours, it's worth the stop.

mattie · 03-08-2006, 12:33 AM

for those who want to go out of there way to visit an aquarium
I recommend the sheed aquarium in chicago.....IMO it is the best and one of the oldest public aquariums around i hated chicago but the aquarium was worth it.
i will say this about the one in atlanta they have the biggest tank ever!!! it is aboout the foot print of a football field!!! and houses 2 whale sharks each bout 15 feet....
maybe in about 6 mo's or so everything will look better
there reef disokay did have live corals unlike a few public aquariums i have been to huhmm NC.

Craig Manoukian · 03-08-2006, 02:16 AM

The Long Beach, CA, Aquarium is the bomb, FYI!

octavian · 03-08-2006, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattie

i am so excited tomorrow i am going to visit the new big aquarium in atlanta

PICS!!!

03-04-2006, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
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03-05-2006, 02:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
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03-05-2006, 03:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia I am so sorry about the pics. i forgot my camera and it would have been hard to take pics the georgia aquarium is the largest in the world. i thought it was strange that you had to buy admission in advance and that it was timed as to when you could enter and that most times were sold out. the aquarium was impressive they had only a few <20 displays but they were very big I mean BIG... I will not recommend it too strongly for one very very important reason. It was FREAKING crowded....like way too many people. it was sold out, which IMO ruined the experience it was unbelievably difficult to look at many of the exibits. some of which i was unable to view becouse of the crowds i would recommed if anyone wants to go, be sure its very early and try to do it one a week day! as you can tell i do not like crowds. it was just too busy for me. to many of the fish looked injured or with head or lateral line disease. if it wasn'tso crowded it would have ben great becouse they did things much bigger than most aquarium and they had a large reef tank with live corals which is the whole reason i went down in the first place. so i feel i got my money's worth but the crowds stressed my out. now that i am still in GA i am going to try to find a pet frendly doggie park to relax the rest of the day away. __________________ www.reef-care.com

03-06-2006, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
cecilio Sea Pen Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 337 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia hi im happy for you, could you please take photos and place them here for us thanks

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KeyserSoze Midas Blenny Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 111 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia Thank you for sharing. I was thinking about going but living in Kansas it would have been a long trip and sounds like a dissappointing one at this point.

03-07-2006, 03:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,405 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia Bummer on the sick fish! Was there only one reef exhibit? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

03-07-2006, 08:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia Thanks Mattie. I have heard of several dissapointed people that have visited it. Maybe it's the hard core reefers like us the get our hopes up too high? __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

03-07-2006, 01:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
wickjr Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Amelia, Ohio Posts: 183 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia I just drove through Atlanta on my way from Disney World last week and considered looking into going to the aquarium on the way home. Sounds like a good decision not to. I live near Cincinnati, and there is a nice aquarium in Newport, Kentucky, right across the river from Cincy. They don't have live coral in the big tank, but several smaller displays do. When it first opened, the fish and corals didn't look all that impressive there either. I went back about a year later and everything looked much healthier. Maybe it takes these aquariums a while to get everything settled and it's best to wait a while before visiting? I've not been there in a while. Too EXPENSIVE. And the crowds. I visited Mote Marine Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida on the second part of my vacation. Very nice set ups, and not so expensive. Mote concentrates on research and conservation, so many of their displays are related to that. If anyone is in that area and looking for something to kill a couple hours, it's worth the stop. __________________ GO IRISH!!!_________________________________________ -46 gallon bowfront AGA, 80 pounds LR, 40 pounds live sand, Corallife superskimmer, 234 watt T-5 HO: 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Neon Green Nepthea, Blue Ricordia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Turbo, Astrea, Strombus, Nerite Snails, Scarlet, Blue leg and Zebra Hermits

03-08-2006, 12:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia for those who want to go out of there way to visit an aquarium I recommend the sheed aquarium in chicago.....IMO it is the best and one of the oldest public aquariums around i hated chicago but the aquarium was worth it. i will say this about the one in atlanta they have the biggest tank ever!!! it is aboout the foot print of a football field!!! and houses 2 whale sharks each bout 15 feet.... maybe in about 6 mo's or so everything will look better there reef disokay did have live corals unlike a few public aquariums i have been to huhmm NC. __________________ www.reef-care.com

03-08-2006, 02:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,405 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: going to visit the new aquarium in atlanta georgia The Long Beach, CA, Aquarium is the bomb, FYI! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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