OT: Intresting TV Show on Discovery

Motokorth · 04-15-2008, 10:19 PM

I'm not sure this is the right place but I watched this morning before heading to school a show on Discovery channel on the Georgia Aquarium. The title of the show is What's that about: The Aquarium.

I found it was quite interesting to watch. One interesting fact is that they use Instant Ocean salt.

Check it out if you can find out when it airs again.

Woodstock · 04-15-2008, 10:24 PM

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BigAl07 · 04-15-2008, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the link!! I'll have to "Search" for it on the Dish shortly and record it

Motokorth · 04-15-2008, 10:27 PM

Thanks. Before i forgot it was on the Canadian Discovery Channel.

cracker · 04-15-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Motokorth

I'm not sure this is the right place but I watched this morning before heading to school a show on Discovery channel on the Georgia Aquarium. The title of the show is What's that about: The Aquarium.

I found it was quite interesting to watch. One interesting fact is that they use Instant Ocean salt.

Check it out if you can find out when it airs again.

IO is loving that account! They must filter the water in some way & reuse it. I wonder how they do it? Imagine how many tons of IO they ordered in the beginning!

Motokorth · 04-15-2008, 10:54 PM

Hey Cracker, well it was several tons if i remember correctly. They had a part of the show where they talked about their filtering and showed them pouring several large (like 3ft3) bags of salt into the tank.
From their website

How much salt does it take to make the Ocean Voyager exhibit salty?

It took 1.8 million pounds of sea salt to make the largest exhibit as salty as the ocean.

Link to the aquariumhttp://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

tbittner · 04-18-2008, 08:14 AM

1.8 million pounds?!?!?!

OMG! And they say it like they actually mixed up that much themselves! I figured they would have brought it in from the ocean and hauled it in on a tanker truck.

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Motokorth Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 41 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Intresting TV Show on Discovery Thanks. Before i forgot it was on the Canadian Discovery Channel. __________________ 90g display 65g sump 2x250w Lumenmax 3 Hydor Performer 600 Skimmer Mag 18 return pump Go Flames Go

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Motokorth Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 41 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Intresting TV Show on Discovery Hey Cracker, well it was several tons if i remember correctly. They had a part of the show where they talked about their filtering and showed them pouring several large (like 3ft3) bags of salt into the tank. From their website How much salt does it take to make the Ocean Voyager exhibit salty? It took 1.8 million pounds of sea salt to make the largest exhibit as salty as the ocean. Link to the aquariumhttp://www.georgiaaquarium.org/ __________________ 90g display 65g sump 2x250w Lumenmax 3 Hydor Performer 600 Skimmer Mag 18 return pump Go Flames Go

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tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Intresting TV Show on Discovery 1.8 million pounds?!?!?! OMG! And they say it like they actually mixed up that much themselves! I figured they would have brought it in from the ocean and hauled it in on a tanker truck. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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