Washington DC National Aquarium
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Topic: Washington DC National Aquarium
Posted By: Kahuna
Subject: Washington DC National Aquarium
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 1:35pm
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Hi everyone, I'm in Washington D.C. today and thought I should drop by
the "National Aquarium". I think a better name would be
underground Aptasia tank. As always before entering aquariums around the country, I asked the ticket taker if they had a good display of "Live Coral"?. Oh yes, he said, we have a "living reef" down the hall to the right. So I gladly paid my fee and headed down the hall. I have to say I knew what I was getting into. The "National Aquarium is in the basement of the Commerce Building. It would be more accurate for me to call it, " The National Aquarium that looks just like the tanks at the Utah State Fair Park, but with a lower ceiling and less lighting. Well I made it down the hall to the right to find the mighty "Living Reef". Oh it was living alright, a 125 with some of the biggest Aptasia around. But it was living alright, they also had 2 mushroom rocks and a lonely medium sized leather. The display of marine fish was of similiar nature.Wo is me  Please if you go to DC stay away and spend your time elsewhere. Have a great meeting tonight. Kirk |
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Posted By: DVadar
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 4:10pm
Ahhhhhh..... Tax dollars at work....... 
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 5:43pm
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Do they still have that cool albino alligator? That is about all I remember from that place. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Kull
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 5:51pm
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So what do you think about the aquarium in Seattle?
I actually really liked it, but granted I wasn't a "reefer" when I last visited.
------------- "So this is what gives meaning to your life." -Unknown Daniel in Santaquin |
Posted By: Jamison
Date Posted: April 13 2005 at 7:24pm
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I was pretty dissapointed with Seattle's aquarium. The biggest dissatisfier was the uneducated staff that kept telling me how inappropriate and unethical it was for me to have a reef tank, especially with SPS since they all grow so slow and take so much from the wild. They had one decent reef tank and a couple very average ones. Their touch pool is cool though. ------------- Educate. Inspire. Conserve. http://[email protected] |