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03-12-2007, 06:01 PM
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Shedd Aquarium
My wife has been wanting to go to Shedd Aquarium for a while now. She suggested that we all (try to) get our families together at the same time and go. Unfortuntately, I don't see anything on the site about a group rate. I don't think this would be possible to get everyone around the same day, but just maybe? Just a thought to throw out there.
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125G AGA, dual overflows, 190 lbs live rock, 120 lbs crushed coral, ETSS 800 skimmer, 6' Pro Clear Aquatics w/3 150W 10k XM HQI MH, 72w actinic, 100G stock tank sump. Crocea Clam, 2 Clarkii Clowns, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, 5 Pajama Cardinals, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 blood shrimp.
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03-12-2007, 06:10 PM
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I would call them the Chicago reef club & Imac both have set up behind the scene tours and I don't remember paying full price when we went with CMAS.
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03-12-2007, 06:12 PM
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You mean, like seeing what they run, lighting, filtration, etc? That would be sweet.
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125G AGA, dual overflows, 190 lbs live rock, 120 lbs crushed coral, ETSS 800 skimmer, 6' Pro Clear Aquatics w/3 150W 10k XM HQI MH, 72w actinic, 100G stock tank sump. Crocea Clam, 2 Clarkii Clowns, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, 5 Pajama Cardinals, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 blood shrimp.
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03-12-2007, 06:18 PM
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You mean, like seeing what they run, lighting, filtration, etc? That would be sweet.
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It was very cool ! They did a slide show on how they collect the critters. Then the tour. My pictures didn't turn out great (I had my daughter with me she was 2 at the time) I'll try to find some though
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03-12-2007, 06:28 PM
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I just found on the site where the group reservation page is, and all 3 areas are like $16.00/person (Aquarium, Oceanarium, and Wild Reef). It doesn't say anything about what you mentioned tho. It makes me curious 
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03-12-2007, 06:29 PM
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This will make it obvious I'm not into the equipment
Here are some pics from above Shark Reef
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03-12-2007, 06:30 PM
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03-12-2007, 07:26 PM
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Totally awesome
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125G AGA, dual overflows, 190 lbs live rock, 120 lbs crushed coral, ETSS 800 skimmer, 6' Pro Clear Aquatics w/3 150W 10k XM HQI MH, 72w actinic, 100G stock tank sump. Crocea Clam, 2 Clarkii Clowns, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, 5 Pajama Cardinals, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 blood shrimp.
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03-12-2007, 07:30 PM
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They did go through the equipment and stuff but Violet was bored then so I wasn't able to take pics
I'll keep checking here Maybe I can come along as an honorary NIMAS member
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03-12-2007, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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They did go through the equipment and stuff but Violet was bored then so I wasn't able to take pics
I'll keep checking here Maybe I can come along as an honorary NIMAS member |
It doesn't take much to become a NIMAS member 
Eric,
The trip sounds like a good idea. Sometime in late spring or early summer?
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03-12-2007, 08:53 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Granger, IN
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I haven't been in the back of the Shedd aquarium. I had my chance when I was a CMAS member. FYI, you can be a cmas member for $10 if you want to be. I'm just saying that you don't have to live in Chicago to be a CMAS member. Anyone can be a member.
IMHO, I was disappointed with the Wild Reef part of Shedd. Perhaps it's because I've been in this hobby too long, but I've already seen most of the corals. I've swam with sting rays before, so that part of the show wasn't anything special. To be honest, with all the hype (at that time) they put over the wild reef, I kinda feel ripped off.
I wanna hit the one in Altanta, Georgia. Road trip anyone?
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03-12-2007, 09:04 PM
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Hail Purdue! Boiler up!
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I wanna hit the one in Altanta, Georgia
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Haha. That would be amazing. Some day I'm going to get to that one. Who knows when.
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03-12-2007, 09:22 PM
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We visited the GA aquarium last may it was very nice!
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03-12-2007, 09:32 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2007
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My wife and I just took our 2yr old twins to shedd on Thursday. I would be real interested in going back for a behind the scenes tour. We have also tossed around the idea of going to Atlanta, but thats a long drive to see a aquarium.....have to hit if up on the way to/from Florida..
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03-12-2007, 09:35 PM
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Little Fishy
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If it helps, I could contact the CMAS president and see how they got in. Are we talking a NIMAS road trip to the shedd one Saturday or Sunday ?
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