Sponsor Our Community
Go Back   The Reef Tank > General Forums > Margaritaville

Margaritaville If you'd like to share news, photos, or talk about something non-reef related, please post your thread here.


Registered Members don't see these ads. Register now it's free!

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-17-2007, 06:36 PM   #1
thekid55
Shark
 
thekid55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
Posts: 2,555
Images: 1

Going to Orlando !!


i found a place called discovery cove where you can swim with dolphins and fish the works.

i need more to do though. if anyone can give me some places that would be great. anything from Fish stores, place you can ride ATVs, things that are really crazy or things that have to do with fish would be great

thanks matt
Registered Members don't see these ads. Register now it's free!
thekid55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-2007, 08:04 PM   #2
teach
Big Fishy
 
teach's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 885
Images: 21
Sea In The City!!
One of the best stores in Florida!!
http://www.orlandotropicalfishstore.com/
teach is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-2007, 08:26 PM   #3
PHIL GUY
JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
 
PHIL GUY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
Posts: 849
Images: 7
im in florida also ..theres an awsome aquarium here in tampa(florida aquarium)..its near channelside..im going this sat or sunday..ive been there once about 4 months ago..i cant wait to go again!!! ..they have a cold anemone tank.i think its like 40 degrees...they let you pet anything on the top shelf in tank..i swear your hand comes out of the tank freezing,lol..its the same as grabbing a soda out of a cooler filled with ice
__________________
180G REEF/1-400W MH/4-140w 60 INCH ACTINIC VHO/2-37w 36' 10k t-5's/(1,034 total watts ...60G duel BERLIN BAG SUMP SYSTEM/MAG24/RO-DI SYSTEM/duel tds meter/PINPOINT PH/Euro reef rs- 180 skimmer.
PHIL GUY is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-18-2007, 06:08 AM   #4
tims
Admin/ Super mod
 
tims's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
Posts: 20,215
Images: 223
look around Arcadia. you will find a few Rodeos to go to too.
there is a member here ( forget which one) i belive his family either works there or runs it..
__________________
Tim
need something to read? just ask me.
tims is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-18-2007, 07:37 AM   #5
Loverotties
I've got the REEF rash!
 
Loverotties's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 23,968
Sounds fun!
__________________
Loverotties is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-18-2007, 11:01 AM   #6
ReefNeck
Ahhhh Barnacles!
 
ReefNeck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
Posts: 1,211
Images: 3
And DEFINATELY have Lunch or Dinner at "The Cheesecake Factory"!!

OMG is it yummy! Come Hungry and with a fat wallet, Leave full, Happy and Broke!
__________________
I Keep looking at our in ground pool and wondering how much Live Rock I would need to make it a Reef!
ReefNeck is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-18-2007, 11:06 AM   #7
know-it-all
I'm Kinda Bored
 
know-it-all's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: north of Dimples
Posts: 3,696
Images: 157
I like to rent a room at the airport for the afternoon before I fly back
rest/swim/watch the planes go by
__________________
Because the status, is not quo. The world is a mess and I just, need to rule it
know-it-all is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-21-2007, 10:51 PM   #8
Mrs Smith
Banggai Mommy
 
Mrs Smith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 2,274
Images: 8
When are you coming?

Sea in the City is an awesome shop - they are the place to go for aquacultured zoas, rics, and rare SPS.

Discovery Cove is very cool. 'Nuff said.

If you're a diver, why stop there when you can dive "The Living Seas!" It's a little pricy for a 40 minute dive, but very cool. http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw...ourPage&bhcp=1

Why not do something like http://www.bcairboats.com/ (a little swamp tour for fun.)

I like to take visitors to Gatorland (http://www.gatorland.com/) It's cheesy, but it's fun. And you can feed the gators all you want, unlike most places. They sell hot dogs at the park. Good for a half-day or so.

In Winter Park is the always lovely Leu Gardens. http://www.leugardens.org/

You could also check out this: http://www.warbirdadventures.com/ which sounds cool, but was too pricy for us.

Out in Tampa/Clearwater, the Florida Aquarium has a nice display of Woody and Leafy Seadragons. http://www.flaquarium.org/

And if you're out that way, you MUST visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to visit Winter the Baby Dolphin. http://www.cmaquarium.org/ (We thought it was even better than the Fl. Aquarium.)

http://www.frenchysonline.com/ is a great place to eat in Clearwater - if you're going for the aquariums already.

If you're already in Clearwater, why not drive south to Sarasota to visit Mote Marine Lab? http://www.mote.org/

If there's a possibility you'd be headed to the East Coast, hit "Simply Delicious" in Cocoa Beach for lunch - a tiny little cafe and bakery for fresh desserts for the beach. (They also make a to-die-for grouper sandwich)

While you're in Cocoa, enjoy the beach, ("Coconuts on the Beach" http://www.coconutsonthebeach.com/ is a popular place), and head north to hit Kennedy Space Center. http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/

Enough for starters? Feel free to drop me an email or a pm - we have one of those "entertainment books" and we'll never use half these coupons.

Danielle
__________________
BRW and Proud of it!
Mrs Smith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-22-2007, 06:56 AM   #9
skeety
Tang Lover
 
skeety's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 7,283
Images: 144
Wow Danielle! If you ever get tired of medicine, you could be a tour guide/travel agent! hahahehe

VERY helpful and informative post!!
__________________
skeety is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2007, 03:44 PM   #10
Mrs Smith
Banggai Mommy
 
Mrs Smith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 2,274
Images: 8
We have lots of company, if you hadn't guessed.
__________________
BRW and Proud of it!
Mrs Smith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2007, 10:26 PM   #11
jgordie
Little Fishy
 
jgordie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 313
Go to Downtown Disney and eat at Rainforest Cafe. They have an awesome aquarium in there and the food is good too
jgordie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2007, 11:21 PM   #12
thekid55
Shark
 
thekid55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
Posts: 2,555
Images: 1
thanks guys!
thekid55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-24-2007, 02:00 AM   #13
luvmylo
Pinch That Penny
 
luvmylo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Redmond Oregon
Posts: 2,144
Images: 4
how can anyone top Danielle's post???
__________________
Home of the $0.00 Nano
luvmylo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-24-2007, 11:50 PM   #14
FlaEagleFan
Bigger Fishy
 
FlaEagleFan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Posts: 223
Quote:
Originally Posted by luvmylo View Post
how can anyone top Danielle's post???
coughmonsvenuscoughthedollhousecough
FlaEagleFan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2007, 12:31 AM   #15
Fly Guy
.
 
Fly Guy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
Posts: 10,792
Images: 40
lol
__________________
I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
Fly Guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
base rock , marine aquarium



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Sitemap:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173