Tonight on natgeo channel

[blackcloudmedia]

Tonight on the National Geographic channel at 9 they have a show on that museum in cali that has the 25 foot deep coral reef exhibit.

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences

Yup.

 

[Anonymous]

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/s ... s/05509_00

 

[Anonymous]

Thanx black! - Moxi'd!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the link Matt, they got "starfire" glass for the windows? Ouch, talk about a pricy building

 

[blackcloudmedia]

Yea it comes on again tonight at 12. It was an ok documentary, it was mostly on the construction of the building. I didnt realize its not complete. But from what they showed the reef will look cool. The living roof is cool, Ive always fancied the idea of "Lord of the Rings Hobit" style houses that are in the hillside with trees and bushes growing on top of the house. In Florida the sun beats down so hard on the roof that you would rather die than go in your attic.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh it's complete, all the paint might not be dry inside, but for the most part it's complete Not open to the public, but ol Matt can probably tell you how done the insides are.

have to realize that building is not just the Steinhart Aquarium, it's (IIRC) one of the only indoor living rainforest exhibits, some of the largest freshwater water systems as well, one of the most state of the art planetariums, amongst other things.
http://www.calacademy.org/index.php

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Matt, I saw you had a part in it too! Speaking and everything "Here's a montipora digitata..."


Although I noticed one piece you put it had quite a bit of red poofy algae! I HATED that stuff in my tank, only turbo snails ate that... granted I only have 5 fish in it the tank, so might be different but still... I can image the whole tank flooded with it snuffing out all the corals