Been to Winnipeg a thousand times but finally saw THIS! - Aquarium Advice

LydiaGreen · 10-10-2005, 01:14 AM

http://www.icm-corp.com/club.htm

I know it's a saltwater tank but, it was SO wonderful! The green moray eel was HUGE - 6 feet long I think. And a honeycomb eel and three kinds of puffers, assorted tangs, groupers, damsels, clowns! We were there two and a half hours and I didn't touch a single slot machine -- just stared at the fish and the aquarium and tried to figure out their filtration systems and power heads... WOW. If anyone ever gets to Winnipeg, they NEED to see this!

erik7 · 10-10-2005, 02:03 AM

Wow. Very nice

Very lucky

I've never seen a fish larger than a foot.

greenmaji · 10-10-2005, 09:08 AM

Nice..
they likely had plenty of space to hide the central filtration system and most likely used a closed loop for flow rather then "power heads" just BIG PUMPS moving water from one place to another.. pipe openings would be pretty easy to hide in that setup..

It reminds me of a few of the big aquariums ive seen..

The shed aquarium in chicago has a great shark tank..

Toirtis · 10-11-2005, 06:04 AM

Saw that a while back...very impressive...the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tenn has a similar tunnel.

greenmaji · 10-11-2005, 06:38 AM

[acronym:b36d5ae8a4="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:b36d5ae8a4].. I live maybe a couple of hours away from gatlinburg... I forgot about that one..

mattrox · 10-11-2005, 10:49 AM

Reef Headquarters in Townsville, Qeensland, Austalia has an awesome preditor set up and a huge Barrier Reef setup too..... Realy impressive.. On the highly recomended list.

jrp1588 · 10-11-2005, 06:07 PM

Can you imagine what something like that would cost? Those are fantastic though.

10-10-2005, 01:14 AM	#1
LydiaGreen Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 91 Images: 6	Been to Winnipeg a thousand times but finally saw THIS! http://www.icm-corp.com/club.htm I know it's a saltwater tank but, it was SO wonderful! The green moray eel was HUGE - 6 feet long I think. And a honeycomb eel and three kinds of puffers, assorted tangs, groupers, damsels, clowns! We were there two and a half hours and I didn't touch a single slot machine -- just stared at the fish and the aquarium and tried to figure out their filtration systems and power heads... WOW. If anyone ever gets to Winnipeg, they NEED to see this! __________________ "Fish are friends - not food" Bruce in A Shark's Tale (except for pickerel of course!) 375 cutsom - on hold indefinitely 55 [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - cycling 44 bowfront [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - 3 red cap orandas, 3 fantails, 3 golden dojo loachesone sailfin pleco 40L #1 [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - empty 40L #2 [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - empty 20 tall [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - adopted from my mother - 3 golden dojo loaches, 1 sailfin pleco, 4 assorted tetras and one mystery fish 10 long #1 [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - male betta, 4 peppered cories, 4 bronze cories, sailfin pleco, and some snails 10 long #2 [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - male betta, 1 praecox rainbow, 7 albino cories, sailfin pleco, and some snails 5.5 bowfront [acronym="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym] - 3 [acronym="African Dwarf Frog"]ADF[/acronym]'s 8 year old flat-coated retriever, 3 year old mutt (looks like a small brindle lab) and a 6 month old miniature poodle (they're pets too, right?)

10-10-2005, 02:03 AM	#2
erik7 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 97 Images: 3	Wow. Very nice Very lucky I've never seen a fish larger than a foot. __________________ Finally... Good tank pics in my gallery! Check them out and comment.

10-11-2005, 06:04 AM	#4
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Saw that a while back...very impressive...the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tenn has a similar tunnel. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

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10-10-2005, 09:08 AM	#3
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Nice.. they likely had plenty of space to hide the central filtration system and most likely used a closed loop for flow rather then "power heads" just BIG PUMPS moving water from one place to another.. pipe openings would be pretty easy to hide in that setup.. It reminds me of a few of the big aquariums ive seen.. The shed aquarium in chicago has a great shark tank..

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greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	[acronym:b36d5ae8a4="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:b36d5ae8a4].. I live maybe a couple of hours away from gatlinburg... I forgot about that one..

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mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,328 Images: 36	Reef Headquarters in Townsville, Qeensland, Austalia has an awesome preditor set up and a huge Barrier Reef setup too..... Realy impressive.. On the highly recomended list.