zparticle
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There is a new show starting next Wednesday I think, called tanked. All about extreme auariums.
new animal planet show = tanked
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barterking85
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Sound awesome can't wait to check it out
ocean
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Also saw that, should be a great show!
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zparticle
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The preview I saw had them turning an entire car into and aquarium.
barterking85
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zparticle said:
I seen that car online
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adeebm
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Woah, I need to watch this! Except I'll have to lock up my wallet first....
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Mr.Albiman
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Is this out in the UK as well? It looks amazing! 
ChristinaE12
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Looks interesting to say the least.. That car looked cool.
I'll be checking the show out for sure.
I'll be checking the show out for sure.
redsea
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That is so awesome! I want to see it!
barterking85
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Unicorn said:DVR set
Just ordered animal planet can't wait
bruinsbro1997
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WOWOWOW as soon as I get on my DVR I am recording this for a month! Cannot wait for August 19th!
absolutangel04
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Heck yeah! I am pretty excited about this show too!
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zparticle
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Just a fyi.... "premiering Friday, August 19, at 9 PM E/P."
Added it to my DVR already.
Excellent, I thought I had missed it because I was busy with work. Thanks.
Rutrag
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They actually had a sneak preview last night on at 11pm. I watched most of it (until 11:45pm) and then came to my senses remembering I have to work for a living.
The show seems to follow the formula for Orange County Choppers, but with less vehemence between the family members. They reviewed the car turned into an aquarium, a $30K quarantine system, and a casino tank in Vegas that the manager wanted a pole in the tank that used for a live mermaid show disguised to look more natural. One of the guys also got scuba certified.
The main players (as I recall) are a guy and his brother-in-law. The father and the wife / sister had more minor roles.
I was a little disappointed in that they focused only on the extravagance, but not on the technology or the critters. In fact, they made it look as though they built the tank (which spanned two weeks), installed the tank in the morning, and fully stocked it in the afternoon with fish they grabbed at the local wholesaler. At one point, one of the guys picked up a longhorn cowfish and I think a blue spotted toby and held them out of the water for a few seconds. (I'm pretty sure either of these fish would secrete toxins from this kind of stress.) In fact, the guy even said that the toby had a long snout to enable it to reach into crevices to eat algae. To my knowledge, their primary diet is inverts. There was no mention of cycling the tanks and there was no mention of reefing.
I'll watch the show to see if they cover any of this in the future. I'm sure that a show all about cycling wouldn't be fun to watch, but I'm afraid that people are going to think they can duplicate what appeared to be represented.
The company featured is Acrylic Tank Manufacturing and their website is www.acrylicaquariums.com if you're interested. (They wore their logo polo shirts throughout the show and had their website shown in a few shots.)
The show seems to follow the formula for Orange County Choppers, but with less vehemence between the family members. They reviewed the car turned into an aquarium, a $30K quarantine system, and a casino tank in Vegas that the manager wanted a pole in the tank that used for a live mermaid show disguised to look more natural. One of the guys also got scuba certified.
The main players (as I recall) are a guy and his brother-in-law. The father and the wife / sister had more minor roles.
I was a little disappointed in that they focused only on the extravagance, but not on the technology or the critters. In fact, they made it look as though they built the tank (which spanned two weeks), installed the tank in the morning, and fully stocked it in the afternoon with fish they grabbed at the local wholesaler. At one point, one of the guys picked up a longhorn cowfish and I think a blue spotted toby and held them out of the water for a few seconds. (I'm pretty sure either of these fish would secrete toxins from this kind of stress.) In fact, the guy even said that the toby had a long snout to enable it to reach into crevices to eat algae. To my knowledge, their primary diet is inverts. There was no mention of cycling the tanks and there was no mention of reefing.
I'll watch the show to see if they cover any of this in the future. I'm sure that a show all about cycling wouldn't be fun to watch, but I'm afraid that people are going to think they can duplicate what appeared to be represented.
The company featured is Acrylic Tank Manufacturing and their website is www.acrylicaquariums.com if you're interested. (They wore their logo polo shirts throughout the show and had their website shown in a few shots.)
adadkins1
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I must agree with Rutrag. I also watched some of the sneak peak and it just doesn't appeal to me. It is more about making crazy tanks, and less about the fish themselves. It also seems like they will be mostly SW and I am a FW guy, so it doesn't appeal to me much.
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