yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 On my birthday, I went with some friends from my marine biology class to the California Academy of Sciences! I had to bring a camera I don't normally use so some of the pics aren't that great(and a bit out of order) but I hope you still enjoy them Finally, a huge thanks goes to Matt Wandell for the "behind the scenes" tour! It was really fun and everyone loved it! The museum across from the Academy Entrance Some shots from one of the smaller exhibits, one of my new favorites 200,000g reef tank, unfortunately my camera couldn't capture the colors Pic from outside the rainforest Shark/Ray Lagoon Red Mangroves & lights Lighting over the reef More lights More lights + a view More top downs of the reef tank I don't want to put them all in one post, so I'm going to spread them out, more to come! Link to comment
ednangel Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 hey how did you got the "behind the scenes" i've always wanted to do this. CAS is what stop me from throwing the towell. Link to comment
tako Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Ahh... maybe I'll have to go there instead of Tahoe this weekend... too damn cold. Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 hey how did you got the "behind the scenes" i've always wanted to do this. CAS is what stop me from throwing the towell. I messaged Matt Wandell on here, Aww, why? Plant "wall" inside the rainforest More lights! Here you can see the lights in the wall and the hanging lights Rainforest, looking up at the "skylights" Clams! HUGE clams! Mangroves and lights Set out for the winter Exhibit inside the rainforest This guy was very bright green! Outside the rainforest Lots more to come! In the rainforest I think this pic came out pretty good They had this really cool "snow" going on every once and while. It looked like it was really snowing! But it turns out it's little clumps of these little bubbles things, pretty neat! I just had to take a pic, it's so adorable! Penguin feeding, but it was super crowded More reef tank om nom nom (not in main reef tank btw) Next post will have some fun equipment pics Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 One of the two very tall skimmers for the shark & ray lagoon Another view of one of them The top part of the two GIANT skimmers for the reef tank, these are absolutely massive! Here's my friend standing next to one for scale A lot of piping on the ceiling lol Prop tank. WANT Some other random prop tank Quarantine More of the prop tank There was a baby cuttlefish tank next to this prop tank, but I didn't get a good pic One of a few HUGE filters for the rainforest some salt... More awesome plumbing A terrible top-down pic of Matt's Deep Reef tank more coming! Link to comment
ajmckay Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Awesome pictures! Happy Birthday too! It's funny how excited us reefers get over complex filtration systems and even the plumbing. *edit* - And that's a ho lotta salt... !!!! Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Awesome pictures! Happy Birthday too! It's funny how excited us reefers get over complex filtration systems and even the plumbing. *edit* - And that's a ho lotta salt... !!!! Thanks! It was an awesome birthday Haha well it's interesting! I love learning more about this hobby addiction! That's not even the beginning Link to comment
ReefRookie08 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Very COOL pictures!! thanks for sharing......and happy birthday! Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Behind the tanks Filtration for the temperate touch pool A close of the lights from the other side Matt feeding the reef tank a "tiny bit" Nom nom nom still more coming soon! Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Looking for more food A large beautiful Emperor From the back Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Scale for the clams more coming Very COOL pictures!! thanks for sharing......and happy birthday! You're Welcome and thank you Link to comment
jdl Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 talk about reefing porn!!! those pictures are absolutely ridiculous. it makes the real deal look lame. i thought nothing could come close to a living ocean reef..... Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 talk about reefing porn!!! those pictures are absolutely ridiculous. it makes the real deal look lame. i thought nothing could come close to a living ocean reef..... Although it is really awesome, it still can't compare to a real full grown out reef in the ocean (at least not yet ) A couple city shots We went out for lunch Lol that's me in front of the temperate tank I recognized this fish cause we just dissected one in marine biology lol Sorry if the colors are a bit messed up, I'm editing these on my laptop and it can mess it up sometimes more coming tomorrow, good night for now Link to comment
Kazooie Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. Thanks for the great pictures!!!!! Link to comment
jdl Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 well it makes the dying polluted reefs off of s florida look lame....now i have two reasons to go to sf. skating and this place. Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. Thanks for the great pictures!!!!! Haha you're welcome well it makes the dying polluted reefs off of s florida look lame....now i have two reasons to go to sf. skating and this place. And that there might be snow there this weekend! I'm editing & uploading some more pics right now btw Link to comment
gena Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Looks amazing! That is definitely on my list of places to visit! Thanks for sharing those with us! Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 This huge bubble coral was pretty cool! Love the Red Spots in this tank coralll Hungry! Surprise cleaning Camel Shrimp Tidepool touch tank Thought they looked kinda like comets Underneath the rainforest Giant green nem I love this tank! And this guy (at the bottom of the tank) I still have some more pics Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Much more green & pink irl The Chromis go well in this tank I really wantNEED this sponge! Now here are some pics from my phone :/ I was just about to get a great shot of a sun coral, but then my camera died so I had to resort to using my phone, which actually isn't too bad Moray getting a cleaning! (And his buddy waiting in the background) Beautiful gorg! Another one of my new fav tanks! sexies and mini maxis!! Octopus in a long vase Porcelain perched on the edge of a huge carpet! what current? Matt's Deep Reef tank Gorgeous male! Still more coming, mainly SF city pics Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 The City pics Ghirardelli Square! YUM! Random street, taken moving in a moving car View a few steps away from Ghirardelli Square Here's some random night life street pics I took driving out of the city Skyscraper in the Financial District And that's all the pics I have Although my friend's dad took some pics with his DSLR, I'm going to ask him if he can share pics and let me post them here Link to comment
~LadyBug~ Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 :wub: Lovely, and I'm so jealous!! Link to comment
Squared Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 nice pics. i really like those clams!!!! the color is just amazing !!! awsome . Link to comment
yoshii Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 :wub: Lovely, and I'm so jealous!! Beautiful, isn't it? nice pics. i really like those clams!!!! the color is just amazing !!! awsome . I know! I love the clams! They're farm raised Link to comment
NotTheFace Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Next time you should have Rich Ross give a behind the scenes, he's the cephalopod keeper Link to comment
Sac_State Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Matt Wandell, the guy feeding he fish in the pics, a Marine Biologist and gives great behind the scene tours there as well. You're lucky! Link to comment
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