Tynk went the J.G. Shedd Aquarium = )

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"Tynk" wrote in message
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Hi all!
Well I went on my annual visit to the Shedd aquarium.
(It's the world's largest public aquarium in Chicago, IL, USA

I thought Shedd hadn't been the world's largest for, like, decades..?
Boston has a much larger central tank, and Monterey has more raw gallons.

NetMax!
I was looking at our favorite Cardinal Tetra display. There I was
squating down near the glass just like a kid...then drip. I was like
huh..looked up....again..drip, drip...I was like Uh Oh = 0
There was dripping water coming from in between the wall of glass and
the wall trim at the top.
I don't have a clue as to where the source was, but I did tell
somebody. She looked at it...and had this face like OH CRAP and left to
get somebody.
It's most likely a leaky pipe or roof because the water level of that
tank wasn't near the leak, but who knows what's about the display where
we can't see. = O
I took some pics of the display (not the leak, lol) and of course had
to get a shot of the Giant Gourami that rams the tank wall at you if
you eyeball it.
It didn't ram the glass time at me. I changed how I looked at it.
When he/she eye balled me...I turned my head slightly and averted my
gaze....a simply non threatening body gesture to most living creatures.
This was the first time it didn't ram the tank.
Hmm...I might be onto to something. = )


I put photos on my site of my visit there. I wish I could talk to someone
about what they used to landscape their interiors. Did you know that
there is a bigger aquarium planning/built in ... Georgia I think.

It opened last November!!!

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

A buddy of mine runs the technical dept. of the Atlanta Ballet, says its
absolutely amazing... I'll be going for a business trip to that area
sometime in the summer. A little side trip will be a must.

So the Shedd will still be the biggest public aquarium in Illinois ;~).

I have a trip to Chicago coming up at the end of April. Busy one, though..
..I don't know if I can fit a visit in.

DaveZ
(business and hobby) Weaver