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GIORGIO A LA ROCHELLE (AQUARIUM) PART2

En 1988, au cours du deuxième Congrès international des aquariums à Monaco, l’Aquarium de La Rochelle est annoncé comme étant l’ouverture du plus grand Aquarium français de l’époque. L’Aquarium, situé alors près du Port de plaisance des Minimes, s’étend sur 1 600 m² et possède 36 aquariums dont le volume totalise 550 000 litres. En 12 ans, le bâtiment accueille 7 millions de visiteurs.

Ce succès amène l’aquarium a déménager, et un nouvel Aquarium est inauguré à proximité du Vieux-Port, au cœur de la ville, en 2001. Propriété du groupe Coutant, le projet muséographique s’est appuyé dès le départ sur la nature des collections présentées et l’architecte a travaillé autour de ce concept et de ses exigences techniques et biologiques pour imaginer la structure et la forme du bâtiment. Sur une surface de 8 045 m², il fait partie des plus grands aquariums européens : plus de 10 000 animaux de 500 espèces différentes se répartissent les 3 000 m3 d’eau des bassins, dont 1 500 m3 pour le bassin à requins (totalisant 3 millions de litres soit 6 fois plus que l’ancien).

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What fish will eat snail eggs in fresh water aquariums, with out eating the snails?

trying to control a rampant snail population in a fresh water aquarium, as they're eating all the live plants, any suggestions as to what will eat their eggs or protect the plants would be appreciated.

try had-a-snail. you dont want any snails in there if you have a planted tank.

Pizzazz — American Zoo and Aquarium Association

Compilation of the best zoo and aquarium videos in 2007.

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What kind of plants do you use in freshwater aquariums?

I was told that live plants will help reduce the nitrates/nitrites in my goldfishes' aquarium (10 gall.-just two little goldfish). Which plants should I start with and how do I tend to them? Thank you!
I already have plastic plants for esthetic reasons, but I really think I need the live plants because I can't get my nitrate/nitrite/ammonia levels down no matter what I do, and I am losing fish.

Live plants do not do well with goldfish as they will tear them up by the roots and potentialy destroy them entirely. The only live plants that may work with goldfish are some of the aquarium mosses such as taiwian moss and java moss.

You say you have two "little" goldfish in a ten gallon? If you don't know already I must inform you that these "little" goldfish will soon be very large and will require a 15-20 gal for one of them. For two you would be much better off with a 30 gal minumum. They will be OK in the ten gal for a little while, but not long because they grow very quickly and if you leave them in the tank while they grow it could stunt their growth wich is very unhealthy for the fish.

Bahamas SCUBA Diving 2006

SCUBA diving in the Bahamas, November 2006. Thunderball Reef, Willaurie Wreck, Steel Forest Wrecks and some shots of the aquariums at the Atlantis hotel.

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Octopus Getting Shrimp in Jar

Extremely intelligent, this octopus is getting enrichment trying to get shrimp out of plastic jar with small holes drilled in sides. Halfway through, the tentacles are visible inside the jar. Water surface is on left side.
Enrichment, regarding animals at zoos and aquariums, includes anything that keepers do or add into an animal’s enclosure that is new or different than usual, even including scents.

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How do I lower or maintain my saltwater aquariums nitrate level to 0?

I have a 20 gal saltwater aquarium. Amonia 0, Nitrite 0, but Nitrate seems to be always pegged between 40-80 even if I make 25%/partial water change. I have a clam, cleaner shrimp and several types of corals which seem to like the condition. The fish though does not last long. How do I solve this?

Sounds like you need to make your partial water changes more often. If you increase these changes and it still doesn't go down,and you are using tap water, than you should test the tap water for nitrates. If you have them in your water you need to start using bottled or R/O. They do sell filter media's which help absorb nitrates, though I would try to fix it at the source first. Also, keep the number of fish to a minimum since this is a very small tank - just a couple.

Interactive Virtual Aquariums

This clip demonstrates a set of interactive virtual aquariums BeTop Multimedia developed as its proprietary properperties.

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How do you clean water lines in old aquariums?

I can't remove the water lines on this old aquarium that I got from a friend. I tried soap, vinegar, hydrochloric acid, nothing works!

Use the green scrubby side of a sponge…

Fun With Fragging: Mushrooms

Steve (tekknoschtev) shows how he goes about fragging mushroom corals in reef aquariums.

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