It opened yesterday.............
I ended up getting a behind the full tour from jeff turner (the designer and builder) - all after hours.......
Lots of pix and video, jeff also gave me copy of "the most beautiful aquariums of the world".
All this because I wore my mr. Coral t-shirt
Here are the pics:
FTS
FTS
Left
Middle
Right
Top Down
Top Down
FTS Video
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Clowns hosting in (and biting) clam
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I ended up getting a behind the full tour from jeff turner (the designer and builder) - all after hours.......
Lots of pix and video, jeff also gave me copy of "the most beautiful aquariums of the world".
All this because I wore my mr. Coral t-shirt
Here are the pics:
FTS
![FTS1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FFTS1.jpg&hash=e0802249f19934d4a3a0a16e4163de5b)
FTS
![FTS2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FFTS2.jpg&hash=696e849fe741a6530953a2aa808733af)
Left
![Left.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FLeft.jpg&hash=b9bb70404a052313c4121ff28e7597d5)
Middle
![MIddle.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FMIddle.jpg&hash=e14e3196b27e582cb133c8141c8cde47)
Right
![Right.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FRight.jpg&hash=e705aa229d6e6d65f54d7ee619a57157)
Top Down
![TopDown1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FTopDown1.jpg&hash=2e740ed6697e9178dfb34c3f6bd6c2cb)
Top Down
![TopDown2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi8.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa16%2Fp96531%2FSmithsonian%2520Ocean%2520Hall%2FTopDown2.jpg&hash=12f5fef38e4659eef5223275d8b4d148)
FTS Video
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Clowns hosting in (and biting) clam
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