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BRS Road Trip Report!!

Mrs. Delta

Puppy love!
We are still on the bus (it has wifi!). We've had a great time so far. Atlantis was great and we got personalized backstage tours of the large tank, and great company for the trip.

Pictures to come :)

It has been an AWESOME day! :D
 
Been a lot of fun. Weather was great. Great turnout at the inter-club meeting. Joe Y. gave a great (actually many great) behind the scenes tours. I'm the only one who saw the yellow branching sponge with the white (non-photosynthetic) zoanthids. Amazing when they were all open!

Okay...who's in for a bottle of lantham chloride?
 
Awesome Trip for sure,perfect weather, great company, everything certainly fell into place , Thanks To Joe Y for a great and inspiring backstage tour, and to Greg Hiller and the BOD members involved in the prep and setup of this trip Hats off to you, Also great putting some faces to the names so frequently seen on the board, Couple of quick pics to show the great weather.
 

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A native species walk over
 

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I though Greg Hiller would like these;), And Greg I'll be in for some lanthum chloride:D
 

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Just awesome to see these guys Thriving
 

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Ad whats a trip to a aquarium without the sea lion show :D
 

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I had a blast today was a great time Definitely something worth doing annually
It was a great time. Here is the crew that made it today, well except for me
 

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The 20,000gal Reef tank

Left side 1st right second
 

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Few shots of the trip down
 

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Some more of the trip down & Joe giving us the behind the scene tour
 

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Now that is some lighting and skimming
 

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This waiting for food is for the birds
 

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Waiting for the ferry might as well do some beach scavenging
 

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The trip was a ton of fun! It was great seeing everyone. The 20k gallon tank was amazing.. and even better from the top!

Here is a sampling of pics for all to share (note, I haven't edited them yet).
 

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Looks like you all had a blast, sorry we missed it.:( There's always next year.....what are the odds of having to go to a wedding again on the same day as the trip?:rolleyes:
 
Just tell everyone who could potentially get married that you will be unavailable this time next year. :D

Come on, folks! Post more pictures. :)
 
Did I read that there were white (non-photosynthetic) zoanthids??? Did anyone get me a polyp? :D

It looks like everyone had fun. I'm hoping I will be able to go next year.
 
Awesome Trip

Thanks to the BRS BOD and BRS Officers for a GREAT TRIP!

The highlight was of course the reef tank-incredible is the only way to describe it. :)

Even my wife, a non-reefer, had a great time at the aquarium.
 
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