Rave- Animal Planet's new show 'tanked'

[Phish]

It was a pretty huge tank, not sure on the gallons but had to be several hundred minimum. they had 3 sharks, a leopard shark, a spike shark (forget the name but had 2 white spikes coming out of its back) and something else I forget. also a bunch of other saltwater fish.

[xenxes]

I found it, all their shows are online, took a screencap. No sharks in this one tho, maybe a different law office, lol?

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/tanked/

[Phish]

Originally Posted by xenxes

I found it, all their shows are online, took a screencap. No sharks in this one tho, maybe a different law office, lol?

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/tanked/

Nice that is def. it. I would be so scared to be the secretary and break it. Must be taken before they added them. Obviously the inside of the tank is blah flora wise, but to me it is all about the uniqueness of the tank.

[GraphicGr8s]

Originally Posted by Phish

That is very 'hipster' of you to think. Beautiful fish on TV, people that know what they are talking about, and neat fish tanks being made... ummm... disservice? How crass. I am not pretending that these tanks are the worlds prettiest flora wise... but outside they are so cool.

Yeah, a disservice. How many times have you put tap water into a tank and then dumped fish into it and had them actually survive?
That's the impression they give. Sure the tanks are cool. Well some of them anyway. But that's about it for the show.

[OverStocked]

Originally Posted by GraphicGr8s

I like saltwater too. I've had a few reef tanks over the years but I prefer FW. I can appreciate the time, effort and work that goes into SW. Personally, and this is just my own personal opinion, not my expert opinion since I don't give that without it being billable time, the show does a disservice to the hobby. Anymore and I will have to start charging the consultation fee. I take MC, VIS, and Amex.

Honestly, I think that is a load of crap.... They provide unique aquariums for unique markets. They use top end equipment and quality livestock.

Not everything has to look "natural".

The service and product they offer is better than 90% of the LFS out there.

Just because they do "theme" tanks(and that is really just the TV side of the business, not their bread and butter), doesn't somehow make it a disservice.

Hipster is a perfect description of all the people who keep saying this is some horrible thing for the hobby.

[RipariumGuy]

Originally Posted by GraphicGr8s

Yeah, a disservice. How many times have you put tap water into a tank and then dumped fish into it and had them actually survive?
That's the impression they give. Sure the tanks are cool. Well some of them anyway. But that's about it for the show.

I thought exactly along the same lines as you do, at least for a while. In my opinion, they are aiding the hobby. They advertize it to millions of people. What can be better then that?

Sure, there are going to be some people who think along those lines. "Oh, well on Tanked them just put the fish in tap water, let's do that!" But, c'mon, how many people are that dumb? My parents, with no aquarium knowledge at all, knew that they had to dechlorinate water before it was fish safe. I think the advertizing this show does for our amazing hobby far outweighs the few knuckle heads who are too lazy to research (or use common sense).

[OverStocked]

Originally Posted by GraphicGr8s

Yeah, a disservice. How many times have you put tap water into a tank and then dumped fish into it and had them actually survive?
That's the impression they give. Sure the tanks are cool. Well some of them anyway. But that's about it for the show.

If you expect reality TV to show the procedure from start to finish you're nuts.

If you think that they are actually just dumping water and then sharks into a tank, you're nuts.

They're compressing days into a 38 minute Entertainment show, not a documentary.

How many shops sell fish, tanks, and filters all at the same time? If you're wondering the answer, it is pretty much all of them. Who is doing who the disservice?

[CannaBrain]

eh, i think the show's a bit tacky. I can certainly appreciate what they do, and the one with the little sickly boy was super cute. But it bugs me that even when they do the rare freshwater set-up, they still stick in all these terrible coral inserts! in freshwater! The tank manufacturing is okay, but I'd really really like to see more diversity in the products they pump out, otherwise pretty much every episode is like the one before it.

As far as "hipsters" in this hobby? that sounds just silly, we're all pretty much nerds in the hobby, especially those of us who fixate more on plants. I think there's just a few different schools of thought as far as aquarium keeping, and i think the masses are certainly more appealed to the drop it in, plastic deco, big bright fish tank, whereas others are drawn to the more natural and tlc needin' tanks. In a planted tank forum, I don't think it's surprising at all that people wouldn't recieve the show well. If there were hipsters in this hobby, I think it'd definitely be planted tank keepers. Don't we all think real wood is cooler thank resin?

Good for the hobby? Yeah in a way I think it can definitely open up people's eyes to the hobby. at the same time, there's so much more that could be showcased out there that may pique the interest of those not drawn to the same old coral inserts they plop in every single tank I've seen them make.

Show me a tanked with more info on water chemistry, fish care, PLANT care, diversity of habitats, and less jersey accents, and I'd be a lot more pleased with the show.

[150EH]

I'll say the tanks aren't my style but they are good at what they do and seem to make plenty of cash doing it, I would love to work there. At first I thought they just built tanks but it seems they have a good knowledge of both fresh and salt water tanks and they did do one Cichlid tank in a barrel shape, I'm curious to see what they do this year.

Planted tank are just too hard for the average pearson to maintain, these over the top tanks are mostly in Las Vegas where they like things over the top but feeding is a chore so they hire somone and freshwater is just too dull and there is very little markup unless you can find clients with deep pockets that want planted tank and the only person I know via TPT is Tom Barr and even Tom does it on the side.

[OverStocked]

Originally Posted by CannaBrain

eh, i think the show's a bit tacky. I can certainly appreciate what they do, and the one with the little sickly boy was super cute. But it bugs me that even when they do the rare freshwater set-up, they still stick in all these terrible coral inserts! in freshwater! The tank manufacturing is okay, but I'd really really like to see more diversity in the products they pump out, otherwise pretty much every episode is like the one before it.

As far as "hipsters" in this hobby? that sounds just silly, we're all pretty much nerds in the hobby, especially those of us who fixate more on plants. I think there's just a few different schools of thought as far as aquarium keeping, and i think the masses are certainly more appealed to the drop it in, plastic deco, big bright fish tank, whereas others are drawn to the more natural and tlc needin' tanks. In a planted tank forum, I don't think it's surprising at all that people wouldn't recieve the show well. If there were hipsters in this hobby, I think it'd definitely be planted tank keepers. Don't we all think real wood is cooler thank resin?

Good for the hobby? Yeah in a way I think it can definitely open up people's eyes to the hobby. at the same time, there's so much more that could be showcased out there that may pique the interest of those not drawn to the same old coral inserts they plop in every single tank I've seen them make.

Show me a tanked with more info on water chemistry, fish care, PLANT care, diversity of habitats, and less jersey accents, and I'd be a lot more pleased with the show.

They're from Jersey, should they go through speech therapy to fix that for you?

If it was about chemistry and care the show would be cancelled before the first commercial break.

This is an Reality TV show designed to entertain, not educate.

[GraphicGr8s]

Good grief Charlie Brown. All I did was voice MY opinion. You guys like the show then fine. I still think there are more knuckleheads out there that will watch that show and will put in city/county treated water in a tank and add fish. All within a matter of 1/2 hour. And more likely than not the guy making $7.00 an hour at the BBS won't have enough knowledge to tell them a thing about cycling a tank because last week he was selling vacuum cleaners.

You like the "Reality" show. I like the New Yankee Workshop type show. Something that can get into as much detail as 22 minutes will allow anyway.

Don't care at all about the Brooklyn accents.

Brett Raymer is the COO of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM), and you couldn’t build a tank big enough to hold his larger-than-life ideas and personality. Originally from Brooklyn, New York and ever ready to take on

Wayde King’s love of fish began at an early age. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Wayde

[Phish]

This is an Reality TV show designed to entertain, not educate.

Yea I think this is the bottom line IMO. I really don't get how Graphic thinks that watching this show is going to cause people to just dump fish into an aquarium. He is reaching with that one, but he will probably need to bill us to explain that .

[GraphicGr8s]

Originally Posted by Phish

Yea I think this is the bottom line IMO. I really don't get how Graphic thinks that watching this show is going to cause people to just dump fish into an aquarium. He is reaching with that one, but he will probably need to bill us to explain that .

You're right. They don't need that show. They do it quite often without it. I've stopped quite a few while at the BBFS.

In MY OPINION this show could have done better to promote the hobby as a whole.

[CannaBrain]

Exactly. I want them to go through speech therapy just for me. No I'm just saying I've heard enough flippin jersey accents on TV lately, was simply a matter of my opinion. I've been back East once in my life, what can I say? The accents get old to me.

All I'm sayin is what I already acknowledged. It's a show for the masses, not the hobbyist. I, as a hobbyist, would be more interested in the show if it contained those things. And look at shows like Pawn Stars and American Pickers. They take the time in their shows to still go a little more in-depth as far as background information for almost every item that is highlighted on the show. They can fit a small amount of educating in their programs with just facts. Even just a quick breakdown of equip info or somethin I think would be helpful for people just watching being entertained and for people who already keep tanks. I think that's certainly within their caliber. Anyways it's not like I'm hoping that all these changes would be made. I don't care enough, and I do watch the show sometimes if it's on. Simply was adding what I thought would make it more intriguing.

[OverStocked]

Originally Posted by GraphicGr8s

Good grief Charlie Brown. All I did was voice MY opinion. You guys like the show then fine. I still think there are more knuckleheads out there that will watch that show and will put in city/county treated water in a tank and add fish. All within a matter of 1/2 hour. And more likely than not the guy making $7.00 an hour at the BBS won't have enough knowledge to tell them a thing about cycling a tank because last week he was selling vacuum cleaners.

You like the "Reality" show. I like the New Yankee Workshop type show. Something that can get into as much detail as 22 minutes will allow anyway.

Don't care at all about the Brooklyn accents.

So whose fault is it that the guy takes a tank and fish home and throws them together? The show on tv that is "entertainment" or the shop that sold it to them and made the money? I don't think there are varying levels of culpability here. The shop and manufacturers are making the money off of the poor education of their customers.

It isn't just big box stores. Local shops are just as bad. They usually pay worse than the big box stores.