lando
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hi all, Just thought I would share my Zoo experience with you. I went to the Minnesota Zoo yesterday and I know a guy who works there in the Public Safety Department. He gave me a back stage tour of all of the aquitics buildings. They have a 1.3million gal dolphin tank (five dolphins), a 250,000gal shark tank (various sharks and agressive fish), a 90,000 "coral reef" tank (stuffed with reef fish from the indio-pacific and red Sea, a shark and ray estuary and a tidal pool with stars and anemones. I got to go back and see all of the filters, holding tanks, QT tanks and water prep areas. It was very cool! In everything but the dolphin tank they use Instant Ocean, and a lot of it. In the 1.3million gal dolphin tank they actually use food-grade table salt to make the SW. I found that very interesting. If any of you live near a zoo or large public aquarium, I suggest you try to arrange for a tour of the facilities. It was very interesting and made my day. Just thought I would share...Lando