Best public coral aquarium in the world (Artificial seawater, more than 10tons tank)

[ky135]

I am planning a trip to study about large coral tanks. (more than 10 tons)

I want to visit an aquarium that uses artificial seawater and manages water parameters, rather than an aquarium that uses natural seawater because it is close to the sea.

Which aquarium has excellent coral breeding technology and exhibits a large amount of corals in the tank?


Please recommend a public aquarium that uses artificial seawater and breeds in a circular filtration method.
(Anywhere in the world)

 

[Jekyl]

Welcome to R2R
@Jay Hemdal Will know some for you.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Maybe the Tennessee aquarium in Chattanooga? Not sure but they are a ways inland. I guess they could truck natural sea water. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Not sure if either have large live coral aquariums since I have not been to the Shedd in over 30 years! Most of the Costal aquariums use natural sea water. You can check their websites.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences

 

[Tim'sReef]

In the Netherlands there is Burgers Zoo while the zoo is nice the real reason for me to go there is what they call The Ocean. Here you can view massive fish tanks with sharks, shallows with rays an such, but the best part are the coral tanks. Lots of smaller ones but also a massive 750.000 liters coral reef that makes their own water as far as I know. I believe it is the largest in Europe and if you manage to get a tour behind the scenes they have a massive propagation and fish breeding system.

I'm lucky cause I live 15 minutes away but even if you came from far it is worth the effort.

Ocean

Burgers’ Ocean laat het leven in een koraalrif in de Indopacifische Oceaan zien, een van de meest soortenrijke leefgebieden op aarde.

www.burgerszoo.nl

 

[Bucs20fan]

The georgia aquarium has a large coral exibit, they use artificial seawater.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences
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I believe the Steinhart uses natural seawater but I could be wrong.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I am planning a trip to study about large coral tanks. (more than 10 tons)

I want to visit an aquarium that uses artificial seawater and manages water parameters, rather than an aquarium that uses natural seawater because it is close to the sea.

Which aquarium has excellent coral breeding technology and exhibits a large amount of corals in the tank?


Please recommend a public aquarium that uses artificial seawater and breeds in a circular filtration method.
(Anywhere in the world)

Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta uses artificial seawater.
The Long Island Aquarium has a fantastic 20,000 gallon reef. I’m pretty sure they mix their own water.
The Steinhart aquarium at the California Academy used to use natural seawater but they switched to artificial as well.
Jay