ON-GOING UPGRADES AND RENOVATIONS TO THE AQUARIUM

INCLUDE NEW PAINT INSIDE AND OUT, NEW LIGHTING, NEW EXHIBITS, NEW CRAFT AREA, Our 39 foot Gray Whale Skeleton is now complete. Next we hope to build a room inside the whale for adventurous kids and adults who would like to experience being inside a whale. ..We have some antique Photography equipment that was donated recently. We hope to make a pinhole camera and camera obscura exhibit...related to new ways to look at the ocean and it's inhabitants .... .and ON AND ON .....

the aquarium

IS A 60 YEAR OLD SYSTEM OF PUMPS, SALT WATER PIPES AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS. EACH TANK IS RECEIVING UPDATED PLUMPING, NEW SURFACING AND THE CONVERSION FROM ITS EXISTING LIGHTING TO LED LIGHTING, THEREBY REDUCING ELECTRICAL COSTS.
AT SOME POINT IN HISTORY, 3 OF THE EXISTING TANKS HAD THEIR GLASS PANES REMOVED AND THESE WERE REPLACED WITH 1/4" PLEXIGLASS. THROUGH THE YEARS THE PLEXIGLASS HASS BECOME SCRATCHED AND DISCOLORED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE AQUARIUM IS CURRENTLY SEEKING FUNDING TO REPLACE THESE WITH EXTREMELY CLEAR,  LOW IRON GLASS PANES.

NOW THE EXCITING PART

A new tank was made by recycling to older box tanks, we have put new glass in 2 tanks and have resealed several tanks. The work is ongoing. We hope to replace more glass and reseal some new tank windows. 

WORKING AREA ABOVE FLAT FISH CITY

REGULAR GLASS NEXT TO LOW IRON GLASS. PHOTO COURTESY STARPHIRE.

DUCKS!!!!!

CURRENTLY OUR DOMESTIC DUCKS, WHOSE HERITAGE RANGES FROM JAVA TO RURAL ENGLAND, INHABIT THE OLD SEAL AREA.
FROM 1956 TO 2004, THE AQUARIUM MAINTAINED A HARBOR SEAL EXHIBIT.  HOWEVER, DUE TO PERMITTING AND FACILITY UPGRADE COSTS, 
FOR NOW, THE POND AND DRY AREA IS TO KEEP THE DUCKS ENTERTAINED.