My friends and me were talking tonight about changing water in an aquarium. The question came up; "How do places like Sea World with Dolphins and Whales change water"? Is it pumped directly from the ocean? Do they just keep it well filtered?
2007-06-19 13:54:44 · 5 answers · asked by Snaglefritz 7 in Pets ➔ Fish
It's a constant process actually. Water is pumped in, well filtered then pumped into the tank as some of the tank water then flows out of the tank. That goes on 24/7 in the super large tanks like you mean.
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2007-06-19 14:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Saw in discovery channel that most of the larger aquariums (especially those situated near the sea) gets their water from the sea. They basically draw in the water, filter and process it through multi layer of mech and bio filtration and further process it (eg. cooling for deep water fishes ) for fishes with special need and then pump it into the respective tanks.
Water that goes back out into the sea also gets filtered before being released back into the sea.
2007-06-19 16:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about San Diego but Monterrey aquarium gets fresh water pumped in from a pipe so the water will keep a fresh supply of micro organisms for the fish
2007-06-19 13:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Public aquariums like that often recycle the water. I know the Georgia Aquarium does. So there's no water changes, only constant filtration.
2007-06-19 16:31:02 · answer #4 · answered by Wendy M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they keep it VERY well filtered.
2007-06-19 14:02:07 · answer #5 · answered by heyguuuurrrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋