Steinhart exhibit tanks moved to Fresno
A team of volunteers from the Central Valley, headed up by Ken Hendrix, traveled to San Francisco to remove the 12 largest aquarium exhibits and tons of associated equipment from the Steinhart Aquarium’s 5-year temporary space on Howard Street for transport to Fresno.
Load of tank pieces behind Steinhart Aquarium's temporary Howard Street location ready for transport to Fresno. Photo: Peter Lang
The largest, about 20 feet in diameter, holds approximately 14,000 gallons of water and one, the Steinhart’s former penguin exhibit, has a 3-inch thick acrylic window measuring nearly 15 x 8 feet weighing in at approximately 2,000 lbs! Some of the other exhibit tanks relocated include a 7,800 gallon tank, a 3,600 gallon tank, three 2,000 gallon tanks, a 718 gallon acrylic tank, two 11 foot long triangular tanks and a 1,450 gallon former piranha tank.
These tanks will make great homes for the aquatic animals we will be acquiring for Fresno’s future Aquarium!
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