The Ripley's Aquarium is opening shortly in Toronto, and testing will begin on the new Shark Tank, which will be the main focus of the exibition.

New Ripley's Aquarium for Toronto

 

Construction Updates:

The Ripley's Aquarium is opening shortly in Toronto, and testing will begin on the new Shark Tank, which will be the main focus of the exibition. The Shark Tank as it has already popularly been known will hold more than 13,000 different forms of sea life. The testing is to ensure that the tanks and systems supporting waterflow are secure with no leaks. When the testing has been completed, the theme work with rocks will begin.

Facts About Hydro-Testing

• The first water introduced into the acrylic tanks of Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada took place on Friday morning, Aug. 10, 2012.
• Hydro-Testing of the 2.84 million litre (750,000 gallon) Shark Lagoon began that morning.
• Testing will continue on all tanks that will eventually be home to 13,500 inhabitants.
• Hydro-Testing is the first step in making sure the acrylic tanks, supporting piping and life support systems have no leaks.
• Water will remain in each tank for up to seven days before being pumped into the next tank for the same testing regimen.
• As each tank passes the leak-test and is drained, the rock work and other theming will begin.
• Each tank will have three individual hydro-tests prior to the fish population being added.

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