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Kelly Tarltons Underwater World Auckland had a problem with storm and run off water, this was stored in large tanks set under the beaches so they could be flushed into the sea at low tide. The tanks became redundant in the 1960's and were purchased by Kelly Tarlton. Kelly refurbished these tanks, flooded them with salt water and turned them into a sea life conservation centre. One tank was set to Antarctic temperatures and holds penguins, another tank has sharks and large rays in it, the final tank holds smaller fish. Being right on the coast these tanks can be flushed with clean salt water every tide to provide a healthy environment for the fish. The centre has been opened for public viewing and is used as an education centre for schools. We visited and took the photos on this page, they are a bit poo as my automatic camera focuses on the glass not the fish on the other side of it. If you want to see better photos look at their website. The link is on the right.
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A big ray, what can I say |
| This is the smaller fish pool. You can see the plastic tube that you walk through when viewing the fish. |  |
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