Kelp Forest Tank by photosynthesis

Photography • Sea/Undersea • posted on Jul 17, 2015

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Description

The kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It's 28 feet high (it can be viewed from multiple levels within the aquarium) & contains 333,000 gallons of water. Pumps push 2,000 gallons of water a minute through it & a special surge machine keeps the water in constant motion, which the kelp need to survive. It was the first tank in the world to grow California Giant Kelp, which grows 4 inches a day & requires weekly gardening by scuba divers to trim & untangle. And that's a leopard shark near the top of the tank...

Comments (13)

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SunriseGirl

9:57AM | Fri, 17 July 2015

Fantastic world of graceful greenery. :)

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jayfar

9:59AM | Fri, 17 July 2015

A beautiful image.

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blinkings

10:27AM | Fri, 17 July 2015

What a beautiful tank.

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Staticon

11:03AM | Fri, 17 July 2015

Excellent shot - truly marvellous. :-)

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MrsRatbag

12:33PM | Fri, 17 July 2015

It looks so lovely in its growth environment; when found in piles on the beach it's not nearly so nice! Beautiful light coming through the water in this shot!

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