The
most common size for a home aquarium tank is probably 29 or 30 gallon, though
some aquarists have constructed aquariums of many thousands of gallons. Public
aquariums can be dramatically larger than any home aquarium. But only a few
public aquariums are big enough to make it to our list of largest aquariums in
the world. These kinds of aquarium can hold whale sharks, and manta rays. It
takes a very large tank to hold these kinds of aquatic creatures.
In
order to compare these large aquariums we have looked at the size of their
biggest tank (in gallons). Most aquariums have several tanks and the combined
volume of water can be much larger but it is only the largest aquarium tank
that is counted. So here’s a list of the largest aquariums in the world.
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Aquarium of Western Australia (0,8 million gallons)
Located
in a coastal suburb of Perth, the Aquarium of Western Australia, or AQWA in
short, contains Australia’s largest aquarium tank. The aquarium’s main tank is
40 meters (130 ft) long and 20 meters (66 ft) wide and holds 3,000,000 liters
(793,000 gallons) of seawater. It incorporates a 98 meter (322 ft) underwater
tunnel. For a fee, snorkelers and divers can get even closer to the fish,
sharks, and rays by joining the aquarium’s dive master in exploring the main
tank.
