The new touch tank for Discovery Place is under construction and starting to take shape. Constructed from Corian, acrylic, and a composite FRP/plywood frame, the touch tank will house hardy invertebrates like sea stars, horseshoe crabs, and snails for the public to experience and learn about from a knowledgeable docent. A built-in video microscope will display on a nearby wall features of the animals too small to see with the naked eye.
After moving many, many truckloads of equipment (with more to come) into Discovery Place in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Tenji team is working on installation. Over the next three months, piles of PVC, filters, UV units, heat exchangers, FRP tank stands and platforms, and exhibit tanks will slowly be turned into North Carolina’s premier new aquarium. Several major new aquaria, jellyfish displays and culture lab, quarantine space, coral culture lab, touch tank, terrarium, and other exhibits will be coming online in the next few months.
