Total number of aquariums: 10
Size: nearly 250,000 gallons, more than 2,800
square feet
Water temperature: 45 to 78 degrees
Unique configurations: Pop up aquarium — smaller
guests “pop up” in the middle of this aquarium, surrounding
themselves with hundreds of fish.
Overhead aquariums — part of the massive ray
habitat, this 220-square-foot viewing panel means guests will find
hundreds of rays schooling over their heads.
Viewing panels: Up to six inches thick acrylic
Total weight of panels: nearly 55,000 pounds
Weight of largest panel: nearly 16,000 (overhead
aquarium)
Did you know?
71,000 pounds of salt are in the clear water of
Manta’s fish habitats. That’s about equal to 586,000 2-ounce salt
shakers you might find on your dinner table.
The total weight of the water in Manta’s habitats is
about 2,125,000 pounds, as much as 150 killer whales or about as
much as an empty space shuttle.
SeaWorld’s water experts maintain a very special —
and secret — recipe for saltwater. Don’t ask, it’s not for sale.
The 220-square-foot overhead viewing panel is the
single largest, free span acrylic piece ever produced by its
manufacturer, Nippura.
Manta’s 3,000 fish and rays eat almost 300 pounds of
food each day. In comparison, Shamu eats close to that each day,
too.
