As regular Saltwater Smarts visitors are aware, The Toledo Zoo’s Aquarium closed October 1, 2012 for a $25.5 million renovation and the new Aquarium is scheduled to open in 2015. Since the renovation began, one of the common questions visitors ask is, “What exhibits and animals will the new Aquarium have?”
To help answer that question, I’m examining the new exhibits through a series of posts. My last installment covered the design and livestock of thePacific Rainbow Reef exhibit。这次，我想在Pacific Reef Crest和Lagoon展品上散发出焦点。
请记住，计划过程是流畅的；在水族馆盛大开放之前，事情会而且会发生变化。此外，展览的名称仅是占位符 - 最终名称可能反映出有用的捐助者或对展览本身更具描述性。
正如海洋水族馆所知道的那样，与鱼甚至其他无脊椎动物相比，活珊瑚需要不同的生命支持设备和较窄的水质参数。即使那样，并非所有珊瑚都是平等的，一个重要的考虑因素是物种之间的“化学病”或化学战的潜力。使用清扫触角之间的珊瑚之间的直接攻击是珊瑚在空间上相互抗争的一种方式，但它们也可以通过将毒素释放到水中来抑制其他珊瑚的生长。
In our previous reef exhibit at the Toledo Zoo, we found that some species of soft coral would cause growth problems in small-polyp stony (SPS) corals. In addition, the SPS corals tend to have more stringent water-quality requirements than many soft corals do. The solution for us was to develop two live coral exhibits: a Reef Crest dominated by SPS corals and a Lagoon exhibit designed to house soft corals and our giantTridacna蛤。
展示: Tropical Pacific Reef Crest
Water type: Tropical marine
Tank volume：2,000加仑
Lighting will be from six 400-watt, 10,000k metal halide pendant fixtures as well as aSolatubelight pipe. Water motion will be from various pumps, including some new smaller-sizedHydrowizards。展览将有一个带有两个大型撇渣器和一个钙反应器的远程底漆。水温将通过连接到建筑物新的地热系统的热交换器来维持。
展示: Tropical Pacific Lagoon
Water type: Tropical marine
Tank volume：2,000加仑
The life-support system will be identical to that of the Tropical Pacific Reef Crest, except the metal halide bulbs may be a lower color temperature and only one protein skimmer will be employed.
The fish in both exhibits will be secondary to the live corals. Selection of the fish will depend on their ability to cohabitate peacefully with the corals. Some fish will also be chosen for their ability to serve a function for the living reef; surgeonfish will eat unwanted algae, while we use copperband butterflyfish to reduce the number of the pest anemoneAiptasia。
照片来源：Toledo Zoo
