TV Tank Builders go Big with Octaform

LARGEST TANK YET FOR ANIMAL PLANET SHOW

On a weekly basis, the folks at Acrylic Tank Manufacturing build some of the strangest and most extravagant custom aquariums in the world. Their work can be seen in zoos, casinos, theme parks and for four seasons now, on their own television show, ‘Tanked‘.

WHEN FACED WITH THE CHALLENGE OF BUILDING A 250,000 GALLON SET OF CONNECTING SHARK TANKS FOR A NEW FLORIDA AQUARIUM, THEY TURNED TO OCTAFORM TO FORM AND PROTECT THE CONCRETE WALLS.

Featuring this week on the show (The episode, ‘Pipe Dreams’ airs Friday, October 24 on Animal Planet), this set of tanks is the centerpiece for the brand new Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters.

A truly immersive experience, these tanks let visitors get right in the water with exotic marine creatures to ‘experience the thriving ecosystem in the aquarium environment’. Oh, and one more thing… YOU CAN FEED THE SHARKS. 

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Building this ‘experience’ called for two watertight concrete tanks separated by an acrylic divider. The tanks needed to be durable and but they also needed to accommodate the unique design and openings that were crucial to the experience of the visitors brave enough to enter the tanks and the ones that prefer to stay dry. For this, they chose Octaform Finished Concrete Forms (FCF).

Read: Aquarium Creates An Immersive Experience With New Octaform Tanks

Octaform FCFs form and protect concrete in one step. The smooth, food-safe panels assemble on site and are filled with concrete. The forms then remain in place protecting the concrete with a built-in PVC membrane that is watertight and fish friendly.

Octaform formwork is particularly suited for aquaculture tanks but it is also used to form and protect concrete in many of the most challenging environments in the world from applications in agriculture and biogas to commercial buildings and car washes.

‘TANKED’ FEATURING FLORIDA KEYS AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS
AIRS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 ON ANIMAL PLANET