Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world

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  1. Matt Rogers

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    Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan has a main tank called the "Kuroshio Sea" which holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.


    http://staging.vimeo.com/5606758


    Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
     
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  2. oceanparadise1

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    That is insane!!!
     
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  3. hydrojeff

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    beautiful.
     
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  4. zjpeter

    zjpeter Ritteri Anemone

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    amazing video and a great song. that just made the list of places to visit before i die. what do you suppose it would cost to let me dive in there? i would totally try to ride a whale shark
     
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  5. Otty

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    Now that is a fish tank.......Tangster could use one of them.
     
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    if i went there .. i am not sure that i would ever leave...

    You see the divers on the bottom ..?? they looked like ants compared the fish...
     
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    wow ...
     
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    Oh no you di-ent! :D
     
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  9. Arkamaic

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    That would be so amazing to visit..
     
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  10. loneracer05

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    i have a tank planned about that size for my future apartment its not really all that big ;) lol jkjk ...holllllyyyy long horn cow fish thats awsome
     
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