UShaka Marine World

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Hey guys

Thought you would like to see some pics of the "Behind the scenes" tour that the Durban Reef Club had at Ushaka Marine world in Durban, South Africa last year.

Start off with some pics of their tanks...

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The chillers that run their tanks

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The ship that contains a lot of the tanks

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Some of the attractions

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This was one of their big hospital tanks, this one housed a turtle with an injured flipper.

First pic shows some of the Durban Reef Club Boys

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The viewing panel for the tank that houses sharks and where members of the public can do cage dives

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Alan going for a swim

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Reckless going for a swim

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The workings of uShaka

Electrical Cables

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Control Panel / DB Board

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This was our tour guide, Leslie, on the right in the blue shirt, lovely lady :)

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That's all :D
 
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Hey I remeber these.. That was a good tour.
I think the D.R.C should arrange another one later this year ;)
 
I reckon thats a gr8 idea, was alot of fun. Who gets to hold Reckless's hand this time in the shark tank?
 
Great pics! Cant believe the size of those skimmers!!!!!

Wonder how they 'clean the cup' (rofl)
 
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Thumbs up for the guys that work there. Nice to work with so huge size equipment.
 
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