Entrance to the Shark Tunnel

One highlight of the Scott Aquarium is an underwater stroll on the ocean floor. Visitors will wind their way through an oval-shaped, 70-foot long, zig-zag acrylic tunnel that takes them past coral heads, canyons and caves. This tunnel, at the bottom of a 17 foot deep exhibit, allows visitors the experience of being on the ocean floor with large sharks and rays swimming past them on two sides and overhead. This system contains over 900,000 gallons of circulating salt water (half is on display, the other half is within the filtration and support systems). The temperature of the water is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. The exhibit can also be seen through a large flat viewing window and a six-foot diameter acrylic bubble inside an underwater cave.

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