Stella Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 On Saturday I visited the Kaikoura Marine Aquarium, after having read this article a little while ago: http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/kaikoura/7571361/Marine-aquarium-expands It is very new, very DIY and very much a work in progress, but at $2 entry you can't be disappointed! And it makes it easy to go back again and again to see how it is coming along. The girl running it, Megan, has got so much passion and drive to make things happen, that she just DID IT, and started up in a shipping container. She has already have TEN THOUSAND VISITORS and been open just under a year! Megan is basically my new hero, and my mind is now churning with how to do something similar. Especially after having seen Navarre's insulated-shipping-container-fishroom yesterday. I am now imagining a public native freshwater aquarium, starting in one shipping container and eventually expanding to have several, paint the outsides with fishy murals, a huge watertank for recirculation and keeping the temperature stable, get some native trees growing outside and me sitting with my laptop and writing books in between showing visitors through! !drool: http://www.marineaquarium.co.nz/ The website could do with some help, and left of these useful details, which thankfully another site listed: Wakatu Quay, Kaikoura (at the end of the wharf, follow the signs) Winter hours Mon to Fri 11am - 3pm Sat/Sun 11am - 4pm Now, this place is run on the smell of an oily rag and donations, sponsorship etc is important to help it grow. If you are having a clear out or upgrade or got some aquarium bits and pieces your partner wants gone, do consider contacting Megan and seeing if it would be useful for her. :mbh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 On Saturday I visited the Kaikoura Marine Aquarium, after having read this article a little while ago: http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/kaikoura/7571361/Marine-aquarium-expands It is very new, very DIY and very much a work in progress, but at $2 entry you can't be disappointed! And it makes it easy to go back again and again to see how it is coming along. The girl running it, Megan, has got so much passion and drive to make things happen, that she just DID IT, and started up in a shipping container. She has already have TEN THOUSAND VISITORS and been open just under a year! Megan is basically my new hero, and my mind is now churning with how to do something similar. Especially after having seen Navarre's insulated-shipping-container-fishroom yesterday. I am now imagining a public native freshwater aquarium, starting in one shipping container and eventually expanding to have several, paint the outsides with fishy murals, a huge watertank for recirculation and keeping the temperature stable, get some native trees growing outside and me sitting with my laptop and writing books in between showing visitors through! !drool: http://www.marineaquarium.co.nz/ The website could do with some help, and left of these useful details, which thankfully another site listed: Now, this place is run on the smell of an oily rag and donations, sponsorship etc is important to help it grow. If you are having a clear out or upgrade or got some aquarium bits and pieces your partner wants gone, do consider contacting Megan and seeing if it would be useful for her. :mbh: It's awesome right! I popped in while on a marine ecology field trip, there are some AMAZING fishies in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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