S.E.A. Aquarium!

After a long week of studying and sightseeing I finally have a chance to write about what I saw!  First up is the S.E.A aquarium on Sentosa Island.

The S.E.A aquarium is the largest oceanarium in the world (by water volume) and boasts some superb marine life.  This place has it all jellyfish (now called sea jellies), sharks, puffer fish, eels, oh and a half a giant boat.  The boat is a replica of an old pirate ship and is so large that it had to be cut in half.  To give you an idea of the size, it could comfortably house several giraffes.  Unfortunately that part of the tour was very crowded and pictures did not happen.  However, I snapped plenty of photos and movies of the aquarium.

There were several example of rock and boat based coral environments that were massive.  Above is a close in shot of the exhibit below.

Not only were there these types of gorgeous installations there were also the obligatory tunnels.

Unfortunately, due to my near total ignorance of my own digital camera and the crowded conditions most of my pictures aren't really worth showing off.  However, I did manage to capture a few good shots of the sea jellies.

While the aquarium/oceanarium offered a stunning array of marine life, the best feature by far was the enormous viewing panel.  It is 118 feet by 27 feet.  Or in other words, absolutely huge.  Even fully zoomed out I couldn't make the whole panel fit in my picture.

Fun fact.  If you have money to burn you can actually stay in a room that looks directly into the massive aquarium.  Honeymoon ideas anyone?  Filling the tank it a large variety of colorful fish, but my favorite had to be the three sting rays.  Those big boys/girls were such show offs.

Of course the aquarium saved the best for last.  The Shark Tunnel!

After our visit to the aquarium we wondered around Resort World a bit before heading home.  The most impressive of all the Sentosa sites had to be the giant Merlion statue.  Sadly it does not breathe fire, although it really should.