Last year ATL’s technical teams completed works on the new American dream aquarium. Located in the American Dream edutainment mall in Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey this is the latest SEALIFE project. ATL were entrusted to deliver the entire aquarium displays package. This package involved many new exciting aquarium tank designs as well as some of the more staple family friendly favorites.

the kids coral kingdom tunnel tank in progress

the mangrove tunnel display

All of our displays were designed and manufactured in house at ATL. Where possoible the tanks were manufactured as complete unit but where size did others in sections due their overall size.

loading the American Dream aquarium shoaling tank

All of the tanks and components were then loaded into shipping containers and delivered into the American Dream aquarium site. Our technicians worked closely with a team of local representatives to ensure the safe installation and assembly of our tanks into final location.

Once of ATL’s sectional tank in position

As well as the stand alone aquarium displays ATL also manufactured installed and sealed the large ocean tank viewing panels for the American dream aquarium project.

180 degree tunnels for american dream aquarium

The acrylic viewing panels for the sites largest tank, the ocean display, included a 270 degree walk through acrylic tunnel, 180 degree walk through acrylic tunnels, large blown acrylic domes and large flat acrylic theatre windows. Acrylic deliveries into an under construction mall requires very careful planning and co ordination with local contractors and product handling specialists.

A significant part of this project was the production of the in tank decor and theming. This was a quite unique brief and nothing quite like any other SEALIFE project to date for us.

Theming produced by ATL creative team

Working closely with the clients own creative teams, ATL’s team of creatives rose to the challenge and delivered a stunning set of results. Throughout the exhibition area the exhibits include quirky features incorporated into the typical tank back drops. Such was the unique content that we had to undertake significant R & D and evaluate different production techniques.

In tank theming ATL

For example in addition to more conventional geological rock forms the ocean tank includes a series of scaled versions of famous New York skyline building features, all with a subtle twist of added quirkiness. The Empire Skate building, Whaledorf Astoria, Coraliser, Fishlife Building, Brooklyn Bridge and even a statue of Liberty all provide a very stylized view of New Yorks most iconic landmarks.

Waldorf Astoria building

American dream aquarium theming

ATL theming

Themed feature in progress

ATL building features

This was a really enjoyable project and presented our team with many new challenges.

ATL octopus tank

As ever we delivered another amazing SEALIFE project often referred to as the American dream aquarium. The planned aquarium opening was delayed until earlier this summer due to the effects of the global pandemic. More details can be viewed online or by clicking this

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