Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) has confirmed that Phuket Aquarium renovation project that cost 2.2 million-baht scheduled to finish this month.

Bangkok-based Aquatic Company began repainting the facility on February 22, said one of PMBC officer, Surapong Banjongma-nee. It involved draining the large viewing tank with a glass walk-through viewing tunnel, as well as work on five smaller tanks.

“The paint on the back wall started to peel and wasn’t very beautiful. It needed to be fixed,” Mr Surapong said.

The smaller tanks have been repaired and are in the water-testing stage while work continues on the larger tank, where lights are now being installed, he said.

Later this week the project will proceed to the fulfillment of larger aquarium with water and let it sit in for a while before draining it again. It is important to do that a few times in order to flush out unwanted chemicals and odors.

“The construction will finish on July 21, but we have to make sure the quality of water is high. After that we can release the animals in the water, probably by the end of the month,” said Mr Surapong.

Whilst the project was still running, some sections of Phuket Aquarium remain open to visitors.

News by Phuket Gazette