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You are here: Home / News / Orphek Reef Tour in Japan – Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo – Jellyfish, part II.

April 19, 2017

Orphek Reef Tour in Japan – Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo – Jellyfish, part II.

(If you did not read Orphek Reef Tour to Japan – Sumida Aquarium Part I click on the link to read now).

Tokyo Skytree Town
Tokyo Skytree Town

Continuing our visit inside the Sumida Aquarium we left the fresh water tanks to dive into the ocean in an area called Cradle of Life – memories of a water where we found the jellyfish.

Jellyfish are believed to have remained unchanged for the past several 100 million years, with a beautiful other-worldly appearance evoking memories of the distant aquatic past.

In the Sumida Aquarium there are tanks of all sizes with different species of jellyfish, from moonjelly, sea nettles and tiny tiny little dudes…and these gently pulsating creatures amazed and relaxed us in a very hypnotic way. After running from one side to another in Tokyo that was for sure a perfect way to end our busy day!

Moonjelly structure
Moonjelly structure
LIfe cycle of a moonjelly
LIfe cycle of a moonjelly

Too bad that they did not have the giant stomophulus nomurai – a jellyfish that can weight as much as 150k. We were hoping to see one at least… These jellyfish invades the Japanese shores sometimes. By the way, jellyfish is integrated in the eating habits of the Japanese. They were sold dried in every market we visited.

Dried jellyfish
Dried jellyfish

But we were mesmerized anyways by the beautifully displayed numerous jellyfish that were swimming as if floating in tanks of all sizes to create a spectacle that transported us into an extraordinary journey.

Jellyfish display Sumida Aquarium
Jellyfish display Sumida Aquarium

Sumida Aquarium has also set up a lab at three locations inside the building in order to bring visitors closer to aquatic life. At each lab, visitors can communicate in various ways with aquarium keeping staff, in addition to observing aquarium keepers at work, as well as aquarium keeping equipment and facilities. This experience offers visitors’ understanding of aquatic life and more ways to enjoy the aquarium.

At the AQUA LAB visitors can observe each stage of the growth process of jellyfish at all phases of life. Explanations of the behavior of jellyfish and sea anemone are also provided. Unfortunately we did not get any explanation because we got to the aquarium one hour before closing so they were already cleaning and organizing it to close for the day.

If you love jellyfish you will be thrilled to learn that our Atlantik V4 has a jellyfish mode developed to enhance their beauty and provide them a natural environment to grow safely.
 
If you wish to know more details about our newest Atlantik V4 before contacting us please check: ATLANTIK V4

Orphek also offer a slim line that it is a perfect solution for jellyfish tanks. Please click here to know more about the product.

We also were part of a very cool project developed by Reef Creation, for a company called Festo, displaying robotic jellyfish. Since high end technology was displayed in this expo, orphek was immediately considered for the project. If you are curious to see please click on the link ROBOTIC JELLYFISH

If you are in any country around the globe and you are also wishing to:

  • Improve the quality of life of your corals and marine species, including jellyfish
  • Install a neat and easy to clean fixture
  • Own not only a conceptual design LED light solution, but a true color & growth technology

We will be very happy to find the best Orphek LED Lights for your tank.

Email us to  contact@orphek.com and we will help get you started! You can also reach us by filling our form.

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