Commercial Aquarium Projects
RedFin have designed and built exciting aquariums for a range of different commercial customers such as casinos, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls. A selection of RedFin’s custom aquarium projects are showcased below.
FRESHWATER PLANTED AQUARIUM
DIMENSIONS: 5M (L) X 2M (W) X 4M (H)
LOCATION: Confidential
COMPLETED: 2024
BRIEF: We have worked on a freshwater planted aquarium measuring 5m by 2m by 4m tall, with a water volume of 28,000 liters, for an exclusive private client. And it has a custom built state-of-the-art filtration system.
Emirates Tower
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
BRIEF: Design and installation of an acrylic cylinder aquarium for an office in Dubai. The aquarium has a custom built artificial coral reef with wide range of fish.
The Pet Shop, DIP
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
BRIEF: Design and install coral theming, lighting and filtration for a large cylinder shaped aquarium at a pet super store in DIP area, Dubai
MGM VIP Suites
LOCATION: Macau, China
BRIEF: Design, construct and install 5 large diamond shaped aquariums.
Each 1.5 meter tall aquarium holds over 1000 liters of water (260 gallons). The front and back panels of each tank are custom milled out of a single thick block of acrylic to give the effect of a cut diamond.
COMPLETED: 2021
RECORDING STUDIO AQUARIUM
LOCATION: England
BRIEF: Design and construct a large rectangular aquarium for saltwater fish in partnership with ViDERE Aquariums.
The aquarium is designed to have two acrylic front panels with a space in between. The aquarium was engineered to allow the a vacuum to be created between the two front panels protecting the fish from loud music played in the recording studio area.
COMPLETED: 2020
JELLYFISH CYLINDER AQUARIUM
LOCATION: London, England
BRIEF: Design and construct a large jellyfish cylinder aquarium for an office in London. The aquarium must incorporate a compact filtration system underneath the tank and an custom built colour changing LED lighting system to illuminate the jellyfish. Installation and ongoing maintenance was provided by Aquatica World.
COMPLETED: 2019
HOSPITAL AQUARIUM FEATURE
LOCATION: Al Salam Hospital, Kuwait
BRIEF: Construction or three large acrylic aquariums. Design, Theming, LSS and other works completed by Aquamarine Group.
COMPLETED: 2019
SHOPPING MALL CYLINDER AQUARIUMS
LOCATION: Shopping Mall, Xi’an, China
Brief: Custom design and build four acrylic cylinder shaped aquariums for a new shopping mall in China. Each aquarium contains a wide range of reef fish and a custom built artificial coral display.
COMPLETED: 2019
RESTAURANT AQUARIUM FEATURES
LOCATION: Okku Restaurant, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Brief: RedFin worked in partnership with Red Sea Aquariums to deliver 3 large custom aquariums for a prominent restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The jellyfish can be viewed from both sides of the aquariums and the largest two tanks have viewing windows measuring 1.4 meters high by 2 meters wide.
A custom built lighting system, filtration system and aluminium stand was provided with each aquarium.
COMPLETED: 2018
CASINO AQUARIUM FEATURE
Location: Saipan
Brief: Design, build, ship and install two 5 meter wide curved acrylic aquariums designed to house live reef species.
Status: Built and shipped. Awaiting installation
NIGHTCLUB JELLYFISH AQUARIUM FEATURE
Location: Reign Nightclub, London
Brief: Design and build a large jellyfish aquarium for a VIP area of one of London’s most prominent nightclubs. RedFin worked in partnership on this project with Charterhouse Aquatics. Charterhouse installed and stocked the aquarium and built the life support system.
Completed: 2017
CASINO ARTIFICIAL REEF AQUARIUM
Location: Macau Casino
Brief: Design, build and install a 3.2 meter artificial reef aquarium for a casino in Macau.
Completed: 2016
