I don't think it is just a matter of taste, I mean Kudos for using natural seawater, however this might have something to do with why they don't have a larger enclosure by now, depending on the extent of the supply. If their equipment only allows them to pump in a finite amount per day/tide, this may need to be shared between aquarium tanks and pools. The system may only have been designed for the volumes of aquaria/pools present at the site when it was installed. Having worked in an establishment where seawater was pumped in from the beach, the downside was that replacing water in tanks and pools always had to be very strictly rationed, and there was never any scope to add large exhibits reliant on the same supply. If a member of staff overfed or an exhibit became dirtied in some other way, it caused a strain on the water quality of the other exhibits, but part of this was due to very basic filtration systems admittedly.
I completely agree with the point however that, provided the water is changed regularly enough, the quality from the system they have would be fantastic for penguins.
I don't think it is just a matter of taste, I mean Kudos for using natural seawater, however this might have something to do with why they don't have a larger enclosure by now, depending on the extent of the supply. If their equipment only allows them to pump in a finite amount per day/tide, this may need to be shared between aquarium tanks and pools........
Yes a good point. I have have had some dealings with Natureland in the mid 1970s and have been back a couple of years ago and they have rebuilt and revamped over the years; their large seal pool is in the area were there was at one point two smaller pools. The water supply as I recall goes into the aquarium (large north sea tank) then drops into the seal exhibit then the seal weaning pools and penguins before being discharged into seawater canal that run along Skegness seafront. The use to dump out the pools and clean them every week.
Always like Natureland as they do incredibly good work with seal rescue. A point of interest is that they bred seals in the resident group and these are then weaned and released back to the wild.
