Most aquariums located on a coast don't use the water. It's usually too polluted. Most have to use [the product] 'Instant Ocean,' you have to make the water.

We respect the water, and use the water. We don't just let it go down the drain. We treat this water like gold. The only water loss is evaporation.

We tried to use music and drama -- theater as well as science -- to achieve that connection.

It's not a guessing game. Most aquariums are linear — you walk on one path, one way. We chose to be nonlinear. You come into a central area, and then you make the choice of where you want to go.

It's not a guessing game. Most aquariums are linear — you walk on one path, one way. We chose to be nonlinear. You come into a central area, and then you make the choice of where you want to go.

We've had over 300,000 people since it opened. We're very pleased with it. People have already come from all over the world - Japan, Europe, Mexico. It's not just the typical snowbirds from Michigan.