A&E Toledo Zoo aquarium grand reopening Published on March 27, 2015 | Updated 8:57 p. m. Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print David Gauthier, 9, Chelsea, Mich., gets a thumbs up from zoo aquarist Dennis Law as he scuba dives in the 90,000 gallon reef. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Ron Hanna, Rudolph Libbe senior project manager for the new aquarium at the Toledo Zoo, checks out the Gulf of Mexico tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image A diver makes the first public dive. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Ashley McGilvery, Waterville, right, dances with her son Ethan, 5, as her daughter Emily, 2, dances with the children's grandmother Judy Kampfer, as they listen to musing before the event. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Lizzie Nuhfer, center, and Kiki Haney, right, both students at Toledo School for the Arts, dance holding jelly fish during the event. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Lucas County Commissioner Carol Contrada and Toledo Mayor Paula Hick-Hudson cut a ribbon as Al Stroucken, left, Chairman and CEO of Owens-Illinois and Jeff Sailer, CEO/Executive Director of the Toledo Zoo, look on. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image A visitor tries the touch tank as a southern stingray, yellow stingray and horseshoe crab swim past. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Young visitors watch a diver feed fish in the 90,000 gallon reef tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image A southern stingray elicits smiles from William Ryan, 5, left, Anna Ritter, 4, Azhina Allen, 4, parent Caryn Tanner and Olivia Freytag, 5. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image A young visitor watches a diver feed fish in the 90,000 gallon reef tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Ayden Davis, 5, left, and his sister Brooke Davis, 8, Defiance, view the 90,000 gallon reef tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Mason Stites, 4, holds his new stuffed shark as his father Jason Stites zips up his coat after the pair from Defiance toured the new aquarium. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Moon jellies swim in a tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image A bignose unicornfish swims past in the 90,000 gallon reef tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Patrons crowd around the touch tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Pam Connell and her sons Ben, 3, left, and Jacob, 5, get a visit from a southern stingray in the touch tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Pacific sea nettles swim in a tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Tink, a green sea turtle, swims in the Gulf of Mexico tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Spencer Toral, Toledo, keeps his five-month-old daughter Quinn warm as Lyn Casye-O'Shea, Oregon, wraps up in a blanket before the event. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Patrons enter the aquarium during the grand reopening. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image A model of a great white shark greets patrons as they enter the aquarium. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Patrons view the Gulf of Mexico tank. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Related Items toledo zoo ,aquarium Recommended for you Click to comment