Local builder’s project to be on national TV
News from Weatherford Democrat:
WEATHERFORD — Residents can view the work of Aledo resident and prominent local builder Greg Barron on Animal Planet Friday in an episode of the new series, Tanked.
The show, which airs at 8 p.m., will feature a 75,000-gallon saltwater aquarium that Fort Worth based GL Barron included when the company designed and built Inspiring Body of Christ Church, a $ 40 million facility in South Dallas.
Church goers enter the building’s massive sanctuary through one of two tunnels in the 10-foot wide, 90-foot long slightly bowed aquarium wall, Barron said.
More than 80 species of fish swim along both sides and overhead.
The seamless Plexiglas tank is so large that it requires three full-time caretakers and is governed by state regulations, Barron said.
Two other tanks, shaped like cylinders, rise one-and-a-half stories by IBOC’s side entrances.
GL Barron may not even be mentioned in “Tanked,” Barron said, which showcases the projects of Acrylic Tank Manufac…………… continues on Weatherford Democrat
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In the same mould as the private jet, Bentley or villa, the aquarium is the new status symbol. Nicolette Craig tries to discover why the A-listers now covet fish and water.
Keeping an aquarium wasn’t always the coolest of hobbies — but in the last 10 years or so a showpiece fish tank has become one extravagant way of illustrating your wealth.
Search on the Internet for celebrity fish tank owners and a huge list includes Madonna, Mariah Carey, Sandra Bullock, Jim Carrey and Ivana Trump. PFK recently featured the AquaVista Dinosaur g…………… continues on Practical Fishkeeping
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