| Reef HQ | |
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 ReefHQ Aquarium, Townsville, Queensland Australia | |
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| 19°15′28″S 146°49′26″E / 19.2577°S 146.8238°E | |
| Date opened | 14 June 1987[1] |
| Date closed | 2021 (temporary; expected reopening in 2026)[2] |
| Location | Townsville, Queensland,  Australia |
| Volume of largest tank | 2,600,000 L (up to 3 million lt after water intake) |
| Annual visitors | 100,000 |
| Owner | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| Website | www |
Reef HQ (typeset as ReefHQ) is the world's largest living coral reef aquarium.[3] It is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The Coral Reef Exhibit has 130 coral species and 120 fish species along with hundreds of species of sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, feather stars, snails, worms and sponges.
Reef HQ closed in 2021 and a new aquarium is expected to open at the site in 2026.[2]
- ^ HQ, Reef. "About Us". www.reefhq.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Reef HQ Townsville aquarium to be demolished as Reef Authority scraps refurbishment". ABC News. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ HQ, Reef. "Home". www.reefhq.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.