Scheels Sporting Goods, Springfield, IL
The Tank
This acrylic aquarium installation at Scheels in Springfield, IL centers on a double-arched, 16,000-gallon saltwater tank supported by three 2.5-inch acrylic columns. The tank measures 43 feet wide by 13 feet tall, is built from 25,000 pounds of acrylic, and weighs 120,000 pounds when filled. Getting the placement of the top tank exact was critical to the design — it’s now home to more than 250 tropical fish alongside over 650 species of coral reef.
A Signature Store Entrance
The aquarium sits at the main entrance of Scheels’ 230,000-square-foot Springfield store, greeting shoppers before they reach the store’s other signature attractions, including a 65-foot indoor Ferris wheel.
ASI worked alongside project designer ICM and acrylic manufacturer Reynolds Polymer to ensure the tank’s placement was exact — a demanding standard for a display piece of this size.