Aquatic wildlife discovery pool

Abstract

An aquatic wildlife discovery pool provides a swimming pool where swimmers can explore and discover various types of live aquatic wildlife. The aquatic wildlife discovery pool may comprise one or more aquariums at its walls to give swimmers the impression that they are swimming with the aquatic wildlife. In addition, one or more aquariums may be at the floor of the pool to allow swimmers to dive downward to discover aquatic wildlife at the bottom of the aquatic wildlife discovery pool.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An aquatic wildlife discovery pool comprising:
 a plurality of transparent walls;   a floor having one or more open portions, wherein the plurality of transparent walls and floor are configured to hold pool water for one or more swimmers to swim therein; and   a plurality of aquariums containing water and one or more types of aquatic wildlife;   wherein the plurality of aquariums are visible through the plurality of transparent walls and the one or more open portions.   
     
     
         2 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transparent walls are made from the plurality of aquariums. 
     
     
         3 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 1 , wherein an aquarium of the plurality of aquariums is at each of the one or more open portions. 
     
     
         4 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 1  further comprising a magnifying lens or window at the one or more open portions. 
     
     
         5 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 1 , wherein a first type of aquatic wildlife is at the floor and a second distinct type of aquatic wildlife is at the walls of the aquatic wildlife discovery pool, each type of aquatic wildlife contained within one of the plurality of aquariums. 
     
     
         6 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 1 , wherein the aquatic wildlife discovery pool has a shallow end and a deep end. 
     
     
         7 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 6 , wherein a first type of aquatic wildlife is at the shallow end and a second distinct type of aquatic wildlife is at the deep end of the aquatic wildlife discovery pool, each type of aquatic wildlife contained within one of the plurality of aquariums. 
     
     
         8 . A pool-based aquatic attraction comprising:
 a swimming pool having at least one transparent wall formed by at least one first aquarium, and a floor, wherein pool water is contained within the swimming pool and aquarium water is contained within the first aquarium;   one or more second aquariums at the floor of the swimming pool, the one or more second aquariums also containing aquarium water; and   one or more openings in the floor of the swimming pool configured to permit viewing of the one or more second aquariums though the floor;   wherein the pool water is configured to allow swimmers to swim therein and the aquarium water has aquatic wildlife therein.   
     
     
         9 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 8 , wherein the aquarium water is salt water and the pool water is not. 
     
     
         10 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 8  further comprising a first water filtration and circulation mechanism attached to the one or more first and second aquariums, and a second water filtration and circulation mechanism attached to the swimming pool. 
     
     
         11 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 8  further comprising one or more magnifying lenses at the one or more openings. 
     
     
         12 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 8  further comprising one or more windows at the one or more openings. 
     
     
         13 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one first aquarium contains a first type of aquatic wildlife, and the one or more second aquariums contain a second distinct type of aquatic wildlife. 
     
     
         14 . The aquatic wildlife discovery pool of  claim 13 , wherein the first type of aquatic wildlife swims but the second type of aquatic wildlife does not. 
     
     
         15 . A method for discovering aquatic wildlife comprising:
 providing a swimming pool comprising at least one transparent wall, wherein a first aquarium is at the at least one transparent wall;   providing a floor to the swimming pool having one or more openings therein;   installing one or more second aquariums at the one or more openings of the floor, wherein the one or more second aquariums are visible at the one or more openings;   adding aquatic wildlife to the first aquarium and the one or more second aquariums;   filling the swimming pool with pool water to allow swimming therein such that one or more swimmers may dive to the floor of the swimming pool to view the aquatic wildlife within the one or more second aquariums;   wherein the aquatic wildlife at the one or more second aquariums is obscured by the pool water from the deck of the swimming pool.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein a first type of aquatic wildlife is at the first aquarium and a second distinct type of aquatic wildlife is at the one or more second aquariums. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising installing one or more magnifying lenses at the one or more openings. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising connecting a first filtration system to the swimming pool and connecting a second filtration system to the first and second aquariums. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising forming a shallow end and a deep end for the swimming pool. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein a first type of aquatic wildlife is added to the one or more second aquariums at the shallow end, and a second type of aquatic wildlife is added to the one or more second aquariums at the deep end.