Wayde King is an American entrepreneur and a Television personality. He is co-owner of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing(ATM) in Las Vegas, Nevada. He started the business venture (ATM) with his brother in law Brett Raymer in 1997 and since the family-run operation has bloomed gaining the reputation as one of the biggest aquarium manufacturing company in United States. Wayde, on the other hand, is famous for Animal Planet show “Tanked” (2011). He is also credited for appearances in TV shows such as  America’s Cutest (2009) and Monster Garage (2002).

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Early Life and Education

Wayde was born on September 19, 1969, in Long Island, New York. He was raised alongside his five sisters. His parents worked as fish dealers which helped him develop an early interest in the fishes. He would spend time watching different beautiful fishes in tanks lying around the basement of his home. Also, he would provide helping hand to his parents in work.

By the age of 14, his biological father and mother had divorced, and he was living with stepfather, Shelly. Shelly had a commercial service company in New York which provided cleaning Aquariums alongside other services. The father-son duo would travel from the city to the island to different restaurants and hotels cleaning aquariums.

Growing up, he was determined to shape up his career. Instead of looking for a more conventional way of learning he chose to join the school which implemented real life skills. He attended machinist school- American Institute for Tooling to become a Diamond cutter. There he learned to use machines and different hand co-ordination techniques. His education timeline includes Attending Commack North School of Hard Rocks before joining America Institute of Diamond cutting.