High aquarium - the main decoration of any home or office

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

High aquariums in the interior look very impressive, they resemble towers. They were invented about sixty years ago to decorate small rooms. Most often they are placed in apartments, private houses and small offices.

They make quite interesting installations, silent, but at the same time relaxing, which is important for residents of modern cities.

Correct lighting

At the moment, technological progress has reached such a level that the body of tall aquariums is made of acrylic in the form of cylinders. The top is covered with a matte gloss. With the right lighting, all the attention of the observer is riveted to the center of the aquarium, and he does not try to see what is happening there at the top.

A photo of a tall aquarium in the interior can be seen below.

Additions and accessories

A vertical aquarium, like any home-type indoor pond, has many hidden elements, such as a bottom filter or compressor. also ina set for a high aquarium should include lighting elements, decorative ornaments, artificial algae that stretch upwards. Moreover, each buyer has the right to free rigging, installation and autorun.

When buying a high aquarium, you can choose the finishing material. Here the choice is quite large. It can be inexpensive black acrylic, and artificial stone, and veneer, and natural tropical wood. By the way, teak, wenge or rosewood are most often used for such finishes.

Fish for vertical aquarium

The Tall Aquarium is an unusual design product. Unfortunately, only cichlids can live in such a house. The fact is that other fish will not be able to live in such an aquarium due to the fact that they will have little space. And the complete absence of natural algae will lead to their rapid extinction. So you should not buy "intelligent" fish.

But the fish that swim in flocks is ideal. You can also let goldfish in here, they also fit perfectly into this environment.

Decorate any home

Water in a tall cylindrical aquarium perfectly refracts daylight. This option is well suited for rooms in which there are many corners and little space. Glare falling on the walls visually increases the area, and if you launch sucker catfish into a vertical aquarium, then, thanks to the convex shape of the glass, they will appear larger.

Such decorations fit perfectly into the interiorFrench and Japanese style, as well as Art Nouveau. Tall aquarium prices start at $900.

Corner aquariums

The corner high aquarium is just a godsend for lovers of home waters. After all, they take up very little space, but at the same time they will enliven any housing. But like all interior items, such tanks have both pros and cons:

• Such a tall aquarium can be installed in any room. Now you can choose any design and equipment.
• Corner vertical aquarium saves space well. They do not require a separate place for them. That is why they are chosen not only by beginners, but also by experienced aquarists.
• A tank of this type can be adjusted to any size of the room. After all, it becomes in the corner of the room, which helps to save space.

But there are some drawbacks. For example, corner aquariums require additional lighting. That is why there are problems with the choice of location and installation.

In any case, this design has a seam, and it is located in a hard-to-reach place. Therefore, if a leak forms at the junction, then it will be very difficult to eliminate it. Therefore, it is better to follow the tips of specialists and periodically inspect in order to detect a leak in time.

Huge cylindrical aquarium

Many people will be surprised by this fact, but the tallest aquarium in the world is located in Moscow, in the shopping and entertainment center on Khodynka field. Its uniqueness was confirmedspecial visiting commission.

The peculiarity of this cylindrical structure lies in its height (23 meters). It turned out to be the tallest aquarium of its kind in the world. So now he is officially recognized in the Guinness Book of Records.

This masterpiece was designed and installed by International Concept Manegement. This tall aquarium is supported by acrylic rings with a diameter of 6 meters. This foundation made it possible to build a reservoir with a volume of 650 cubic meters. But most of the aquarium is occupied by artificial decorations, so the usable volume of water remains almost half as much - 370 cubic meters. Two and a half thousand fish can live in such an artificial reservoir.

Now this tall aquarium is home to 60 species of fish. Most of them are inhabitants of coral reefs. They were specially selected according to the principle of coexistence among themselves and the ability to adapt to artificially created conditions. If the living creatures are properly looked after, then the majority of the inhabitants of the aquarium will be able to live 25 years.