| A corner aquarium could be a refreshing addition | | | | much in the larger tank. Having more water will |
| to a home or an office. A corner aquarium can | | | | also give you more time to correct anything that |
| become the spot where family members or | | | | is going wrong. Tanks can be purchased from |
| employees go to relax and escape from the | | | | your local fish store, online, or built by a custom |
| problems and pressures their daily life places on | | | | aquarium builder, so one way or another you can |
| them. The corner aquarium can also solve a | | | | have the corner aquarium you dream of. |
| major dilemma for those who may want to have | | | | Corner Aquariums- the Stand |
| an aquarium but cannot find a perfect place to | | | | Water is very heavy, so your corner aquarium will |
| put one. A corner aquarium does not take up as | | | | need adequate support. An aquarium typically |
| much space as other shapes and types. A corner | | | | weighs at least 10 pounds per gallon. Thus a big |
| aquarium can also be placed in an area that is | | | | 55-gallon aquarium could weigh 550 pounds! |
| often just empty space because nothing else | | | | Typically, corner aquariums are small enough to |
| quite fits. Who doesn't enjoy the sight of graceful | | | | be placed on sturdy furniture or desks, but you |
| fish swimming in the crystal clear water of a | | | | may want to consider a custom stand not only |
| luxurious aquarium? People who thought they did | | | | because it is designed to bear the weight but also |
| not have room for an aquarium before should | | | | because aesthetically a corner aquarium on a |
| consider situating their aquarium in the corner of a | | | | corner stand is typically more pleasing. Regardless |
| room. | | | | of whether you use a stand built to hold an |
| Corner Aquariums- the Tank | | | | aquarium or regular furniture, make sure it is level |
| Corner aquariums come in a variety of sizes. | | | | and more than strong enough to hold your tank, |
| They can be made of glass or acrylic. Unless you | | | | and thereby avoid any fish tank tragedies. |
| have sturdy furniture or a sturdy corner aquarium | | | | The Joy of Having A Corner Aquarium |
| stand, an acrylic corner aquarium is probably | | | | A lot of thought, preparation and effort go into |
| better than glass. Acrylic will be lighter, stronger, | | | | putting together a first-rate aquarium. Ideally you |
| and more durable than glass. On the other hand, | | | | will build an aquarium that matches your house or |
| an acrylic aquarium will scratch much more easily | | | | apartment's décor, provides an interesting |
| and can be very difficult to repair when scratched. | | | | variety of aquatic life, and satisfies your aesthetic |
| Typical sizes are 10, 20, 29, 30, 40, 50, 55 gallons | | | | sense. |
| and larger. With the caveat that corner aquariums | | | | Seeing the colorful fish glide through their silent, |
| cannot be so heavy they break the furniture | | | | lush miniature undersea world, almost like dancers |
| intended to hold them, the standard aquarium | | | | in a tiny ballet, can be the perfect calming |
| axiom applies-the bigger the tank the better, | | | | influence after a hectic and stressful day of work. |
| because a larger aquarium will tend to have much | | | | For this reason one often finds aquariums not |
| more stable water conditions. Compare a | | | | only in homes but also in the waiting rooms of |
| five-gallon tank to a 55-gallon tank. The five-gallon | | | | doctors and dentists, in physiotherapy or massage |
| corner aquarium tank may fluctuate in | | | | therapy rooms, hospitals and psychiatric clinics, |
| temperature as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit | | | | and even prisons. |
| daily whereas the temperature won't fluctuate as | | | | |