Keeping pets, like many things, can be quite the double edged sword. On the one hand they can make great companions and be lots of fun but, on the other, some are noisy, messy and take a great deal of looking after.
A home aquarium is a different story. Not only can you have pets that can be left alone while you go on a weekend break but fish won’t bite the mail man either. Better still, in many aquarium aficionados’ eyes their fishes’ home is actually a marvellous addition to your home’s d?�cor.
For years luxury hotels and restaurants have been using built in, rather than free standing aquariums to house their fish. Now that trend is moving into residential homes as well.
There are two basic types of wall aquariums for home installation. The first option is to buy a tank that attaches to the wall in much the same way as a plasma TV does. If this idea appeals to you it is a fairly inexpensive solution but just make sure you hire a professional to install it. If the wall you choose is not strong enough to hold the tank the results could be disastrous, for both your home and the poor fish.
A slightly more expensive but often more secure and attractive solution is to build the aquarium into the wall itself. When a professional remodeling contractor or carpenter replaces part of the wall to accommodate the aquarium the results are usually stunning. People can easily view the fish and their habitat from both sides, and also in some cases look through the aquarium itself to see the room on the other side.
