"Modern House" ¹2 - 2000



 

Ravil Fakhroutdinov


NONCONVENTIONAL DECISIONS OF THE EXTERNAL DECOR OF THE AQUARIUM



Last years under influence of stereotyped assortment of zoological and furniture shops in social consciousness there was a stereotyped representation about an aquarium as about a rectangular glass box with the black plastic cover, established on a black wooden support. Not trying at all to belittle advantages of similar style in design of aquariums, the author would like to pay attention readers to that fact that other ways of the decision of an external decor of an aquarium are possible also nevertheless.

 

The six-coal aquarium walled in an artificial rock from a natural or artificial stone. Before an aquarium the falls with the closed motion cycle of water and pool for gold fishes with underwater illumination is located. The approach for service is carried out behind.

The triangular aquarium walled in a rock from a natural or artificial stone, decorated with alive or artificial plants. In lateral parts of a rock small pools and the falls supplied with hidden illumination are located. The approach for service is carried out in front.

Aquarium of the classical quadrangular form in a rock from a natural or artificial stone with artificial or alive plants. In a forward part of a rock, under an aquarium, the oblong pool for gold fishes, supplied by internal illumination, and in a lateral part of a composition - a falls is located. The approach for service is carried out in front or behind (from an adjacent room).

The small pentagonal aquarium which has been built in the big rock from a natural or artificial stone, decorated with little conservated coniferous trees, druses of rock crystal and other natural crystals, and also with corals and shells of fossil and modern molluscs. Pool where various fishes and turtles may live, as well as the basic falls,is supplied with system of the hidden color illumination. The approach for service is carried out in front.

Octagonal aquaterrarium on a forged metal table. The structure of the composition includes both alive, and artificial plants. Inside the water-tank the stone rock with a little fountain and an illuminated underwater grotto is located. Lamps for illumination of an aquarium are hiddern among plants. In aquaterrarium may contain both fishes and various amphibious animals: frogs, tritons, crabs, turtles.

Aquaterrarium for various water and amphibious animals. Rocks are made from a natural or artificial stone and decorated with alive or artificial plants. Lamps are disguised among rocks. The composition may be established in an aperture of a window, in a niche of a wall or in aperture of a wall between two adjacent rooms.

Aquaterrarium on a little wooden locker. Inside the plexiglass tank there is the "island" which has been stuck together from fine stones of the unusual form and colouring. On a surface part of island various animals and plants may live. Supervision over fishes is carried out from a bed which is located near to an aquaterrarium under white silk curtain, for what in the last the special rectangular aperture opening access as well inside the locker, where are placed a bar and shelfs for books and CD is done. Illumination may be carried out by means of lumeniscent lamps, installed on a wall of an aquaterrarium, or halogen lamps which are hanging down on long cords from a ceiling.

 

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