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The aquarium has a long history and maintaining an aquarium has become immensely popular worldwide. A person who owns or maintains an aquarium is known as an aquarist.

Aquaria can come in a variety of materials, shapes, and sizes. They are typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic or acrylic. Cuboid aquaria are also known as fish tanks or simply tanks, while bowl-shaped aquaria are also known as fish bowls. Size can range from a small glass bowl to immense public aquaria.

Aquarium keeping is now a popular hobby around the world, with about 60 million aquarists worldwide. The hobby has the strongest following in Europe, Asia, and North America. In the United States, 40 percent of aquarists maintain two or more tanks at any one time.

Components and Design of an Aquarium

The typical hobbyist aquarium includes a filtration system, an artificial lighting system, and a heater or chiller depending on the inhabitants of the aquarium. Many aquaria incorporate a hood, which prevent evaporation and protect fish from leaving the aquarium (or anything else from entering the aquarium). They also often hold lights. Hoods can be opened and closed easily for access into the aquarium.

Combined biological and mechanical aquarium filtration systems are commonly used; these are designed to either convert ammonia to nitrate or remove it or sometimes remove phosphate from water, removing them being at the expense of aquatic plants. Particulates incorporated into the filter can provide energy for microbes and sponges that do these things. Filtration systems are often the most complex component of home aquaria, and various designs and combinations are used.

Aquarium heaters combine a heating element with a thermostat, allowing an aquarist to regulate water temperature at a level above that of the surrounding air, whereas coolers and chillers (refrigeration devices) are for use in cold water aquaria, or anywhere the ambient room temperature is above the desired tank temperature.

A variety of different thermometers are used, such as the glass alcohol thermometers, adhesive external plastic strip thermometers, and even battery-powered LCD thermometers. In addition, some aquarists use air pumps attached to airstones or water pumps to increase water circulation and supply adequate gas exchange at the water surface. Wave-making devices have also been constructed to provide wave action.

An aquarium's physical characteristics form another aspect of aquarium design. Size, lighting conditions, density of floating and rooted plants, placement of bogwood, creation of caves or overhangs, type of substrate, and other factors (including an aquarium's positioning within a room) can all affect the behavior and survival of tank inhabitants. The combined function of these elements is to maintain appropriate water quality and characteristics suitable for the aquarium's residents.

An aquarium is often also placed on a specially-made aquarium stand. Because of the weight of an aquarium, they must be strong as well as level. A tank that is not level may distort, leak, or crack. These are often built like cabinets to allow storage, available in many styles so it can match room decor.

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Aquarium classifications

Freshwater aquaria are the most popular kind of aquarium due to their lower cost and ease of maintenance. Marine aquaria are generally more difficult to setup and maintain than freshwater aquaria. Along with fish species, marine aquaria frequently feature a diverse range of invertebrates. subtypes of aquaria also exist within these types, such as the reef aquarium, a type of marine aquarium that houses coral.

Another method to classify aquaria is their temperature range. Most aquarists maintain a tropical aquarium as these fish tend to be more colourful. However, the coldwater aquarium is also popular, which often includes fish such as goldfish.
Aquaria may be grouped by their species selection. The community tank is the most common type of aquarium kept today, where several non-aggressive species are housed peacefully together. Aggressive tanks, in contrast, house a limited number of species that can be aggressive toward other fish, or are able to withstand aggression well. Species or specimen tanks usually only house one fish species, along with plants, perhaps found in the fishes' natural environment and decorations simulating a true ecosystem. This type is useful for fish that simply cannot be housed safely with other fish, such as the electric eel, as an extreme example. Some tanks of this sort are used simply to house adults for breeding. In these aquaria, the aquarium fish, invertebrates, and plants may or may not originate from the same geographic region, but generally tolerate similar water conditions.

Ecotype, ecotope, or biotope aquaria is another type based on species selection. In it, an aquarist attempts to simulate a specific ecosystem found in the natural world, bringing together fish, invertebrate species, and plants found only in that ecosystem in a tank with water conditions and decorations designed to simulate their natural environment. These ecotype aquaria might be considered the most sophisticated hobby aquaria; indeed, reputable public aquaria all use this approach in their exhibits whenever possible. This approach best simulates the experience of observing an aquarium's inhabitants in the wild, and also usually serves as the healthiest possible artificial environment for the tank's occupants.

Here at Aquamania we stock and sell hundreds of quality aquariums and fish tanks to suit whichever type of aquaria you wish to keep. We have a wide range of different styles and sizes, so there's something for each aquaria classification. The most popular aquariums that we stock and sell are the Juwel Aquariums and Rena Aqualife Aquariums. These are top quality systems and come complete with everything you need to create a basic aquatic setup, such as filtration, heating, and lighting.

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