Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Amazing Aquariums

From the largest tank in Europe to the downright
bizarre, this article rounds up some of my
favourite aquarium designs in the world today.
Since aquarium ownership has boomed, many people
turn to custom aquarium manufacturers to design
increasingly impressive tanks. These amazing
spectacles are used to create both atmosphere and
the best of the best when it comes to first
impressions. Hotels, business suites, health spas
and restaurants are to name but a few of the
sectors that are using aquariums to benefit their
working environments. If you've ever wandered
about what is possible with aquarium design, have
a read through this article and see what's
achievable.

Europe's Largest Aquarium

This title is taken by a company called Heron
International, a property group based in London.
To add a bit of spice to their Bishops gate
office reception they decided to commission
Europe's largest privately owned aquarium. The
aquarium is 12m x 2m x 4m, made of acrylic and
was manufactured in Colorado USA. In fact, this
tank is so large that when it was shipped to the
UK, it had to be carried on it's side in order to
fit under bridges.

The Fish Highway

Wow is all I can say about this one! The fish
highway is an absolutely amazing aquarium based
in a bar in America. The highway allows fish to
leave one tank, swim along a network of tunnels
alongside the ceiling and walls, and then down
into another aquarium the other side of the bar!
You don't get much cooler than that for a novelty
aquarium design! For anyone interested in aquaria
or even physics, this aquarium is certain to
impress.

The World's Largest Cylindrical Aquarium

This aquarium is quite simply huge! The Aqua Dom
is positioned in Berlin, Germany and has a
transparent elevator in the middle transporting
people to the top. The aquarium is 25 meters tall
and has a capacity of 900,000. As you expect,
such a feat of engineering doesn't come cheap and
the total bill for this tank came to a whopping
12.8 million Euros. Perhaps the most interesting
feature are the ever present divers who manually
clean and maintain this aquarium to an extremely
high standard.

Dubai Mall Aquarium

Oh yes, Dubai is not exactly known for doing
things in half measures. The shopping mall in
Dubai features the world's largest aquarium
measuring up to a huge 167ft by 66ft with a
capacity of 10 million litres! Unfortunately
though it is probably most famous for it's slight
leak that happened on the 25th February 2010.
Thanks to the fast response, the tank was saved
and no-one was injured. The aquariums 33,000
living creatures continue to live another day!

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To see some great examples of bespoke aqauriums,
please visit http://www.aquariumgroup.co.uk

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