Aquarium? LCD TV? The Aquavista 500 has the look of both.
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Loading ...I use to be big into aquariums. Right now I don’t have any room for an aquarium but would like to pick up the hobby again. Casual reading on this lead me to the Aquavista 500 wall mounted aquarium. Ive always thought a wall mounted aquarium would be interesting. The Aquavista 500 actually looks more like a picture frame. check it out…
Its 26×26 and about 4 and a half inches thick. Of course you would have to keep pretty small fish in this aquarium being that it hold just under 7 gallons of water. Its also pretty maintenance free, with everything built into the unit. It has a built in filtration system and a LCD control center. When you head over the the Aquavista website, you’d find that you have choices of frame designs and backrounds. Easier to make it fit with your home’s decor.
The cost of the Aquavista 500 is $329 and it comes with all you need to get started, just add fish. You can also buy some of the components separately, in case you want to replace or change different aspects of your wall mounted Aquarium.
If $329 is too expensive, there is a cheaper model, the Aquavista 100 ($149). The differences? the 100 model is a little smaller - 2.4 gallons, 13×17 and is a table top aquarium (instead of wall mount).
Before you buy, make sure your walls can handle it as the 500 model weighs in at about 80 pounds when filled with water
January 20th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THESE TANKS!!!
As an aquarium maintenance professional, I currently maintain 5 of these tanks in a hospital setting. My reasons for dissuading you from purchasing these tanks are as follows:
1)Parts break easily. I have tried, now on no less than 6 separate occasions to get replacement parts under warranty. Each time I have been told they have been shipped, and over a year later I have yet to recieve them.
2)While they are great to look at, they do NOT offer a humane environment for your pet fish. Anything larger than Neon Tetra-sized fish will be cramped. The tank is about 3″ thick.
3) The filtration system is a joke. Unless you are planning to do daily water changes to your system… it is ineffective at removing toxins from your tank. Porcelain beads are not effective in a filtration system for removing toxins. They provide an environment for nitrifying bacteria to live but are ineffective at adsorption of other toxins in the water column.
4) Most people think that smaller tanks are a good way to get into the hobby… WRONG! This is the ‘fart in an elevator’ theory. Break wind in an enclosed space like an elevator and how long does it take the noxious gas to dissipate compared to outside? Think of your fish… they are always passing waste into the system; is it better to concentrate the waste in a confined space or allow it to dissipate in a larger environment? Think buffering!
5) Again- maintenance… The parts are completely sealed and enclosed and are non-servicable (see #1).
6) Cost: I have yet to see these tanks available for under $200 CDN. You can get a BioCube system and stand for around the same price. While I don’t like endorsing any product… BioCube systems, while also completely self-contained are the complete anathema of the above listed issues, and are compact enough to be used in small spaces like loft apartments.
7) Whomever decided to prepare the ‘gravel’ inclusion in the kit did NOT know what they were doing… All 5 of the tanks I service had crushed coral mixed-in with the gravel, I had to replace the stuff that came with the tanks before I did anything else. Anyone with experience will tell you it is a very bad idea to mix freshwater and saltwater environments.
Please research your choices concerning housing your livestock before succumbing to marketing-hype on a product. These tanks have resulted in a high level of livestock issues, even with regular maintenance, and I’ve had to modify the tanks’ features to provide a healthier environment for the inmates. Fad tanks never last.