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An exhibition using aquariums as an art form is creating storms of interest in Japan.

The Aquarium Art Exhibition at the Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo features aquarium of all shapes and sizes and boasts over 1,000 goldfish.

The tanks, which include prisms, triangular tanks, spheres, waterfalls and tanks decorated with lamps have drawn large crowds since they opened last month but may have experienced aquarists raising an eyebrow at stocking numbers and conditions.

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The exhibition was set up by Hidetomo Kimura as part of Kimura Intech who claims: "Combining his rich experience with ornamental fish and knowledge of aquarium technology with art, design, and interior, Kimura creates the world's only Art Aquarium".

Previously the designer has held 'Sky Aquarium' exhibitions which drew crowds of 750,000 in just 240 days and aquarium art exhibition of just goldfish-‘Kingyo’ which in 2010 attracted 30,000 people in just two weeks.

Kimura hopes to bring his art aquarium exhibitions to Europe as well as some of his more unusual design ideas such as the sofa aquarium, bed aquarium and Swarovsky crystal aquariums.

The exhibition runs until September 12.


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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/9/2011, 8:37 am

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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/9/2011, 8:49 am

Cool! usafishbox
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/9/2011, 10:33 am

Love the idea but stocking levels are terrible.
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/9/2011, 11:09 am

dnphillips08 wrote:
Love the idea but stocking levels are terrible.
Aquariums as an art form. 858205 The cleaning of the tank in the first picture would really suck!
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/9/2011, 12:43 pm

LOL what cleaning? it'd be a complete dismantling of the whole setup. can you imagine an algae outbreak that that? (still, looks cool though) $$$
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/9/2011, 10:31 pm

i suppose of should think of these exhibits as one views ice sculptures, temporary. the art is at its peak fresh out of the oven, but goes stale (or rather belly up) very quickly ; hence the the 2 week showing on his previous exhibits
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/10/2011, 7:38 am

Flippercon wrote:
dnphillips08 wrote:
Love the idea but stocking levels are terrible.
Aquariums as an art form. 858205 The cleaning of the tank in the first picture would really suck!

That's what I was thinking. I would imagine if you had these in a mall they would get quite a bit of attention.
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/10/2011, 1:47 pm

Maybe that top side of the pentahedron(first pic, the plate over the airspace) is removable for cleaning and maintenance? if not, would be a good idea lol
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/20/2011, 2:11 pm

i am just wondering why you guys spend so much time cleaning your tanks, all my tanks i have never cleaned , seems like once i got the feeding amount down pat, and all the proper filtration, and water changes, they are pretty much care free, to be honest, i'd love having an algae problem, then my plecostomus (i prob spelled that wrong, so someone can look anal, and correct me) would have something to eat.
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PostSubject: Re: Aquariums as an art form.   Aquariums as an art form. Icon_minitime9/20/2011, 2:30 pm

Cleaing my tank is apart of doing my water changes and having proper filtration.

I like algea 2, most of my fish are heavy vegi eaters. Gives them something to scrape off the glass and a little to feed on. (I am not a heavy feeder) People that say plecos take care of algea and are good tank cleaners need to look at what plecos they have b/c some don't.

None of this is directed at you, just a thought I had after reading what you wrote. lol! Aquariums as an art form. 772341
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