very nice idea! i'm not an aquarium expert, but as i remember there is always some technique needed (water circulation, solutions for cleaning and exchaning the water and so on). did you consider that in your design or is it more a design study?
Hey, thanks!
When cleaning aquarium, you should just remove part (10-15%) of the water and replace it with fresh water. For this case aquarium could be draw like drawer and that make exchange water easier.
And you need filter to remove dangerous chemicals and the fish's waste products from the water and it is not big problem to integrate.
Looks like between the split in the table it is open, straight into the tank? Is it like this? Looking forward to more and your description.
Surface of the table is glass panel . It is not open, just look like that because of glass reflection. :) Down below is aquarium and holes for air circulation are on the side of the table.The aquarium can be removed from the table without moving the whole table. I will add more details that will better explain the design.
Vanja, your design is beautiful, as always! I don't like to have animals locked up, but your table is beautiful with or without aquarium, even with a planter of tropical plants or whatever. Great work :-)
yeah, that`s actually a very cool idea...that the aquarium can be replaced with a terrarium with lights or even a place where you can grow basil and other herbs.
the table is beautiful, btw! :) good luck!
Hey thanks.. :) Yes, I will add updates with that solution.
Thank you Silvia for kind words and support. :) I don't like locked up animals, but here fishes still can have enough fresh air, light and water.
REALLY BEAUTIFUL IDEA!!! SO SIMPLE AND YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS AND MATERIAL FOR THE STRUCTURE, WOODEN, METAL, ALUMINUM, STEEL, ETC. LOVE THE FACT THAT NATURE WILL ENLIGHT THE DINNING MOMENT!!! NOW YOU HAVE GOLFISH BUT YOU CAN ADD ANY TYPE OF COLORFUL FISHES!!! IT'S TRUE ABOUT LOCKING UP ANIMALS IT'S NOT THE SPIRIT OF NATURE BUT MAYBE INSTEAD OF HAVING A SMALL AQUARIUM YOU CAN HAVE THE AQUARIUM WITH IN THE DINNING OUTDOORS. SHELLS, CARACOLES AND SEAWEED WOULD ALSO HAVE FUN TO BE PART OR IT!!! A FAIR TREATMENT WITH LOVE AND CARE IS WILL BE GOOS FOR THEM!!! EXCELLENT VANJOLINA!!! :)
Thaaanks Xavier. Great suggestion. I will add some updates with different materials an colors. Yes there is a lot of possibility's to design beautiful colorful aquarium if you love that. Maybe it is look like they are locked, but fishes are not locked at all. I will show where is open space for air. Thanks for love and support. :D
Very nice one vanjolina :) The design is great and fishes are wonderful and interesting to look at. Though, maybe add an umbrella possibility, to keep the temperature of the water stable even on hot summer days :)
Thank you Platina for love. :) Glad that you like it. Yes, it would be nice to have some sun shader. I will add some renders with it, but my design will be concentrate on table. :)
Great idea but dont forget it's a outdoor project. What about fishes on a cold night or like Platina sayd on a hot day because fishes dont want it to warm and in this water bowl they going to be boiled. ;-)
Thank you. There is heaters for aquarium that keeps temperature optimal. :)
And they can be hidden by some decorative elements for aquarium.
:)) your first image makes me think how cool would be, when you buy a table, to choose both the color of the table and the fish species to match! :)
I think it is a great design... but knowing fish, they need some unpretty tech in there, and generally won't be happy to be locked up in such a tight space.
I was wondering if you could leave the space in the middle of the tabletop open, and convert the aquarium to a herb garden? That should be handy, pretty, and humane.
Yes, but there is way to hide that unpretty tech. Here is just one example.
http://www.aqua-maniac.com/169-aquarium-filter-and-heater-cover-48cm.html
There is space for air from every side of aquarium and it is not that small. It is 70cm long, so I am sure that fishes can be happy. :) I will add more updates with herb garden .
The legal minimum would be 54 liters - and that is only suitable for very few, very select fish breeds, and then only 3-4 fish. Your design wouldn't even make it to 54 liters, and most exotic fish need 120 or 160 liters.
I just hate if design trumps animal welfare...
Ok..... I will do update with herbs. It also can create nice ambient.....
But I will keep the aquarium option.Maybe in Germany 54 liters is legal limit, but that is very large aquarium.I didn't consider that because that is not the case in my country.I have a friend who loves animals especially fishes and his aquariums have less than 15 liters of water(of course the number of fishes is proportional with aquarium size) and also pet shops have a lot of small aquariums (10-15 liters).
http://www.epidemicfun.com/2011/worlds-smallest-aquarium-with-fish/
Yeah, still illegal. :) Like I said, 54l in Germany...
But - I love it now that is has a herb garden in there! That's something I would actually use....
Hey, thanks. But like I said before, fishes are not locked up. There is open space for air between top of the table and aquarium. :)
Nice form and idea. But remember, that an aquarium doesn't survive in the full sunlight because of heat problems for the fish and intense algae growth, as far as I have heard. Maybe try additional functions like growing culinary herbs,
And - seeing the new image: I would avoid the cold, "techy" stainless steel or aluminium - I felt more comfortable with the lacquered steel that it seemed to be before.
Thanks!
I am planning to do update with herbs and different color of table base and to improve the design.
Thanks for useful feedback.
Beautiful update!!! ...must be wonderful to eat and feel the nice smell of the culinary herbs :-)
there is global warming. No more water. I think fish alive))) - joke) but well there are now plants.
MARVELOUS UPDATE!!! THE PLANTS LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL!!! WOOOHOOOOOO!!! EXCELLENT VANJOLINA!!! :)
Thaaanks Xavier. More updates will come soon. :)
great update !!! love the light design and the glass table top! clean and neat :)
Really nice design! That transparent top is great for checking out the herbs - not so great for playing footsie! Are you not doing the aquarium version any more? I really liked that idea...
Thanks. I will keep aquarium version because I like it too, but it will be for indoor use.
Fresh herbs and a dining table sounds like a great combination! :))) I like it!
Beautiful Vanjolina, an amazing and sophisticated design as expected;))
this is really beautiful Vanjolina! I loved it with the fish and still love with the herbs! Best of luck :)
Great design and idea is your table with herbs! To be honest, I´m glad that you got rid of the fish ;D, Now I love it! ,o))
I really loved this idea...really sad it didn't win! Your presentations are always so beautiful Vanjolina! Which software to you use to create your images?
Thank you very much. I am soo glad you like the design. :D I am using 3D max +vray and photoshop.
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