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Aquarium furniture refers to the various ornaments and functional items in an aquarium. For other uses, see Aquarium (disambiguation). ...


Ornamental aquarium furniture is often kitsch: popular examples include ceramic mermaids, 'sunken' ships and castles, and the ever-popular (but curiously misplaced) "No Fishing" sign. Art in questionable taste is sometimes referred to as kitsch Kitsch is a German term meaning trash that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ... Fixed Partial Denture, or Bridge The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικος (keramikos, having to do with pottery). The term covers inorganic non-metallic materials whose formation is due to the action of heat. ... The statue of The Little Mermaid, a monument to Hans Christian Andersen, in Copenhagen harbour. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... Sign can denote any of the following: Look up sign on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Examples of functional aquarium furniture would include devices for removing algae from the glass (either a razor or a scouring pad, attached to the glass by a magnetism), airstones, water filters, water heaters, and food dispensers. A seaweed (Laurencia) up close: the branches are multicellular and only about 1 mm thick. ... A razor is an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ... In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert an attractive or repulsive force on other materials. ... An airstone is a piece of aquarium furniture, traditionally a piece of limewood or porous stone, whose purpose is to gradually diffuse oxygen into the tank, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems, and providing other benefits to the health of the fish. ... The term filter may refer to: A device to separate mixtures. ...


Aquarium furniture may also refer to an item of (regular) furniture that features an aquarium in its design. Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ...


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Aquarium furniture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words)
Ornamental aquarium furniture is often kitsch: popular examples include ceramic mermaids, 'sunken' ships and castles, and the ever-popular (but curiously misplaced) "No Fishing" sign.
Examples of functional aquarium furniture would include devices for removing algae from the glass (either a razor or a scouring pad, attached to the glass by a magnetism), airstones, water filters, water heaters, and food dispensers.
Aquarium furniture may also refer to an item of (regular) furniture that features an aquarium in its design.
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