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Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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What does a thought look like? Well, it’s hard to say. You can watch a person as he furrows his brow and scratches his chin in a facsimile of The Thinker. We can also stick a few electrodes on a person’s noggin and watch a computer as it measures electrical impulses in the brain and spits them out on paper as incomprehensible squiggles. But what does an actual thought look like? If we could crack open your skull and put a camera in your brain, what your brain look like as you read this article? Well, thanks to one fish test subject and a few clever scientists, we might finally have the answer. Continue reading…
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
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I’ve never been huge on flowers. They’re nice and all, but I’m not the type to go out and get fresh-cut flowers every week. I’m much more of an aquarium type of guy. The only problem is that my better half does like flowers, so my gal and I don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to home improvements. She’s rather put up a vase filled with lilies or whatever and I’d rather install another beautiful custom aquarium. Luckily, there’s a simple compromise: paludariums. These water-land hybrid habitats allow you to raise fish and cultivate flowers all in one spot. But do flowers and fish really go well together? Hey — don’t knock it ’til you try it. You’ll be amazed by the beauty of these stunning flowering paludariums. Hopefully, you’ll learn a few tricks and have enough inspiration to build your own floral garden/aquascape hybrid.
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Monday, February 4th, 2013
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What do European beaches and custom aquariums have in common? Both can go topless. These aquascapes think outside of the box (literally) by exploring the empty space above the aquarium. Continue reading…
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
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For pet lovers, getting all of your beloved furry (or scaled) companions to get along can be tricky. Cats and dogs don’t always see eye-to-eye, and you could definitely run into a messy situation if you have a cat and an aquarium. If only there were some way to encourage peaceful coexistence between your pets! Continue reading…
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013
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What do aquarium design and interior design have in common? Well, pretty much everything. Both art forms seek to create a harmonious and beautiful layout of objects in a living space. The only real difference between the two is that interior designers work with much bigger rooms and they don’t have to worry about waterproofing everything. Continue reading…
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
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I love coral, but man are they freaking weird. To start off, they look like some sort of funky alien plant, but they’re actually animal colonies. There’s also very little consistency in how they’re shaped. They’re tall, short, fat, thin, spiky, smooth, colorful, bland, and everything in between. Continue reading…
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
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Dog owners and cat owners are lucky — they get to cuddle with their lovable fur balls on the sofa as they watch TV. Aquarium owners don’t really have that luxury. Well, technically you could cuddle with your fish on your sofa, but I don’t know why you’d want to. Fish feel… well, weird. They’re cool and kind of slimy, which provides a novel experience for mammals like you and me that are accustomed to other warm-blooded creatures. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that the experience is unpleasant, but I probably wouldn’t want to pet fish as much as I’d pet, say, a dog or a cat. Still, it’d be nice to have that option. Continue reading…
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Monday, January 28th, 2013
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What do you have at the top of your aquarium? Well, unless it’s feeding time and you’re sprinkling food on the top of the water, then the answer is probably nothing. Most aquascapers place a heavy emphasis on the bottom and middle parts of an aquarium, while leaving the upper-most part of the aquarium relatively empty. Continue reading…
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
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Do you like murky waters? Do you want your fish to swim through a cloud of dead plant matter that represents fetid swamps and decaying life? Continue reading…
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
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Think about your home for a second. Do you like it? You probably do — after all, you chose the furniture and the art pieces. But do you love it enough that you’d be willing to stay in your house every second of every day? Would you still love it after six months of nonstop house arrest? Continue reading…
