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Last week, I was able to visit London Aquarium and I thought that I would take some photos so that I share my experience and write a short guide about what you can expect from the largest display of aquatic life in Europe. London Aquarium has three floors split into 14 zones and there are up to 400 species on show throughout the 50 display tanks. Each zone represents a different underwater habitat from small rivers and lakes to tropical rainforests and oceans from around world.

Zone 1: Freshwater Stream

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One of the first things that you will think about when planning to keep pet fish is where you are going to position the aquarium in your home. The most obvious concern will be to find available space where your chosen aquarium will fit. When you have chosen a potential site, it is important to check for any potential problems that may arise in the future and you should take the following aspects into consideration:

Space around the tank
Is there sufficient space above and around the tank? You will need plenty of room to access the tank for maintenance tasks. You may also need additional space to accommodate equipment such as lighting or external filtration.

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Fish tanks are available in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and materials. Before you purchase your first aquarium it is important to consider how different designs will affect your fish.

Aquarium size
In terms of the overall water capacity a larger tank will often be better. A bigger tank is normally recommended to beginners as it is much easier to maintain good water quality. The larger water volume enables more stability in the aquarium due to the dilution effect. In smaller aquariums waste products will be more concentrated and have a greater negative effect on water parameters.

When choosing an aquarium you should find out the number of fishes it can support before making your purchase. Overstocking a tank will cause problems for your fish and may result in death so if in doubt buy a bigger tank or keep less fishes. One common way that is often used to determine how many fish can be housed in an aquarium is the ‘one inch per gallon’ of water rule. This is calculated as the length of the fully grown adult fishes compared to the volume of water after displacement. Although this is ok to use as a general guide, it does not take into account many other factors such as gaseous exchange and filtration.

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Hello to all readers of the LVR series of blogs and everyone who is part of the HART network. My name is Robert, you can find my author page here . I will be here at PetLvr.com and also over at FishLvr.com, where I will be writing about my passion in life…Fish!

I have had a few pets throughout my life including rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats but the ones that I have a real obsession with are my pet fish. My first encounter with keeping aquarium fish started in my childhood when my sister and I kept a pair of goldfish in a small aquarium. We cleaned the water out once a week and fed the fish daily.

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