(ARA) - Keeping fish is widely known to reduce stress and anxiety, and by investing in a biOrb fish bowl to keep them in, you’re well on your way to transforming your home or office into a stylish space for you to enjoy in harmony. “The fish bowls not only add color and life to your home or office space, but they can also be the perfect balance of style and tranquillity”, says Matt Stevenson, co-founder of Reef One, makers of biOrb.

In fact, feng shui — the popular concept of creating harmony in life by adding or moving various home elements — regards moving water and fish as very beneficial.

Paul Darby, a feng shui expert, has transformed the spaces of the rich and famous, including Sting and Kelly Brook. He offers the following tips for creating a serene environment using the natural beauty and calming quality that comes from watching fish swim.

* Clean, flowing, well-lit water with fish is the ultimate way of transforming bad energy – the biOrb is perfect for good feng shui, with its five-stage filtration system, bubbling water and low-voltage light.

* Black fish represent protection — very handy to stave off the evil eye from your colleagues or loved ones. Goldfish are “baby dragons” in feng shui and considered very lucky.

* The Chinese word for fish, “yu”, is the same as the word for success. If fish are placed in the office or home, it is believed good fortune will follow. Combine the fish with a biOrb with a blue or black lid and base to activate your career.

* A fish bowl on the left hand side of your front door (as you face it from inside) encourages good ‘chi’, the energy force that flows throughout the Universe. A biOrb in the east part of your living room/dining room/office with a green lid and base boosts energies of health and ambition. <BR><BR>

* Three fish symbolise “yang” energy. The best combination is two goldfish (representing good luck and energy) and one black fish (representing protection).

* In feng shui, round objects help chi energy to curve around rooms and buildings.

For more information on BiOrb, or to find a retailer near you, visit visit www.reef-one.com.

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There are actually quite a few different steps that are involved in setting up a home aquarium, all of which need to be taken seriously into consideration and acted out upon if you want to have healthy, happy fish.

Getting Started

The first step to setting up a home aquarium is to decide on an actual aquarium. You are going to have to choose what size and style of aquarium you want, and there are many to choose from, so this process can often take a fair bit of time. It largely depends on how many fish you are planning on having and the types of fish that you want, as if you want larger sized or a large number of fish, you are obviously going to have to purchase a larger sized aquarium in order to have adequate room for them.

Preparation

The next step involved in setting up your home aquarium is to clean the tank, gravel and decorations that you are going to use with a non-soap based product. It is crucial to use a non-soap based product because if there is soap used it will get into the water and may negatively affect or even kill some of the fish.

You then need to determine an appropriate site to have your home aquarium. There are not many restrictions in terms of where you can place an aquarium, although you are going to have to have an electrical socket nearby, and you also do not want to put it near a window that has sunlight coming through because this can create too much heat in the water and hurt the fish.

Now you need to install the filtration system, following the particular manufacturer’s instructions carefully, since each different model is going to vary in terms of how they are supposed to be installed. Add some clean gravel to the tank, and put any plants that you want in, making sure to anchor the bottoms into the gravel so that they will not float up to the top once you turn on the filtration system.

Now you can fill your home aquarium with water, making sure to leave about an inch of space at the top so that the water will not spill over. Start the filter system, add the heater and thermometer, and then let everything run for at least a day or so until the temperature settings are proper and the water is moving around, and then you can add your fish.

Hawaii is a great place to see diverse and varied marine life. Being a tropical island in the middle of the Pacific makes conditions ideal for marine life. Waikiki Aquarium is one of the oldest aquariums in the world. It was established in the year 1904 and is a part of the University of Hawaii. It can be seen in Waikiki beach, beside a living coral reef and features the marine life and other animals connected to the sea in that part of the Pacific Islands.

There are over 2500 marine life species in the Waikiki Aquarium from all over the tropical islands. These species and subspecies come from approximately 400 kinds of animals. You can get to see the diversity and complexity of reef life in the Waikiki Aquarium because they feature many aquariums and programs that expose the marine life in this level. They have successfully managed to show life in the coral reef in an enclosed aquarium.

Schedule of Waikiki Aquarium

The Waikiki Aquarium has entrance fees that range from $7 for adults and $3.50 for children above 13 years old. Children below twelve years old are allowed in for free. Upon payment of the admission fees, individuals are given a free audio tour wand tat can help explain where you are and what you are currently looking at.

Waikiki Aquarium is open from 9:00 am up to 5:00 am daily. There are exceptions to these which are Christmas, New Year and Thanksgiving. The aquarium is usually closed during Christmas day and there is a limited opening time during New Year and Thanksgiving. Times of opening and closing for these holidays are usually posted or announced at the entrance of the Waikiki Aquarium.

Brief History of the Waikiki Aquarium

The aquarium was opened in March 19, 1904 and is currently the third oldest aquarium the United States of America. It was integrated with the University of Hawaii in the year 1919. The establishment of the Waikiki Aquarium was initiated by the Honolulu Rapid Transit Authority, which is now known as the Oahu Transit Services Inc. The Waikiki Aquarium was formed in the hopes of enticing to ride the trains and trolleys right up to the very end of the transit lines.

Up to this very day, the Waikiki Aquarium has among the finest fishes and marine life samples and collection in the world. Many aquarists and researchers refer to the aquarium for their species and help in their studies.