Title: The aquarium
Identifier: aquarium3351895mule (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Mulertt, Hugo
Subjects: Aquarium animals; Aquarium fishes; Aquariums
Publisher: Brooklyn, N. Y. : H. Mulertt
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168 THE AQUARIUM, APRIL, 1895. The Kqukriutvy A Qltarterly Magazine. 50 cts. a Year. Single Copies, 25 cts. Each. Sample Copies Free. Advertising Kates on Application. HUGO MULERTT, F. I. R. S. A., Editor and Publisher, 173 Nostrand Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. creamy white, to represent old ivory. The effect of the whole is very pleasing. The stand on which it rests forms an antique oaken cabinet. Two of the above mentioned smaller sized tanks might be used on one win- The 21-inch size is a good shape for a breeding tank. When one wishes to raise some young Paradise or gold-fish, or for breeding sticklebacks, its length permits dividing it in two or more apartments by simply placing one or more panes of glass between the sides. The window sill aquarium, repre- sented in another illustration, it will be observed, is rather long compared with its width and height; it is designed for an ordinary window sill. The di- mensions, 30 inches in length, 13 inches in height, and 10 inches in width, experience has taught us to be
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Twin Aquarium. dowsill; they would then form a twin aquarium. (See illustration.) The ad- vantages of such a screened twin aqua- rium are very important, especially in kindergartens. Each tank can be stock- ed with different objects; each onecan be changed and rearranged without molest- ing the other; both are protected by an ornamented front, which hangs on hinges below, and is fastened to the window with hooks. Over the tops of both is a wire-cloth screen, to ))revent books or lunch remnants from coming in contact with the water. the correct ones for the welfare of the collection and convenience of study, as well as for ornament. In the tank represented, each end is formed of one solid plate of cast iron ; against these the upper and lower bars that form the front and rear of the tank are fastened. These ends are lined with ordinary glass. The bottom con- sists of rough (rolled) plate glass ^ inch thick, and the front and rear of the best double thick French or English glass. It is not necessary, however, that the ends should be of one solid

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