BiOrb - The Aquarium of the Future

There is no getting beyond it. As far as care for thesuperior finish compared to similar aquariums made
humble Goldfish is concerned boy have times haveout of glass.
changed and how have they changed.One of the other benefits of acrylic over glass is that
OK Hands up those who if asked who would knowacrylic is much more shock absorbent than glass
what a biOrb is? Well the answer would be is that awhich in turn means that all acrylic aquariums are
biOrb is the future as far as a home for ourmuch more able to withstand the shocks and
domestic friend the Goldfish is concerned.accidental bumps that occur from time to time
No longer content with a simple bowl made fromwithout breaking.
simple glass with the odd throw away from GranniesBut being lighter and stronger is about much more
house clearance lurking in the bottom no sirree, thethan that.
Goldfish has moved on to bigger and better thingsBeing lighter means that biOrbs are approximately
and a closer in section of what exactly a biOrb does50% lighter than conventional glass aquariums and
will give us a clearer understanding of why.the knock on effect is that it would be difficult if not
Firstly you have to consider the technology involvedimpossible for someone to carry a 60 litre for
here and it has to be said that this is quite impressive.emptying whereas the 60 litre biOrb is within the
All biOrb Aquariums utilize a unique five -stageability of a strong person to pick up, carry and
system to improve and maintain water quality andempty.
clarity. This, as keen owners of tropical fish will beBeing stronger means that the acrylic biOrbs are up
only too ready to Admit is essential in the healthyto 17 times as strong as conventional glass aquariums
welfare of our fishy friends.and this considerably decreases the chance of the
The optimized water is better and stays clearer foraquarium breaking. It is a little known fact that one
much longer than conventional systems. Theinch thick acrylic is actually bullet proof. The other
five-stage process includes biological, mechanical andthing and benefit to acrylic is that it can be drilled and
chemical filtration along with water stabilization andworked with without the possibility of it shattering
100% oxygenation.and becoming completely useless.
One of the other interesting and revealing thingsLastly the finish on acrylic aquariums is actually
about a biOrb is that they are made out of Acrylic assuperior to glass aquariums and the added benefit is
opposed to conventional glass. Now Acrylic is a clearthat if scratched, an acrylic aquarium can be polished
plastic that looks similar to glass but has propertiesand restored whereas its glass counterpart, if
that make it superior to glass. All biOrbs arescratched remains scratched.
constructed out of acrylic and this enables the biOrbThere is a whole lot more to biOrb aquariums and
to be stronger, much lighter and have an overallthis will be discussed at later briefings.