| Everyone wants harmony in their homes. Feng Shui is | | | | For wealth, the tank should be placed in the |
| defined as 'wind and water' and is used to have | | | | southeast part of your living room. If you want Feng |
| better peace and well being in the home. There are | | | | Shui for your job, then put the tank in the northern |
| five parts to this art and they are fire, earth, metal, | | | | part of the living room. For family or health harmony, |
| water and wood. It uses the correct locations of | | | | the tank would need to go in the eastern area of |
| items in our homes to bring about the most potential | | | | the living room. Which room to place the tank in does |
| for harmony in the way the energy moves. | | | | matter. An aquarium should not be set up in the |
| Everything in the home can be affected if things are | | | | bedroom as this can disrupt the Chi. |
| not aligned using this long held Chinese art. This article | | | | If you want to attract harmony and wealth having |
| will explain how a home freshwater aquarium can | | | | an aquarium is a wonderful way to achieve this as |
| affect Feng Shui. | | | | long as you understand how it works. You must |
| The energy in your home is either positive or | | | | keep the aquarium clean in order for the fish to |
| negative according to the flow. So how does any of | | | | remain healthy and to promote the positive energy in |
| this tie in with fish tanks? Remember the five parts | | | | Feng Shui. |
| to Feng Shui? The fire, the earth, the metal, the | | | | When you want an aquarium to work with the |
| water and the wood? An aquarium contains all of this. | | | | energy flow of Feng Shui, you must take care that |
| Of course, there's the water in the tank, this is the | | | | you do not bring about negative energy. Do not put |
| water element. The fish are said to be the fire | | | | up the tank and then set up chairs or other furniture |
| element mainly because of specific colors of red, | | | | so that you face the tank but your back faces the |
| orange and gold. The plants are the wood element. | | | | entry door. |
| The sand and gravel represent the Earth element and | | | | If you are still not sure where to place the aquarium, |
| the rocks are said to be the metal component. When | | | | you can determine the energy of an area by using a |
| positioned in the correct location, an aquarium can | | | | part of Feng Shui known as Bagua. This word is |
| bring prosperity into your home. | | | | referencing the eight areas of Feng Shui of which the |
| In Feng Shui, location plays a very important part. | | | | east, north and southeast is a part. |
| Certain arrangements represent differing meanings. | | | | |