JPH09271289A - Water circulation type water tank for appreciation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the water tank for appreciation of a water circulation type capable of simultaneously enjoying aquarium fish and foliage plants and being manufactured at a low cost. SOLUTION: This water tank is provided with the first water tank 2 of a horizontally arranged transparent cylindrical body provided with a pipe for the aquarium fish for putting the aquarium fish under water circulated inside and provided with spaces for communicating with the outside on both end part sides, a second water tank 3 horizontally arranged on the lower part of the first water tank provided with the pipe for the foliage plants for which the water overflown from one space is made to flow in and forms a fixed water surface and many planting holes are formed on the water surface, a third water tank 4 horizontally arranged on the lower part of the second water tank provided with the pipe for water circulation for housing a filter 49 for purifying the water overflown from the prescribed water surface of the pipe for the foliage plants and housing a water circulation pump 53 for leading the water through the filter to a water storage section, sucking the water from the water storage section and supplying it to the other space of the first water tank 2, an illumination lamp 5 arranged between the first water tank and the second water tank for illuminating the aquarium fish and the foliage plants and a supporting base 6 for supporting the first - third water tanks and the illumination lamp 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water circulation type aquarium for enjoying ornamental fish and ornamental plants at the same time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a room or a predetermined hall,
In order to enjoy ornamental fish and ornamental plants, ornamental fish such as goldfish and tropical fish have been placed in a predetermined transparent aquarium, or ornamental plants have been placed in flowerpots and aquariums.

[0003]

That is, conventionally, in order to enjoy ornamental fish and ornamental plants, it has been necessary to independently use an aquarium and a flowerpot. In addition, the conventional aquarium for appreciating fish may be difficult to see when a small fish is put in, and when the houseplant is put in the aquarium and enjoyed, it is troublesome to replace it when the water is dirty.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a water circulation type aquarium for ornamental use, in which ornamental fish and ornamental plants can be enjoyed at the same time and which can be manufactured at low cost.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the water circulation type aquarium for viewing of the present invention is a horizontally arranged transparent tubular body in which a viewing fish is placed in the water circulating inside. A first water tank that has a pipe for fish and has a space communicating with the outside at both ends, and water that overflows from the one space is horizontally arranged at the bottom of the first water tank. And a constant water surface, and a second aquarium having a pipe for ornamental plants in which a large number of planting holes are formed on the water surface, and a pipe for ornamental plants which is horizontally arranged at a lower portion of the second aquarium. A water circulation pump for accommodating a filter for purifying water overflowing from the predetermined water surface, guiding the water through the filter to a water storage section, sucking water from the water storage section and supplying the water to the other space of the first water tank. First with stored water circulation pipe An aquarium, an illumination lamp arranged between the first aquarium and the second aquarium to illuminate the appreciation fish and the foliage plant, and a support for supporting the first to third aquariums and the illumination. It is equipped with. It is possible to enjoy the ornamental fish in the first aquarium and enjoy the ornamental plants in the second aquarium, and it is possible to manufacture inexpensively with piping materials.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a front sectional view for explaining the structure of a water circulation type viewing aquarium of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the water circulation type viewing aquarium of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a water circulation type viewing aquarium of the present invention. Fig. 4 is an external view of the state of use, Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the ornamental plant portion of the water circulation type aquarium for viewing of the present invention, Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a line taken along the line BB of Fig. 1. FIG.

In these figures, a water circulation type aquarium for viewing 1 according to the present embodiment is a first aquarium 2 for storing viewing fish such as medaka or tropical fish, and a second aquarium for planting ornamental plants.
The water tank 3 of No. 3 and the filter, water circulation pump, etc.
Aquarium 4, an illuminating lamp 5 for viewing fish and foliage plants, and a support 6 for arranging the first to third aquariums 2, 3, 4 and the illuminating lamp 5 and the like. .

The first water tank 2 has a transparent cylindrical pipe 11 for viewing fish made of acrylic resin or the like, and a T-shaped portion 12 of which one end (the left end in FIG. 1) is opaque. The other end (the right end in FIG. 1) is formed into an opaque L-shaped portion 13, which is arranged horizontally and allows water to flow inside. This appreciation fish pipe 11 has, for example, an outer diameter of 100.
The length is about millimeter and the length is about 2000 millimeter.

The T-shaped portion 12 is provided so as to open on the upper surface side and the side surface side, and the opening portion on the side surface side is closed by a removable screw-type cap 14 so as not to leak water, and the opening on the upper surface side. A short pipe 15 is connected to the portion, the upper end of the pipe 15 is closed by a cap 16, and a plurality of holes 17 communicating with the outside are formed around the side surface of the pipe 15. That is, in the T-shaped portion 12, a space 18 communicating with the outside is formed above the water surface filled with the viewing fish pipe 11. A net 19 is provided slightly above the water surface in the space 18. Further, an oxygen supply pump 20 is arranged on the appreciation fish pipe 11 near the T-shaped portion 12, and the supply pipe 21 connected to the oxygen supply pump 20 has a T-shaped portion 12.
From the hole 17 into the space 18, passes through the net 19 and is introduced into the water in the fishing fish pipe 11, and is connected to the bubble generating portion 22 arranged on the bottom side of the fishing fish pipe 11 at the substantially central portion thereof. ing.

The L-shaped portion 13 is provided so as to open on the upper surface side, and a short pipe 23 is connected to the opening portion on the upper surface side, the upper end portion of the pipe 23 is closed by a cap 24, and the pipe 23 A plurality of holes 25 communicating with the outside are formed in the periphery. That is, in the L-shaped portion 13, a space 26 communicating with the outside is formed above the water surface filled with the viewing fish pipe 11. A net 27 is provided between the L-shaped portion 13 and the viewing fish pipe 11 to prevent the viewing fish from flowing out. Further, the L-shaped portion 13 is provided with a pipe 28 so that water overflowing from the water surface of this portion flows downward. In addition, a pipe for viewing fish 1
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, an advertising board 29 in which a rectangular plate material is bent in a V shape and an outer side surface thereof describes a predetermined advertisement or advertisement is housed in the inside of 1.

The second water tank 3 has a black opaque cylindrical pipe 31 for foliage plants, such as vinyl chloride, and its both ends are closed by caps 32, and is substantially horizontal to the lower part of the first water tank 2. The water is distributed inside.
The outer diameter and the total length of this ornamental plant pipe 31 are substantially the same as those of the first aquarium 2. In the vicinity of both ends of this ornamental plant pipe 31, there are partition plates 3 for partitioning the inside.
3 are provided so that the first compartment 34, the second compartment 35 and the third compartment 3 are arranged from the right side as shown in FIG.
6 are formed. Further, in the upper portion of the ornamental plant pipe 31, a large number of ornamental planting holes 31a are formed at regular intervals so as to communicate with the inside of the second compartment 35. Such a planting hole 31a is formed to have a size of, for example, about 50 millimeters. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the partition plate 33 has a large number of small holes 33a through which water overflows so that the position of the surface of water flowing through the ornamental plant pipe 31 becomes a predetermined fixed position. ing. Also,
In the ornamental plant pipe 31, it is introduced from the outside to the bottom side in the first compartment 34, penetrates the partition plate 33 and is introduced into the second compartment 35, and further penetrates the partition plate 33 to form the third compartment.
The first pipe 37 opened in the section 36 and the second pipe 38 introduced into the second section 35 from the third section 36 through the partition plate 33 as shown in FIG. Has been. The opening on the outer side of the first pipe 37 is connected to the pipe 28 of the first aquarium 2 by a flexible vinyl pipe 39, so that the water overflowing in the space 26 of the first aquarium 2 is absorbed by the pipe 28 and the vinyl. It is adapted to flow into the third compartment 36 through the pipe 39 and the first pipe 37. Further, the second pipe 38 is formed with a large number of holes so that the water in the third section 36 can be sufficiently supplied into the second section 35 along the longitudinal direction. That is, the water in the third compartment 36 flows into the second compartment 35 through the second pipe 38, and also flows from the hole 33a of the partition plate 33 into the second compartment 35 when the water level reaches a certain level or higher. It is like this. Further, a pipe 40 communicating with the outside is provided at the bottom of the first section 34.

The third water tank 4 has a black opaque cylindrical water circulation pipe 41 made of vinyl chloride or the like having the same size as that of the second water tank 3, and one end thereof (the left end in FIG. 1). Part)
Is closed by a cap 42, and the other end (the right end in FIG. 1) is closed by a removable screw-type cap 43 so as not to leak water, and is horizontally arranged in the lower part of the second water tank 3. The inside of this water circulation pipe 41 is
Partition plates 44 and 45 are provided in the vicinity of the screw cap 43 and substantially in the center thereof, whereby a filter section 46, a water storage section 47 and a pump storage section 48 are formed from the right side as shown in FIG. . Filter section 46
The filter 49 is housed inside the water pipe 41 for water circulation.
Pipe 5 with a number of holes smaller than the inner diameter of
0 is provided between the partition plate 44 and the screw cap 43. A large number of holes 44 a are formed in the partition plate 44 at positions facing the filter 49. Also,
At the upper part of the filter section 46, there is a pipe 5 opened to the outside.
1 is provided, and the outer opening of the pipe 51 is connected to the pipe 40 of the second water tank 3 by a flexible vinyl pipe 52, and the first partition 34 of the second water tank 3 is provided.
The water overflowing from the pipe 40, the vinyl pipe 52, and the pipe 51 enter the filter section 46, and further flow from the periphery of the pipe 50 into the water storage section 47 from the hole 44a of the partition plate 44 through the filter 49. It has become.

In the pump storage compartment 48, a water circulation pump 53, a ballast 54 for the illuminating lamp 5 and other electric components are stored. In the water circulation pump 53, the suction pipe 55 penetrates the partition plate 45 and the water storage section 47.
The discharge pipe 56 is introduced into the bottom portion of the inside, the discharge pipe 56 is led out from the pump storage section 48, and the hole 1 of the T-shaped portion 12 of the first water tank 2 is
It is introduced into the space 18 from 7 and is opened at the upper part of the net 19. That is, the water circulation pump 53 sucks the water in the water storage section 47 through the suction pipe 55 and supplies it to the upper portion of the net 19 of the T-shaped portion 12 of the first water tank 2 through the discharge pipe 56. Has become.

The illumination lamp 5 includes a first water tank 2 and a second water tank 3.
It is arranged horizontally between the water tanks 2 and 3, and is, for example, a fluorescent lamp 61 having a length slightly shorter than the length of the water tanks 2 and 3 is covered with a cover 62, and the water tanks 2 and 3 are provided above and below the cover 62. A number of elongated illumination holes 62a are formed to illuminate the side. The illuminating lamp 5 is supported by a supporting member 63 on a frame frame of a supporting base 6, which will be described in detail later.

The support base 6 is made of vinyl-coated steel pipe, and is formed so that the first water tank 2, the second water tank 3, and the third water tank 4 can be arranged horizontally in this order from above.
1, a leg portion 72 attached to the lower part of the support frame portion 71 and formed in a slightly wide U-shape, and the leg portion 72
It is composed of four casters 73 and the like provided in the lower part of, and can be moved. In the support framework 71, for example, the first water tank 2 is about 1450 millimeters, the second water tank 3 is about 1250 millimeters,
The third water tank 4 is formed so as to be supported at a position of about 900 mm.

In the figure, a power switch 81 for the illumination lamp 5 is provided on the end side of the first water tank 2, and a power supply for the water circulation pump 53 and the oxygen supply pump 20 is provided on the front side of the third water tank 4. A switch 82 is provided. In addition, in the viewing aquarium 1 of this example, Medaka 91 was placed as a viewing fish in the first aquarium 2, and potus 92 was planted in the second aquarium 3 as an ornamental plant. As shown in FIG. 4, the potos 92 has a cotton-like filter material 93 wound around the root and inserted into the planting hole 31a. As a result, the root of the pothos 92 can be stably planted, and the filter medium 93 can absorb water and remove the root.

In the water circulation type viewing tank 1 having the above structure,
First, after pouring sufficient water into each of the water tanks 2, 3 and 4, put Medaka 91 in the first water tank 2, plant potos 92 in the second water tank, and then turn on the power switches 81 and 82. When put in, the water circulation pump 53 sucks water from the water storage section 47 of the third water tank 4 and supplies it to the space 18 of the T-shaped portion 12 of the first water tank 2. The water supplied to the first water tank 2 and overflowing in the space 26 of the L-shaped portion 13 flows from the third section 36 of the second water tank 3 to the second section 35, where a constant water surface is formed, Water overflowing from the surface of the water from the third compartment 34,
It flows into the filter section 46 of the third aquarium 4, and the filter 49
And is purified to return to the water storage section 47. In the first water tank 2, air is supplied to the water in the water tank 1 for appreciation from the oxygen supply pump 20 in a bubble shape, and the Medaka 91 is illuminated by the illumination lamp 5 and formed into a cylindrical shape. Due to the lens effect of the filled transparent aquarium 1 for viewing, it can be greatly enlarged, and at the same time, the advertising board 29 can also be enlarged. In the second aquarium 3, the pothos 92 is planted in the planting hole 31a formed in the upper part of the ornamental plant pipe 31, the root absorbs water from the second compartment 35, and the leaf is illuminated by the illumination lamp 5. As it is emitted, the same light as sunlight is supplied and hangs down from the second water tank 3 to the lower side of the third water tank 4. Therefore, in the first aquarium 2, it is possible to expand and enjoy the swimming pool 91 in the cleanly purified water, and at the same time, to enjoy the pothos 92 as an ornamental plant in the lower part. Such aquarium 2, 3,
4 is by using a plastic piping member,
It can be manufactured at low cost. Further, since the caster 73 is provided on the lower portion of the support base 6, it can be easily moved.

In the above embodiment, the sizes of the first water tank 2, the second water tank 3 and the third water tank 4 can be arbitrarily set and are not limited to the embodiments. Both ends of the first aquarium 2 are
At least an open space may be formed. Also,
The ornamental fish to be placed in the first aquarium 2 may be goldfish or tropical fish other than Medaka 91, and the type of ornamental plant to be planted in the second aquarium 3 is not limited. Although the support base 6 is formed of a steel pipe in a frame structure, other materials and structures may be used, and the casters 73 may not be provided if the support base 6 is always fixed and used.

[0019]

As described above, in the water circulation type aquarium for viewing of the present invention, the first aquarium for storing the viewing fish,
A second aquarium for planting foliage plants, a third aquarium for storing filters, water circulation pumps, etc., an illumination light for appreciating fish and ornamental plants, and these first to third aquariums and illumination lights By providing a support base for arranging, you can enjoy watching fish in the first aquarium, at the same time enjoy foliage plants in the second aquarium, and circulate and purify water in the third aquarium. Moreover, it can be manufactured at low cost by using a material for piping.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of a water circulation type aquarium for viewing according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the water circulation type aquarium for viewing according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a usage state of the water circulation type viewing tank of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the ornamental plant portion of the water circulation type aquarium for viewing according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Water circulation type viewing tank 2 1st tank 3 2nd tank 4 3rd tank 5 Lighting lamp 6 Support stand 11 Pipe for watching fish 12 T-shaped portion 13 L-shaped portion 14, 24, 32, 42 , 43 Cap 20 Oxygen supply pump 29 Advertising plate 31 Houseplant pipe 31a Planting hole 41 Water circulation pipe 49 Filter 53 Water circulation pump 81, 82 Switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A horizontally-arranged transparent tubular body having a pipe for watching fish that allows the watching fish to enter the water flowing inside.
A first water tank provided with a space communicating with the outside at both ends thereof, and water that is horizontally arranged below the first water tank and overflows from the one space flows into the first water tank to form a constant water surface. In addition, a second aquarium having a pipe for ornamental plants having a large number of planting holes formed on the water surface thereof and a horizontal arrangement at the lower part of the second aquarium are provided so as to overflow from a predetermined water surface of the pipe for ornamental plants. A pipe for circulating water, which contains a filter for purifying water, guides it through the filter to a water storage compartment, and sucks water from the water storage compartment to supply it to the other space of the first water tank A third aquarium, an illumination lamp arranged between the first aquarium and the second aquarium to illuminate the appreciation fish and the ornamental plants, and a support for supporting the first to third aquariums and the illumination lamp. Water cycle characterized by having a stand Appreciation for the aquarium.