An aquarium comprising an assembly of an aquarium receptacle and a removable fluorescent lighting device

摘要

An aquarium comprising an assembly of an aquarium receptacle (4l) and a movable and removable fluorescent lighting device including one or more fluorescent lamps and electrical auxiliary appliances (l8, l9, 20) and wiring coacting therewith, and a removable housing for the electrical auxiliary appliances and the wiring enclosed, all around, by walls and to be placed within said receptacle. Said housing comprises a plurality of walls (l, 2, 3) permanently pertaining to said housing and being removable together therewith as well as a plurality of temporary walls (40, l3) which, when the housing is placed within the aquarium receptacle, are formed by coaction with the wall panels of the receptacle and/or auxiliary panels connected thereto. The electrical auxiliary appliances (l8, l9, 20) and the wiring therefor are mounted in the upper portion of the housing, preferably against the inside of the upper wall (l). Within said housing there is provided an overflow orifice (l4) formed in conjunction with the wall of the receptacle, so that the water level is maintained below the electrical auxiliary appliances (l8, l9, 20).