A wall mounted fish tank absolutely looks awesome and provides a new look for any room whether in an office, hospital waiting room, or your den at home.

Of course, wall mounted fish tanks are those that are mounted on the wall often called portrait aquariums or wall aquariums. The tank is mounted to the wall using the studs in the wall to ensure the fish tank is well mounted and that the weight is supported.

You can find a wide array of sizes, with the normal wall mounted fish tanks being between four and six inches thick, around 17 inches high, and 18 inches long, but you can find a larger one if you desire up to seven feet long.

Advantages

The advantages of a wall mounted fish tank include saves space, the design allows placement in several locations, the tank is normally placed at eye level making it a better way to enjoy your fish, compact design, and for those that have children do not have to worry about little ones knocking over the tank.

Wall mounted fish tanks offer the opportunity to have a fish tank placed out of the way while enhancing the room in which it is placed. With a wall mounted fish tank, banks, hospital, doctor’s offices, and other businesses due to the compact designs that usually includes the filter and light tanks all in one design.

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of a wall mounted fish tank includes a major one which is the tank limits the water to air exchange due to the reduced surface area of the fish tank.

Other disadvantages include the need to use very strong wall studs as even the smallest wall mounted fish tanks will weigh between 75 and 100 pounds with larger fish tanks weighing over 300 pounds.