From an inexpensive goldfish in a bowl to a $1 million 5,000-gallon tank with rare fish, aquariums are mesmerizing to watch. The sound of water is comforting, and the slow movement of the fish can help calm active minds. “Aquariums are also spectacular decoration,” says Ben Carlin, operations manager of Carlin Aquarium Systems. “In fact,” he adds, “some clients have quit watching as much television and spend their time instead taking in their aquariums.” Carlin calls aquariums the “ultimate tinkerer’s …
