Using a Feng Shui Fish Tank
Fish are an important part of Chinese and Asian culture. No doubt youve seen many pieces of Chinese and Asian artwork that include goldfish or koi, and of course there are Asian water gardens that one can incorporate into ones own home that include these beautiful creatures.
Therefore, when you consider feng shui, which is both an art and a science, you might be curious as to how you can use a feng shui fish tank in your home. How do you introduce it, and where should you keep it? Are there places you should not include a feng shui fish tank?
A True Feng Shui Fish Tank is Not Always Big
If you think that a feng shui fish tank must necessarily be large, that’s not really true. What feng shui wishes to incorporate is balance and simplicity. This means that if you try to incorporate a large fish tank into a small home or room, this will only lead to a more cluttered feeling, which is against feng shui principles.
Smaller fish tanks will do the same job, especially if they suit the room they are in and add the element of balance. You can choose from an aquarium and a small fish tank, depending on the space you have available and your preference. You might just want a little fishbowl with a couple of goldfish. If properly maintained and well displayed, this will be just fine.
This might be good news to you if you are on a budget and don’t want to spend a lot of money on a large aquarium, in addition to spending a lot of money to both stock it and maintain it.
Where to Place Your Feng Shui Fish Tank
You are probably already familiar with the five elements, namely, wood, water, fire, earth and metal, that are the embodiment of feng shui. These elements are meant to complement one another and keep any one from overpowering a room or any particular area. This is where your feng shui fish tank comes into play. No doubt if you have a smaller tank or fishbowl, you will be using it as an accent to a room.
If your room consists of mostly browns or tans, the water element from the fishtank will balance it out. Bright colored fish are the best to use, perhaps orange or yellow, and they will offset warm earth tones.
However, you also need to make sure that your feng shui fish tank does not distract from another strong element. For example, if a large fireplace dominates your living room, you cannot also have a large aquarium there. This will create two large, strong elements, and they will conflict with each other. Therefore, you will not be harmonized and will be off balance.
Therefore, you have to be careful where you place your fishbowl. You also need to make sure that it will complement your environment and your room. This will help ensure that you are using your feng shui fish tank in the way it should be used.
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