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The popular Kallax aquarium with a height of 22 cm is available here with a blue film already applied. This provides a beautiful solid-colored background and makes your décor stand out. This blue back panel also offers many options for design, as the light creates a natural blue water effect in the tank. Here you can create your perfect little underwater world. Designed for the IKEA Kallax shelving unit, this glass aquarium has a stated volume of around 27 liters. It is made of 4 mm thick float glass with ground and polished edges and requires no bracing.
You choose which equipment suits your project: The tank is available without a lid or with a sliding glass lid. You can also add a suitable Terra-Natur heat mat as an option.
Aquariums with a low height are best decorated with small aquatic plants. You can also individually design the tank with a delicate root and selected stones. We recommend leaving an open area in the foreground for easier maintenance. You can also use this area to feed your animals and observe them undisturbed.
Which ornamental fish and invertebrates can be kept in the aquarium depends on the species-specific requirements, the usable water volume, the water parameters and the technical equipment. This aquarium is perfectly suited for dwarf shrimp of the Neocaridina and Caridina genera, as well as small snails and Betta splendens breeding forms (fighting fish).
The aquarium is designed for use in the well-known IKEA Kallax shelving unit. Before placing it, check the exact dimensions, load-bearing capacity and surface area of your specific shelving unit model. Also plan enough space for equipment, cables and maintenance work.
The total load of the fully equipped aquarium must be considered: In addition to the tank and water, the substrate, stones and other accessories must also be taken into account. Please note that neither we nor IKEA accept any liability for the load-bearing capacity of the shelving unit. It should be avoided at all costs to let water come into contact with the shelving unit.
The aquarium with the dimensions 33 × 38 × 22 cm is stated to have a volume of approx. 27 liters. The actual water volume is lower due to the glass thickness, fill height, substrate and decoration.
This depends on the variant you choose. With “WITHOUT”, the aquarium is delivered without a lid. The other variants include the respective sliding glass lid.
Example: VH/2TE/1FL denotes a lid with a front/back sliding direction, two equipment corners and one feeding hole.
The heat mat is optional. Choose “Mat: Yes” if you want it added to your order.
You see a tank, but have no idea where to start? We’re here to help with a variety of ideas so you can get straight to setting it up when our aquarium arrives.
With the right selection of aquatic plants, you can also make small aquariums appear significantly larger. For small aquariums, we also recommend using finer plants. Rotala or Ludwigia species are suitable as stem plants for the background here. This prevents the tank from looking overcrowded. A larger-leaved eye-catcher is allowed to introduce a different leaf shape.
Small aquariums can be beautifully landscaped with a small rock formation and suitable small roots. They should be planted predominantly with fine-leaved plants such as compact Anubias, Cryptocorynes, or various mosses. Fine stem plants or needle leeks are also a good option.
Tall aquariums offer a major advantage in terms of overall design flexibility. Larger roots and broad-leaved aquatic plants such as Java fern can be used here. A classic Vallisneria spiralis comes into its own in the background, as does a Ludwigia. The foreground can be landscaped with Monte Carlo pearlwort, cryptocorynes, needle moss, dwarf sword plants or Staurogyne repens.
Shallow aquariums are ideal for recreating a great underwater stream. Fine sand and many round river stones of different sizes can be used to create a natural structure. At the same time, hardy, low-growing aquatic plants such as Cryptocoryne, dwarf sword plants, or Brazilian grass provide optimal planting for such shallow aquariums. When properly set up, these tanks are ideal for catfish and shrimp, which do not necessarily require height.
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