Never Clean Your Aquarium Again....

"NEVER CLEAN YOUR AQUARIUM AGAIN!" A bold statement from design company Noux who have invented this awesome piece of technology that turns the waste in the aquarium into food.

Cleaning an aquarium is not the most enjoyable aspect of the hobby. I also believe, that if people didn't have to do this and could have a beautiful tank with little effort it would draw more people into the hobby. Well that time has come..... Loughborough University Student, Suzy Shelley has developed an aquarium that boasts a self cleaning filter that never needs replacing. The only 'maintenance' the needs doing on this aquarium is topping up the water when the level drops.

Suzy Shelley (pictured below), created the 15-litre tank, which is packed with technology enabling fish, plants and bacteria 'to work together to create a balanced ecosystem'

As many people know replacing filter media can get costly depending on the size of your aquarium and the filter you have. A continuously-moving bed recycles older bacteria into plant food, creating space for new bacteria to grow. ‘Harmful ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are naturally removed from the water, meaning the water never needs changing,’ according to Noux.

Avo features smart LED lighting that is optimised for plant photosynthesis and growth, which leads to clear water.

The lighting is soft red in the morning, white during the day, and blue in the evening. As well as built in lighting Avo is designed for tropical fish so keeps a constant water temperature of 27°C (80.6°F). The heating elements are positioned to create convection currents through the base of the aquarium helping the nutrients reach the roots of plants.

It is reported that Suzy Shelley (creator)worked on this project for 4 years before launching a successful Kickstarter campaign to try and bring Avo to the mass market. Avo can be pre-ordered from £150 ($242) plus shipping. The project was fully funded and managed to drum up $99,678 from 591 backers.

‘I've always kept fish and it was a steep learning curve in the early days - trying to maintain a tank properly, making sure my fish were healthy and had a clean tank,’ Ms Shelley said.

‘Fish keeping isn't as easy as most people think…there's important bacteria in the tank that need to be maintained, plus there's the weekly water changes and smelly filter cleaning needed to maintain a healthy tank’. ‘I decided I'd design something that takes the stress out of keeping tropical fish and makes fish keeping simple, beautiful and above all enjoyable. ‘Avo is packed full of technology and clever design features that make it really, really easy to keep fish.’ she wrote on Avo’s Kickstarter page

Avo Overview

Self-cleaning filter system: The plants and bacteria work together to create a balanced micro-ecosystem. The harmful ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are removed from the water meaning the water never needs changing.

The filtration system is natural and self-maintaining, comprising a moving bed that doesn’t need cleaning.

Automatic lighting: When there is too much light, fish tanks get algae. Avo's lighting is plant-specific, providing the wavelengths that the plants need to photosynthesise and grow, making sure they are cleaning the water efficiently. It produces wavelengths of light that our human eyes can't detect.

The light moves around the tank and is magnetic, so can be detached to access the fish and plants easily.

Automatic heating: Water is heated at 27°C (80.6°F) - the perfect temperature for tropical fish. The heating elements are positioned to create convection currents which help the nutrients reach the roots of plants.

Plant system: Seven plant pots slot into place in the filter system to make them easy for owners to lift out and trim.

Size: The tank holds three-and-a-half gallons of water (15 litres).

Price: It is available to pre-order from £150 ($242).

If you would like to get your hands on one of these head over to the Kickstarter page and find out how you can get your self an Avo. Avo KickStarter Page. Check out this review below