Patent ID: 8291864

Claim:
An aquarium accessory for elevating the water level of an aquarium above the upper edge of the aquarium for viewing fish contained within the aquarium outside of the aquarium, comprising: a support shelf to be positioned below the waterline of the aquarium, the support shelf including an upper surface and a lower surface with an aperture extending through the upper surface and the lower surface to form an opening for fish to swim through; a support frame shaped and dimensioned for mounting along an upper edge of the aquarium, the support frame includes a lateral flange member to which is connected at least one elongated support arm wherein the at least one elongated support arm is connected to the lateral flange member so that the lateral flange member and the support shelf are parallel and spaced from one another, a step is positioned between the lateral flange member and the at least one elongated support arm in order to mate with a profile of the upper edge of the aquarium; and a transparent container including an open end, an opposed closed end and transparent sidewalls, the transparent container sitting directly upon the upper surface of the support shelf in an inverted configuration with the open end of the transparent container sitting below a waterline for creation of a mechanism for holding water above the aquarium and thereby providing additional swimming area for fish in the aquarium wherein the weight of water within the transparent container provides sufficient weight to maintain the transparent container in a position upon the support shelf.