How to make an aquarium?
Aquarium - is the decoration of any room, anypremises, whether it be a house, an office, a restaurant or a library. It fits perfectly into the interior and immediately attracts people's attention. And how wonderful it is to watch in the evenings, how fish splash, observe their separate civilization and forget about all the problems. Fish, as you know, perfectly calms the nerves. And if the aquarium is also made with taste, then it turns into a real sight, from which it is impossible to tear yourself away. So let's talk about how to make an aquarium.
Where to begin
- Choose an aquarium. They are made of acrylic or silicate glass. Silicate, that is, ordinary glass, is easier to break, but it is less scratched than acrylic. Choose what's more important to you. If you have a small child, then, of course, you are more suitable for an acrylic aquarium.
- Now about the liter. How many fish do you plan to have, and how big will they be? If you want to have one fish, it will be enough for a small aquarium, for example, a round shape. But do not think that with one pet you will be easier, the smaller the aquarium, the more care it requires.
- Note that any home underwater world needs a lid with electrical appliances.
- Buy a compressor to supply the fish with air. It will be better if you take the stock immediately and the second compressor.
- The temperature in the water is a very important factor for its inhabitants. Therefore, install a thermometer.
Now you can safely start decorating!
Background
To begin with, we will understand with a background. You have the choice: decorate the back wall from the outside, or inside the aquarium. If the background is inside, do not rush to fill the aquarium with water.
Internal Background
How to properly design an aquarium, if the backgrounddrawing is done inside it? The main rule is no toxins! All materials, paints and glue must not contain harmful substances, but must be waterproof. If you want to make an original volumetric background, use polystyrene foam or fiberglass. You can make it from roofing tiles, fixing them across the back wall.
External background
For an external background, you can simply paint the backglass aquarium. Choose for painting dark colors: black, gray, brown, they resemble river banks. Do not paint with bright colors, they will not look good. Also used cork tiles, creating an unusual effect, paper stickers on the glass, carpet and plastic. Sold even a ready-made background of plastic with any images: stones, algae, snags, their combinations.
Bottom
How to decorate an aquarium without stones? Yes, in any way! They serve not only as decoration, but also as shelter for some fish, as well as stones - it is a substrate for throwing caviar. With the help of stones, plants are attached, they are able to hide unremarkable elements (technical means: lamps, air ducts, heaters, etc.) and strengthen the walls of terraces.
It is not necessary to lay stones on the bottom with sharp ends, so as not to injure them with fish.
Use to your taste, different types of soil,add for the beauty of driftwood, pots, shells, chests with treasures, skeletons, original locks and other originals, sold at pet stores. But do not make the internal filling of the aquarium too nasty, look for the golden mean. The scenery is just a background, the main thing for you is the fish, which should be comfortable in their house.
Koryagi
Like the stones, snags not only give a special look to the aquarium, but are a useful addition.
This kind of decor should consist of a deadwood that does not contain live juices. Stop your choice on the wooden roots that have long lain in the upper marshes. Will fit branches of willow, alder, ash, beech, maple, which have been inside the flowing water bodies for many years.
If you notice mold or rot on the tree, never put it in your aquarium, it will bring great harm to your pets.
Vegetation
An aquarium without vegetation, like the Earth without the Sun. Plants give off pure oxygen and make your underwater world more natural. They significantly reduce the amount of harmful substances and serve as food for some species of fish.
Especially good look tall plants. To make rubber and plastic jewelry more organic, use low greenery. By hiding the edges of a water wheel, volcano, castle or other decoration made of ceramics, the plant will make your aquarium even more mysterious.
Your aquarium will be as good asgreat is your imagination. Recreate the true nature and landscapes, create your own little fairy or mysterious planet, come up with something completely new and unexplored! In order to create more good ideas in your head, visit aquarium exhibitions, relevant shops and look on the Internet sections on how to make an aquarium, photos that many sites are full of, inspire you to feats with your own house for fish.
