A home aquarium can not only help you relax and escape from everyday worries, it can become an original detail of your home interior. In order for the aquarium to really delight you and your guests with its beauty, it is necessary to correctly design it.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, choose a substrate to decorate your aquarium. It can be of a wide variety of colors and sizes. Give preference to a soil consisting of dark natural materials. Plants and fish look much more impressive on dark soil than on light soil. For an aquarium with live plants, choose a substrate size of 3-4mm. Soil of a smaller diameter quickly cakes and rots, and a larger one is not at all suitable for the normal existence of beneficial bacteria.
Step 2
Most ornamental fish tend to like all kinds of hiding places. Therefore, do not forget to fill the bottom of your aquarium with caves, grottoes, slides and all kinds of snags. Just try to choose products made from natural materials, not plastic.
Step 3
Don't forget to populate your tank with a variety of plants. It is necessary to plant them in three tiers: high - to the back wall, low - to the front, and attach tapeworm plants to the decor of the aquarium.
Step 4
Do not decorate your aquarium with rocks containing lime or metal deposits. They are usually sold in the markets. You can buy really high quality jewelry only in specialized pet stores.
Step 5
Try to hide all appliances (filters, heaters) in the aquarium behind decorative material. So they will not be conspicuous or even become "invisible".
Step 6
Choose fish based on the size of the aquarium, the power of the life support system (compressor and filter), and the conditions for keeping the plants present in the aquarium. Remember that some fish live in an area near the ground, others in the water column, and still others near the surface. Imagine what your chosen fish will look like in your aquarium. If everything suits you, arrange the aquarium according to your idea.
