Aquarium Decoration and Styles

Designing a new aquarium can be a both fun and challenging hobby. Many things have to be brought into consideration when designing an aquarium. You will have to decide what kind of aquarium to buy and how big the aquarium should be. What kind of plants and decorations you are planning to put in the aquarium? What kind of fish are you planning to have in the aquarium? Can the different types of fish you want in the aquarium co-exist together? How colorful do you want the aquarium to appear? You should come up with a budget plan as well so you can get exactly what you want in your aquarium.

First thing you have to choose is what type of aquarium you are going to purchase. Acrylic aquariums are alot stronger than glass ones and yet softer at the same time. They are flexible so they won't break as easily yet durable and resist cracks better. If struck by an object they will scratch but will not crack as easily as glass. They tend to weigh about half as much as a glass tank the same size, and they reduces temperature changes as they are very good insulators. They also tend to appear clearer than glass aquariums. Acrylic tanks tend to take on many different shapes as glass has to be rectangular cause glass won't bend as easy. However glass aquariums won't scratch as easy as their acrylic counterparts yet they crack easier. Glass also tends to support water better as acrylic tends to bow and need a top to support the seems in the side. Glass also tends to be cheaper and lasts longer if not cracked or broken through damaging.

When deciding what fish to choose you have to decide if you want freshwater fish or saltwater fish as they can not be mixed together. A freshwater aquarium when all is said and done with basic supplies will tend to cost about $300. A saltwater aquarium under the same circumstances will run about $650. Then you can also do a reef tank which tends to be a bit more extravagant and can push the cost up towards $1200 or more. Saltwater fish tend to be much more expensive than freshwater fish. Some of the more uncommon saltwater fish can come with a pretty high price tag. Saltwater fish tend to be more colorful and pleasing to the eye. Saltwater is harder to upkeep. Changing the water can prove difficult as the new water has to be prepared days in advance.

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