Aquarium decoration and design.
Aquascape – aquatic landscape (by analogy with landscape). Aquascaping is the art of setting up aquariums, where the aquarium itself becomes a living picture. It mainly consists of the harmonious distribution of decorative elements, plants, and fish, without compromising the maintenance of optimal physical and chemical water characteristics. The main thing in such an aquarium is aesthetic perception.
Ornamental aquarium decoration.
• The internal contents of your aquarium; Collectors of different fish; Ornamental aquariums; Choosing the aquarium itself; Standard aquariums; Water landscape composition; Decorative elements; Interior design of the aquarium; Ornamentation elements; Planted aquarium; Aquarium design implies;
Composition means in the aquarium.
• Composition in the aquarium; Composition silhouette; Linear perspective; Island of free space; All composition objects must be.
Interrelationships between composition elements.
• If you want to visually enlarge the aquarium; For smaller aquarium volumes; Degree of aquarium fullness; Proportions; Proportionality.
• Choice of substrate material; Right choice of fish; Decorative elements can be selected; Properly decorated aquarium; Ornamentation elements; Planted aquarium; Aquarium design implies.
• Living space in the aquarium; Attractiveness of the aquarium landscape; To create this style; Elements of tropical aquarium decoration can serve; When choosing plants; The number of fish and plants should be.
• Traditional freshwater aquarium; Selected for such aquariums; The main decoration is; Freshwater aquarium decoration; Deep-relief background texture; Design is performed through; Aquarium decoration using driftwood.
Freshwater aquarium equipment.
• What is necessary for the normal functioning of the underwater world; Determining factor of the substrate; Natural substrates; Mineral composition; Artificial substrate; Substrate heating; Water in the aquarium.
• Design and decorations; Requirements for aquarium shelters; For bottom decoration; Stones not only decorate the aquarium; Driftwood from famous brands; Rainforest aquarium; Aquarium decoration elements; The most important decoration element.
Aquarium with artificial plants.
• Decoration of an aquarium with artificial plants; In combination with stones and driftwood; In aquariums with African cichlids; In a pseudomarine aquarium; Combination of artificial and live plants.
Shelters and refuges for fish.
• Fish shelters made of stones; Choose driftwood whose branches reach the water surface; The composition must be unified in meaning or form; How to make a shelter for fish? When choosing pots, preference should be given to the simplest ones; Clay pipes are a great alternative to pots; Plastic pipe cutouts can be used as an alternative; Foam plastic refuges from which artificial stones and grottoes can be made.
Shelters and refuges for fish-2.
• Fish shelters made of driftwood; Choice of wood shape; Choose driftwood; The composition must be unified; How to make a shelter for fish; Clay pipes; When choosing pots; Plastic pipe cutouts; Ceramic products; Bamboo cutouts; Foam plastic refuges.
• Small grotto from cold welding; Epoxilin DUO; Self-hardening plastic; Cernit; Super Sculpey; Efaplast; Polymer clay.
• How to prepare coconut shell for the aquarium; How to prepare coconut? Coconut shell.
Shelters from other materials.
• Shelters from flower pots; Do you know how to break pots? Hanging flower pots; Other makeshift materials.
• Background types vary; Internal background; External background is used; Side wall decorations; Central decoration; Corner decorations; How to properly glue a film background in the aquarium.
Decorative background decoration.
• Photo compositions as a background; The back wall is laid out with stones; Cork tiles look beautiful; Growing aquatic plants on a decorative background; Moss shoots are fixed vertically for planting; Side wall decorations.
• Decorative 3D background; If you want to create a fairly large composition; It is possible to make decorations from polymer plastic; Deep relief panel texture allows; Black rectangular sheets with imitation texture.
• 3D background in the aquarium with your own hands; Before starting work on making a 3D background; Making a 3D background from stones; You can create a background using mounting foam; You can make it from styrofoam; Styrofoam stones; Dry dioramas equipped with their own lighting.
• Application of stones in aquarium design; Tips when choosing stones; Rear 3D background; Large number of shelters; Stone shape; Best to use.
Arrangement of stones in the aquarium.
• Arrangement of stones and rocks in the aquarium; Iwagumi style stone arrangement; Flat stone; Semi-reclining stone; Main stone types; Stones that should not be used; Main stone arrangement; Planting plants between stones; Giving stability to large stones.
• Application of driftwood in aquarium design; Many fish species find shelter in tangled driftwood; Plants can be grown on driftwood; Choice of wood shape; Driftwood surface is treated; Artificial driftwood and stones. Basic compositions; Best balance is achieved.
Driftwood as the basis of aquascape.
• They are mid-ground decorations; Driftwood should be laid out in such a way; There should not be very many of them; To avoid glass damage; Plant plants on driftwood.
Driftwood composition in the aquarium.
• Aquarium plants are placed; Decorating driftwood with live plants; The following plant types are attached to driftwood and stones; For attaching ferns; The best way to attach mosses.
• It should be prepared the same way as; Must be disinfected; So that the stalks do not spoil in the water; For greater effect, it is advisable to use; How to fix bamboo stalks in the desired position? Artificial driftwood and stones.
• General principles of aquarium design; First of all, you need to imagine; Decoration elements can be selected for the chosen option; Water landscape composition; Ornamentation elements must be; Planted aquarium.
• Avant-garde style aquarium; Various design options; Bizarre unnatural aquarium shapes; Aquarium built into a partition (wall); Walk-through aquariums look; Aquarium in the form of a coffee table or bar counter.
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Aquarium decoration with fish and plant species.
