The aquarium is not only fascinating hobby, but also a fine opportunity to bring a unique highlight in an interior of the house. In order that the aquarium was always pleasing to the eye, it is necessary to think over carefully a location and design of the small underwater kingdom.
It is required to you
- - aquarian equipment;
- - soil;
- - living or artificial plants;
- - snags, ceramic or plastic jewelry;
- - background.
Instruction
1. Today producers offer many options of aquariums. There are such which can be established on any surface in the apartment - they are various forms and the sizes: round, rectangular, square, many-sided, absolutely small on engine capacity: from 10 liters and aquariums-giants, of 300-400 liters. The choice depends on your financial opportunities and also the apartment sizes.
2. Also there are aquariums which are already equipped with curbstones in which it is possible to store all necessary for aquarium husbandry. In addition there are various design decisions when the aquarium is built in an interior: for example, in a wall, an arch or an interroom partition. If the apartment allows, then the aquarium can be established also in the center of the room, combining its functions with function of a small fountain.
3. Whatever option you chose, it is important to issue an aquarium correctly. Having decided on model, begin to select the equipment: the filter which will purify water, the aerator for water saturation by oxygen (pay attention to models which combine in themselves functions of the filter and the aerator), the thermometer, the heater (if you plan to support thermophilic small fishes), lamps.
4. After that buy soil which will well look in an interior of your apartment, it is possible to buy today options which completely imitate river or a seabed, or to prefer color soil, for example, of red or green color.
5. If you want to get an aquarium only for interior functions, then it is necessary to buy artificial plants. If it is interesting to you to create a special microclimate in the aquarium and to watch growth of animals and plants, then buy living plants.
6. Do not forget also about a background. It is sold in pet-shops by metric area and imitates various options of the underwater world.
7. On a bottom of an aquarium put snags, beautiful stones or jewelry in the form of the sunk ships or crocks of ancient ware. All this can be got in pet-shop.
8. After that it is possible to buy snails and, of course, small fishes! If you doubt the choice, then consult with experts who will help you to pick up correctly inhabitants of the underwater kingdom and also will tell how it is correct to look after an aquarium.