Saltwater fish tank before using the design techniques.
Decorating your fish tank is not as easy as it may sound. Take a look at the picture to the right. This tank is actually situated in an office! With that being said, a little design knowledge, a modest budget, and a lot of practice can make your tank look world’s apart.
The same fish tank after usin the design guidelines.
1. Don’t use a lot of substrate (i.e. gravel) when setting up your saltwater fish tank. It’s okay to use more gravel in a freshwater tank.
2. Create holes in the rockwork to give the fish places to swim through and create interest to the viewer.
3. Build up rather than building across. If you have limited rocks, stack them in piles throughout the tank rather than lining them up lengthwise in the aquarium. (note: don’t stack them too high. In the event that they should tumble over it might cause serious damage to the tank.
4. Use a few colors and repeat them throughout the tank. If you have the option of buying different colored corals, buy a few corals of the same color. Place these throughout the tank rather than clustering them together.
5. If you only have rock and fake coral don’t use too much light. Less light = less algae = less maintenance.
