Custom Aquarium Design: Tips - By: Kirsten Hendrich

Custom built aquariums are fantastic addittions to any home. The possibilities are endless and pretty much stretch as far as your imagination will allow. In order to maximise the oppertunity and get the best out of it, a bit of thought is required in the planning stages. This article aims to help you through, and guide you in making the best of having and aquarium made specifically to your specifications.

1. Brainstorm

The first thing you should so is engage yourself in a full on brainstorming session. Allow your imagination to run wild and try to think of every option you can think of. With fish tanks you can let your imagination run wild so consider all options from picture frame tanks to aquariums installed within a wall...just go mad! This isn't the time to think sensibly, the aim is to get as many ideas down on paper as is possible.

2. Narrow Down Your Ideas

Once you have a huge list of wacky and crazy ideas, reality has to intervene at some stage. Try to think realistically about the size, your budget and what would suit your home. When you start to make enquiries with manufactures, it is really useful to have a good idea of what you want to achieve. No one has it 100% sorted, after all they are the experts. Try to get a strong idea as this will help when looking for accurate quotes.

3. Contact Three Manufacturers

A trip to your local aquarium shop, or some time spent on Google should provide you with contact details for some aquarium manufacturers. Call up at least three different companies, explain what it is you are looking for and ask for some quotes. Not only should you be concentrating on money, also try to get a feel for the company. How professional are they? Are they creative? When can they do the work?

4. Finalise Your Plans

Once you have contacted some manufactures, and received their quotes it's time to go back to your plans and finalise what you want. Based on the quotes you have, you should have a strong idea of how much it's going to cost and how much work is involved. You may need to go back to your plans and tweak them to fit in better with your budget and any nessecary installation works. Once you are 100% sure, it's worth giving the manufacturer a call to go over the final details. Leave nothing to chance.

5. Schedule the Work

If you are going for something such as an In-wall aquarium, this will require quite a lot of installation work and you will need to schedule this accordingly. Always be open with your supplier as they will know the process inside out, and be able to advise you accordingly. For free standing tanks and table tanks then you will not need to worry so much, just allow your-self the time to get everything settled and start setting up the tank with your decorations/plants etc.

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