Decoration of an aquarium

Although, some aquarists argue thatdecorative decoration of the aquarium is superfluous, and even harmful for fish. At least, the residents of the aquarium do not care about its design. And, nevertheless, the owners are happy to work on the aquarium landscape. Decorative elements not only decorate the aquarium, but also a convenient place for spawning, shelter and protection for many species of fish, serve to attach different plants, hide the aquarium instruments from the observers.

The stones are best used in medium sizes - about the size of a fist, so they look likemore naturally. Granite, porphyry, gneiss, quartz, basalt and flint are perfect for these purposes. The shape of the stone depends on the landscape that you want to create in the aquarium. So, for the coastal landscape fit fit in the length of a little angular stones. Do not forget that you can not use stones with sharp corners, which can hurt your pets. Good looking in most aquariums are flat stones and stone grottoes.

Large grottoes of stones are placed directly on the bottom of the aquarium, well, if the components are cemented. Small stones can be stacked on the sand. Over time, dirt accumulates in the aquarium under the rocks. Therefore, when cleaning the aquarium it is recommended to raise stones, and sand under them to wax with a stick.

It is better not to use too bright, quaintly shaped stones that are not found in natural water bodies. In the aquarium they look unnatural, tasteless and distract attention from fish and plants.

All possible forms driftwood help make the landscape in your aquarium morenatural. The disadvantage of wood is that it contains water-soluble substances that color it brown-brown. In addition, wood often rot. Therefore, remember that for the aquarium there is only dead wood, completely cleared from the bark and not containing vital juices.

You can use the roots and branches of trees such as alder, willow, beech, ash, maple. Before putting a snag into the aquarium, itsit is necessary to process. One way is to boil the wood with salt for several hours. In this case, all the driftwood should be completely under water, so that air comes out of it, and it does not float to the surface of the water. Koryagi placed in the aquarium, when it already established a biological regime: 7-10 days after filling with water.

No matter how well you process wood, it, though very slowly, but still rotting. Therefore, if a snag is put in the aquarium in the early days, the water will remain dull for a long time.

Also The aquarium can be decorated with stems of cane and bamboo. They are usually fixed on a wooden plate with holes, and in order for the stems in the water not to spoil, their ends are pre-dipped in a liquid glass.

And here for the manufacture of shelters for fish perfectly suited coconut shell. They look very natural and less dangerous,than the building of stones, which sometimes fall apart. Of course, the coconut shell is more suitable for a tropical aquarium. Try not to put coral, sea shells, figurines of gnomes and divers in the aquarium, it looks tasteless.