Interior Design: Aquarium
Many have long appreciated the attractiveness aquarium as a decorative element in interior design. In a modern house or apartment aquariums you can meet a variety of: hanging aquariums, paintings, aquarium columns, classic table aquariums and many others.
Before installing an aquarium in your home,it is necessary to carefully consider what function it will perform. To achieve the decorative effect does not necessarily populate the aquarium with live fish: artfully laid out stones and shells, as well as underwater plants create a beautiful landscape. This is convenient for those who do not have the opportunity to look after fish.
To aquarium took a worthy place in the interior of the apartment, it is necessary, firstly, to correctly organize its internal space, and secondly, correctly place it in the interior.
It is also necessary to decide, marine or freshwater there will be an aquarium. As a rule, marine aquariums look more bright due to bright contrast colors. The predominant color is blue. Therefore, when placing a marine aquarium, it is important to assess how much its color suits the surrounding environment.
Freshwater aquariums predominantly greenshades. Fresh water aquariums are subdivided into "vegetable" aquariums, ie, with a predominance of plants, and "fish", with a predominance of fish, respectively. Bright colors of fish can set the overall color of the aquarium.
The shape and dimensions of the aquarium play an important role in theits placement in the interior. Here it is worth paying attention to the overall style of interior design. For example, the classic of the genre - an elegant round aquarium with a goldfish - is perfect for a minimalist style or high-tech.
Aquariums can be biotopic, species and mixed. AT aquarium-biotope reproduced the natural habitat of fish and plants of a certain corner of the planet, for example, Amazonia or the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Species Aquarium contains individuals of only one species, it is they who are given all attention. As a rule, fish living in a species aquarium have a bright color, which makes them so attractive to the viewer.
AT mixed aquarium settle several individuals of different species. In nature, these species may not live together, but it is important to choose them so that they do not threaten each other.
How to decorate the interior of the aquarium? The main rule when decorating an aquarium of any style is that the decorative elements should not clutter up the whole space. The bottom of the aquarium is usually decorated with beautiful stones with shells, planted in the ground, several suitable plants.
Most fish need shelter, so inThe aquarium also puts special decorative snags, houses. In marine aquariums there are usually live corals, in pseudo-marine they can be replaced by dried ones.
In addition, we must not forget that in order to maintainnormal life of all inhabitants of the aquarium you need special instruments: filter, aerator, lamp, etc. These elements should be located so as not to interfere with the fish, but not "catch your eye".
The aquarium should be of such size that its maintenance did not cause difficulties. Replacing water, feeding fish, cleaning the aquarium - all this should be available.
To "fit" the aquarium into the overall designinterior, you need to take care of the table or stand, on which it will stand. Matched in the style of the decision of the room, the stand is an ideal option. Dark lacquered wood for a classic interior, a table with a glass top for modern.
