Custom Fish Tanks: Five Tips

Having an aquarium designed and built to fit your home perfectly will add a lot of

atmosphere to any room, however you will probably have to spend a fair amount of money for the privelidge. As a result, you will probably want to make sure that you maximise the oppertunity and get the most out of it. This article goes through five main pointers to help guide you through the process and help you avoid making costly mistakes.

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 start thinking realistically about what you can fit in, what would suit your home, and how far your budget will potentially allow you to go. 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. If necessary, you may need to revise your plans to fit in with the planned work and budget. 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.

by: Kirsten Hendrich

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