5 Unique Ideas You Should Use To Customize Your Fish Tank

While a classically geometric, black-framed tank can be beautiful in its own right, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to make your aquarium look a little nicer. Whether you want it to stand out, or fit seamlessly into your décor, here are five unique ideas you should use to customize your fish tank.

Tank Shape

There are many different tank shapes that can give your aquarium a unique look. If you want your tank to fit in with walls or furniture, arch tanks, double inverted bowfront tanks, radius triangles, and corner bowfront tanks are ideal. If you want your tank to be more of a centerpiece, double bullnoses, flatbacks, and cylinders show off every angle of a tank.

The shape and size you choose for your tank will give your aquarium a highly personalized flair.

Lighting

While utilizing day and night cycles for your aquarium is a good idea, that doesn’t mean you have to limit how your lighting looks. For example, LED light bars can fit into the frame of your tank without heating up too quickly—the same goes for backlights and overhand lights. In addition, LED lights can be set up with different colors, gradations, and timings. Just make sure your color changes don’t stress out your fish.

Tank Stands and Frames

Fortunately, the options for customizing your tank stand and frame are limitless. Tank stands can be made to look like vanities, tubes, Lego bricks, televisions, and so much more. If it can fit a fish tank, a heater, and a pump, you can make an aquarium look like almost anything. Rimless aquariums also show off a tank’s beauty by looking like you plucked your tank right out of the ocean.

Aquarium Décor

The inside of your tank can become whatever underwater dream you envision. While coral reef and natural plant ecosystems are classically beautiful, there are plenty of other options; hobbyists are leaning toward tank themes like renaissance, sci-fi, and other tank décor that tells a story. You can create a lost Roman city or a tropical volcano rising up from your tank’s murky depths. You’re only limited to what you can imagine.

Aquarium Backdrops

If you’re looking to give your tank a little more depth, you can install a double-paned backing for slipping in different backgrounds. Additionally, printing companies can create high-quality, sizable images to help fit your theme or make it look like an endless aquascape. Plus, changing your backdrop is easy and can be replaced at any time.

These five unique ideas you should use to customize your fish tank are just the beginning. Whether it’s a stand-alone or built-in aquarium, you can customize it to your heart’s content. So, start brainstorming and ask yourself what unique aquarium you’d like to see in your home.