Aquarium Design In San Antonio

Aquarium Design in San Antonio Offers Many Options
From colorful, long-tailed fancy goldfish and schools of uniquely interactive
tropicals to eye-popping varieties of exotic reef and saltwater species, the fish-
keeping hobby is as diverse and entertaining as any other. While picking out
the fish that will eventually populate an aquarium is often considered the most
fun part of starting a cold water, tropical or saltwater tank, the steps that must
be followed before that can happen are the building blocks to ultimate success.
Give us a call at 210.444.2782 to discuss your Aquarium Design in San Antonio
today or visit our website at www.aquatic-interiors.com

Aquarium design has many elements – from lavish, unique and authentic
décor and plants indigenous to a certain species’ habitat to the rudimentary
neon-colored gravel and “No Fishing” ceramic and resin signs. When
designing a custom fish tank, things get a bit more complex – and that’s where
we come in.

We are Aquatic Interiors, the leaders in aquarium design in San Antonio, and we
have all the tools, resources and experience to take your concept of an
aquarium to a whole other level. The initial building blocks of any customized
tank begin with professional-grade materials, and it’s our belief that two
dimensions should be considered in this regard: Glass vs. Acrylic and Standard
vs. Custom Sized Tanks.

Tank Materials
While glass has always been the material of choice for building any kind of
tank – whether it be a massive custom-sized job or one you pick up at your
local pet shop on sale – lately the hot trend has been acrylic aquariums. Why?
For one, acrylic tends not to break, leak or otherwise crack as compared to
glass, and is often considered a material that’s more clearly viewable than
glass. When getting into custom aquarium builds, acrylic is often the material
of choice due to its availability in a plethora of sizes – there are even acrylic
tanks that boast opaque-colored sides.

On the flip side of this debate coin, acrylic tends to scratch a bit more easily
than glass does, and this comes into play during routine tank maintenance (i.e.
cleaning), a time when the opportunity to scratch the inside walls of the
aquarium are at their greatest. Additionally, acrylic tanks are often looked at by
seasoned hobbyists in the world of fish-keeping as a bit less convenient in
terms of access to the aquarium from the top – most acrylic tanks offer access to
the surface of the water via covered “portholes.”

An advantage of a custom-designed and made tank – such as those we can create
for you at Aquatic Interiors – compared to an “off-the-shelf” variant you can pick
up at a mass retailer is the extremely clear glass which lacks the “greenish” tint
inherent in the mass-market tanks; manufacturers such as Oceanic Systems and All-
Glass work with outfitters such as us in offering baseline custom-sized tanks by
which to start projects for clients. Interestingly, what comes into play here as well is
the décor and/or “theme” layout design planned for the tank – in some instances,
décor choices and plant selections dictate a custom-sized/shape tank be used, in
which case acrylic is normally recommended due to the large selection of
possibilities in customization.

Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Size Doesn’t Matter…
Aquarium Design Experts Say Different
As aquarium design experts in San Antonio, Aquatic Interiors regularly
suggest to our clients not to consider an aquarium smaller than 55 gallons in
size. The reason for this is twofold – to begin with, and contrary to beginners’
perspectives on this matter, it is actually more difficult to maintain quality
water conditions in smaller tanks.

With a larger space to occupy, organisms introduced to the water column by
way of “mistakes” made by the hobbyist (slacking on water changes,
overfeeding, etc.) have a better chance of being “controlled” and filtered out in
a larger water column. Additionally, most of the world’s more interesting and
exotic fish species require the space equal to that of a 55 gallon or larger tank,
not only for raw space constraints and comfort factors but also so that they are
more likely to exhibit their natural behaviors.

This is merely the beginning of a foray into the world of custom-designed
aquariums. Look to Aquatic Interiors when in the market for
professional aquarium design in San Antonio.

Give us a call at 210.444.2782 to discuss
your Aquarium Design in San Antonio
today or visit our website at
www.aquatic-interiors.com

Aquarium Design In San Antonio

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