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Notes fromthe water
Craft, process and the living installations we design, build and care for — written by the studio for homeowners, designers and architects.
73 essays & guides
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A textbook can describe the nitrogen cycle. A functioning aquarium shows it happening. Water chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering all operate inside a single glass or acrylic box, and students can observe every…
November 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Healthcare
Anyone who has spent time in a care community knows how much the environment shapes the day. Light, sound, color, and…
November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Design
Okeanos Group has designed and built custom aquariums since 2002, working from NYC across New Jersey, Westchester, the…
November 7, 2026 · 7 min read
Homeowners
A tank in a child's room, a playroom, or a family kitchen is a different project from one in an office lobby or a…
November 6, 2026 · 7 min read
Architecture
Most office design briefs we see today include some version of the word "wellness." Clients ask for natural light, operable windows, plants, and materials that feel less synthetic. These requests…
November 5, 2026 · 6 min read
An aquarium looks like a piece of furniture, a feature wall, or a room divider. It is also a piece of building…
November 4, 2026 · 7 min read
Okeanos Group has designed and built custom aquariums in the New York area since 2002. This guide covers the technical…
November 3, 2026 · 5 min read
Most aquarium owners keep up with the weekly basics: feeding, topping off, wiping the front glass. A well-run system…
November 2, 2026 · 6 min read
At Okeanos Group, we have designed and built custom aquariums in the New York area since 2002. The projects that go…
This guide collects our aquarium holiday decoration ideas, along with the reasoning behind each one. A fish tank is a…
October 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Every summer, we hear the same story from aquarium owners across NYC, New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island, and the…
October 30, 2026 · 6 min read
An aquarium is a closed biological system. The water, the livestock, the filtration, and the equipment all depend on each other, and a small problem in one area tends to show up somewhere else. A…
October 29, 2026 · 7 min read
A koi pond is a closed aquatic system that has to function for decades through humid summers, nor'easters, and winters…
October 28, 2026 · 6 min read