Having an aquarium in your home is a great way to add life and natural beauty to your living space. Whether you want the aquarium as a part of your décor or as a statement piece, there are many things that you can do to make your home look stunning. Even though aquariums can be…
An aquarium is more than just a place for fish to live. You can also keep plants in it! There are many different species of underwater and terrestrial plants that you can grow in an aquarium. Aquarium plants filter the water, provide shelter and food sources for small aquatic creatures, as well as make your…
Easter is only two days away. I’m guessing that most of my readers are too old to go on Easter egg hunts, but we can all still celebrate Easter in our own special way. Why not kick off the holidays with an Easter-themed aquarium? Verdant Freshwater vs Colorful Saltwater Hmm, this is a tough decision. Easter is…
Last Friday, I showed you how to transform an aquarium into an exciting Easter-themed aquascape complete with a miniature egg scavenger hunt. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that today many of you have refrigerators practically bursting with bowl after bowl of egg salad. But now that Easter’s over and you’re enjoying the…
My brother and I are total opposites in a lot of ways. He likes to focus on a single task and give it 100 percent of his attention. I fancy myself as a jack-of-all-trades, dabbling in a hundred different projects. As you might expect, he and I have very different attitudes when it comes to…
Should your aquarium be dark and shadowy? Your immediately response might be, “Of course not — you won’t be able to see the beautiful aquascape!” People tend to think that low light is a bad thing, especially when you’re talking about art pieces. The more light you have, the easier it is for people to…
One of the most appealing things about aquariums is that they’re so beautifully tranquil. All you have to do is look at an aquarium for a few minutes and the stress will melt right out of you. Of course, what’s calming and peaceful for some is boring for others. Some people enjoy stress — they feel…
Peace, calm, tranquility — if these are the things that you seek, then a custom aquarium is the way to go. But there’s only one problem: the constant hum of lights and the persistent bubbling of water pumps can kind of ruin your tranquility. Today we’re going to talk about ways to cut down own…
If you gave somebody the task of spicing up a living space by adding art, I think it’s safe to say that most people would start by adding framed pictures. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if wall art such as posters, pictures, and paintings make up the most common household art in America. It…
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