Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Bespoke Aquariums: Five Top Tips

Custom built aquariums are fantastic addittions
to any home. The possibilities are endless and
pretty much stretch as far as your imagination
will allow. In order to maximise the oppertunity
and get the best out of it, a bit of thought is
required in the planning stages. This article
aims to help you through, and guide you in making
the best of having and aquarium made specifically
to your specifications.

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 aquariums, the sky
really is the limit so consider in-wall tanks,
coffee tables, kitchen units...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 think realistically about the size, your
budget and what would suit your home. When
contacting manufacturers, you need to have a
fairly good idea of what sort of tank you want.
No one has it 100% sorted, after all they are the
experts. Just try to get a good idea so you can
get some accurate quotes coming in.

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. You may need to go back to your
plans and tweak them to fit in better with your
budget and any nessecary installation works. 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.

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To see some great examples of bespoke aquariums,
visit http://www.aquariumgroup.co.uk

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