The dry aquarium in the interior of the apartment

design of the modern interior is not limited to conventional materials such as wood, concrete and plastic.The variety of shapes, materials and design ideas you can create in a unique three-dimensional images of a house.One of these creative ideas is a dry aquarium, which is mounted in the walls, the furniture, the floor, or do as a freestanding structure.

What is a dry aquarium

dry aquarium in the floor or in the wall - it's a niche, which is covered with a sheet of glass.For an aquarium in the floor provided a very durable coating under the name of the triplex, which is able to withstand heavy loads.Triplex - it's three layers of safety glass, bonded with a special polymer film technology.Such a multilayer structure and determines the ability of a material to withstand the weight of up to several hundred kilograms.

Another distinguishing feature of the three-layer glass, which makes it suitable for use in residential areas - the similarity with the automotive glass.If you try to break the triplex, he will not break, and only covered with a network of cracks.According to the thickness of the glass is selected depending on the design and purpose.

next element dry aquarium - its content, which complements the entire structure aesthetic component.Most often this type of design is chosen, similar to the seascape.This is not required, the formulation is chosen based on their own taste and overall room design.For decorative dry aquarium use fine sea sand, pebbles and rocks, artificial plants, and various collages and elements microlandscape.

In the selection of the composition should be taken not perishable materials.If there is a desire to use natural material, it is necessary to pre-dry well and apply on the surface of a special coating that will maintain a good appearance and to prevent degradation of the material.

Species dry aquariums

As the name implies, dry tank does not contain water, it is only the air and all the elements of the intended composition.The depth of the niche or aquarium sizes are selected individually, when it comes to the aquarium in the floor, then its depth starts at 8-10 cm If the dry aquarium is planned to be in the floor, there are two variants of its realization -. Flood floor or podium.In the case of self-leveling floors, aquarium niche left in advance for deep aquarium floor must be raised.

Dry tanks on the main grounds are divided into embedded and remote.Built-in aquariums - a design profile, glass and decorative materials, which is a part of the wall, floor or furniture elements.Built-in aquariums installed in niche cabinets, tabletops, pedestals, steps and any other elements of the interior.As manufacturing technology, they differ significantly from the extension.

Remote aquariums - this structure is installed separately and is a conventional tank, which creates a decorative composition.You can use an aquarium of any shape - round, rectangular or corner.The inner filling is limited only by the presence of materials and your imagination.

Common dry aquarium manufacturing rules

1. For the manufacture of dry aquarium glass panel is made to order according to the desired dimensions.Niche prepare, edging around the perimeter of a metal or a decorative profile.The frame is fixed with screws so that on the upper side of the profile remained essentially the lumen of the floor and on the thickness of the glass sealant.Inside, all surfaces are covered aquarium decoration materials to choose from.

2. When installing a dry aquarium with their own hands is necessary to provide a niche for lighting conductors and their wiring to the nearest source of electric current.The dry aquarium in the floor or wall will look spectacular without lighting elements.On top of the base coat spread the selected song, the entire structure is covered with glass, the joints are filled with sealant.

3. For dry aquarium lighting best option would be LED, neon or fluorescent.Not only does it highlight the entire composition, but also will be an additional lighting in the room.To create an additional effect is selected tinted laminated glass, which is suitable to their shade to the entire interior tone.Another little trick that will make a dry aquarium more practical - rubber gaskets.Triplex fit them tightly, not letting the internal space dust or moisture, and to change the composition in the tank it is enough to lift with the help of ordinary rubber suction cups.

How to make your own hands aquarium

If you plan to create a remote tank, the backbone of the glass structure is bought or made yourself.In the manufacture of the aquarium water with their hands, you must take into account all the rules that allow it to maintain a constant water pressure.In the absence of certain skills, independent production is not recommended.As for the dry aquarium, this design does not require such a thorough approach and easy to implement on their own.The only exceptions are circular fish tanks that can not be done at home, without the use of specialized equipment.

to manufacture the aquarium with your hands need the glass, the cut at the required size.Cutting glass is ordered in the firm providing such services or performed independently by a glass cutter.Glued glass is produced using a silicone adhesive.Harvesting is done in two ways - the installation of the walls to the bottom or around the bottom.The order of assembly of the tank as follows:

• typed in a bath of 10-15 cm of water, put a towel on the bottom, which is placed on the glass;
• wetted whetstone, grind them all glass edges, then peeled and dried glass treated with acetone or alcohol to remove the layer of fat;
• bottom of the aquarium is placed on the paper;
• on the end, which is placed on the bottom of the wall, uniformly applied sealant, wall neatly placed on the bottom;
• when gluing pieces of glass silicone should not apply excessive force, as in this case, the seam will be released most of the silicon and the bond strength will decrease.The trick works with silicone - the thicker the layer is left, the stronger the connection details;
• allowed small stepping glue out of the joint on both sides, mounted on the bottom wall propped at a right angle and left to dry;

• further set the side wall, the bottom end is greased with glue, which is placed on the bottom, and a side face, which is pressed against the glass already installed;
• side window installed in the allotted place for him, propped up and allowed to dry;
• be crushed by checking the quality of the silicone layer, after installing all the walls can not move the aquarium, it is left to dry in the same position, or any deformation of the glass;
• when all the joints have dried, edge trimmed excess glue on the seams on the outside and inside, in the production of "wet" the aquarium inside the joints can not be removed because the silicone in the water is not noticeable, but in the "dry" design, it will break the beauty of the whole composition;
• next step - drawing the aquarium, which is held on the taste.

How to make a dry aquarium in the floor with their hands

to perform a dry aquarium in the floor held all of the same operation, which involves laying the floor.Allowed to perform, and the only basic requirement of the composition in any type of coating - thickness sufficient overlap to perform such work.In some cases, for dry floors aquarium are raised to make it possible to perform the aquarium a sufficient thickness.It shows how dry mounted aquarium, photo diagram below, and step by step the process is as follows:

• carefully leveled subfloor;
• laid waterproofing, around the perimeter of the left threshold, which rises to 10-15 cm above the surface of the topcoat;
• formed concrete screed on the circuit element designated as "C", its thickness is calculated on the basis of what will be 10-15 cm under the aquarium, at the bottom of the scheme ties - is the bottom of the aquarium;
• left recess bottom of the aquarium;
• carried niche finish, polished screed;
• screed is laid on the substrate - a layer of waterproofing and insulation, the element «D» in the scheme;
• item «I» in the scheme - the final coating, which is placed on the heater;

• over the entire area to fit a niche aluminum corner - on the scheme «F» and «H», at this stage, selected frame to taste;
• in an aquarium fed light - element "E" on the scheme, provision should be made on and off the light in the composition, it is also permitted a partial blackout, installation of lights blinked, and much more, at that fancy enough;
• if necessary set silicone shock absorbers - the diagram element "B";
• element «G» - is a triplex, which closes and completes the whole structure, it is necessary in the selected color scheme;
• triplex must be ordered for a specific size, the error should not be, because it fit into place for a ready niche will not work;
• triplex selected thickness on the basis of that load, which will influence him;
• if the tank is mounted in a location with high traffic, it is advisable to use another cover glass is placed on the triplex.This coating is easy to replace when it appears a large number of scratches and nipped.

Ideas for dry aquarium

1. The dry aquarium in the interior is not only used as decoration, it is well suited for zoning premises.For example, a glass wall in the studio room which separates the main room from the kitchen.Uses such aquariums and in combination bathroom for an area office.The best choice is a dry aquarium in places where access to it is limited, as usual aquarium with live fish requires care and, consequently, it requires constant connection.

2. One of the most simple ideas equipment dry aquarium at home with their own hands - a composition in a small circular tank.Sold in stores such containers of goods for the animals, as a rule, in these stores represented container of any shape and size.In the external tank composition created from any of the materials at hand.

3. The most budget option - use the shells brought from vacation.To clean the shells from the plaque and get rid of the odor, they are boiled in water or vinegar solution.To clear white white shells suitable solution with water in a ratio of 1: 1, shells kept therein for several hours.Also glossing sea creatures covered with acrylic lacquer or paint.Create a seascape in the aquarium of these shells is quite simple - to come up with a composition process shells, fill the aquarium with sand or colored pebbles, shells lay.It is advisable to equip the tank sealing cap to avoid getting dust.This will prolong the freshness and beauty of the composition.

4. variety of available materials are also suitable for equipment built aquariums.Use artificial algae and corals, which are sold in pet stores and points of sale of goods for aquarists.Suitable for this purpose, plastic fish, to give the composition a more natural look, the fish is hung on the line.The wonderfully complement the composition or a dried starfish crab, these "inhabitants" of the aquarium revive him, but will not require careful maintenance.

5. When decorating a dry aquarium, it is desirable to adhere to two basic rules - to select a composition for interior and stick to the sea theme.Even if not used in the design of artificial aquarium fishes, its theme will be maintained with the help of shells of sea stones, corals, algae and other plastic items.Also, great attention should be paid to lighting composition.