Find your direction

A world that feels like yours.

Explore three ways to imagine an aquarium at home. Find a look you love, then shape the details with the people who will build and care for it.

Illustrative reef aquarium spanning a bright double-height living room.

Color & movement

Reef aquariums

Picture a room with a vivid focal point: sculptural forms, changing light, and a world to watch. Use this direction to start a conversation about the living system you would like to create.

Make it your own

  • Where would you most enjoy watching the display?
  • Which colors, forms, and living contents appeal to you?
  • Who will design the system and provide ongoing care?
Explore reef aquarium builders
Illustrative planted freshwater aquarium with green foliage, wood, and stone.

A landscape within

Freshwater aquariums

Start with a landscape: leafy planting, open water, sculptural wood, or a spare arrangement of stone. Collect the elements you love, then ask a specialist to help shape a compatible living system.

Make it your own

  • Would you prefer a planted landscape or a more open composition?
  • How should the aquarium connect with the colors and materials of the room?
  • What care would you like to handle, and what would you leave to a specialist?
Find freshwater specialists
Illustrative aquarium set between two contemporary living spaces.

Part of the room

Architectural aquariums

Consider a window of water built into a wall, or a display that connects two rooms. This is a way to place an aquarium within the architecture; you still choose the living system inside it.

Make it your own

  • Which rooms and viewing angles should the aquarium connect?
  • Where will the team reach equipment and maintain the display?
  • Who will coordinate structure, utilities, moisture, and the surrounding finishes?
Read the in-wall & room-divider guide

A closer look

Explore the planning details

A place to begin

An aquarium, imagined.

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