The tank, the room and the people

Have you ever seen a tv series called Nip Tuck? It’s about the life of a couple of cosmetic surgeons. They’re very stylish, very cool, cold in the outside but always involved in tempestuous relationships. And they have a fish tank in the office: a kind of tank usually called as a “false marine”.

The tank decoration is made of white, dead corals under a sterile looking actinic light and a curtain of bubbles along the whole length of the tank. No plants. The fauna? African cichlids. The person who designed the tank for that show really knew what he/she was doing. The layout is cold and sterile while the inhabitants are fierce and passionate.

If you have a very stylish decoration, why shouldn’t your tank be stylish too? If it’s nice and cozy, why shouldn’t that feeling be in the tank too?

When planning for the tank, you can take in account the shapes, the textures, the lighting, the color schemes and the overall feeling of the room.

Ultimately, your tank is your canvas and you can and should use it as a way of artistic, intellectual, emotional and even spiritual expression. Vastu Shastra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vastu_Shastra) or Feng shui (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui) can be used in the room where the aquarium is placed or even inside of the aquarium.

Here are some tips about the use of an aquarium to bring luck and money: http://www.fastfengshui.com/feng_shui_tips_83.htm