Instructions
Stock your aquarium with fish raised in captivity. Many tropical fish are caught using unethical and environmentally unsafe means, like fish-stunning cyanide.
Buy supplies from aquarium stores that have an environmentally friendly policy or that engage in "green" practices.
Install energy-efficient LED lights install of more resource-draining conventional lighting.
Install energy-efficient pumps. A pump is a necessary component of most aquariums, but they can use a lot of energy. A number of low-energy pumps are now available on the market.
Add plants to the aquarium to encourage an ecologically healthy, self-regulating ecosystem.
How to Make an Eco Aquarium
Maintaining an aquarium allows you to keep a piece of the underwater world in your home and marvel at the mysteries of aquatic life thriving in the self-contained, glass-walled world. In an environmentally conscious age, even fish tanks are "going green." Aquariums can use a lot of water and other resources. Making an eco-friendly aquarium helps protect the environment and may be better for the life of the fish and plant life too.