Tank decorations: What are your tips for decorating your tank at Christmas and all year long?

[Peace River]

Tank decorations: What are your tips for decorating your tank at Christmas and all year long?

Do you decorate for Christmas in October or are you the person that leaves the lights and ornaments up until February? Maybe both? If you are someone who decorates, especially if you like to decorate, we want to hear your tips!!! Do you decorate your tank for Christmas? Have you ever tried a holiday theme with your tank? Does your decorating end on the outside of the tank or have you ever added reef safe decorations into your tank? Maybe you are someone who adds decorations to your tank all year long. Let’s talk decorating…

Photo by @New&no clue

 

[revhtree]

I love seeing the creativity of reefers when it comes to decorating their tanks for the Christmas season. That being said I have never done it, never really thought of doing it. It's cool though and I hope to see some photos of decorated tanks here!

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I'm all for natural beauty. Why spoil it with cheapo decorations that slowly leach paint into the water? Or block the view of the fish/coral with window clings?

Heck, I grew up in a house with 19 christmas trees. My parents collect handblown and painted polish Christmas ornaments, and I don't even have a tree at my house. We have a tank sitting in every place we'd put up a tree, and between the coonhounds who bring you ornaments off the tree to play fetch, the parrot who flies to the top of the tree to avoid going back to his cage, the cat who loves to climb the tree, and the other cat who chews on the fake tree and then throws it up in the hallway for me to step on in the morning, it just doesn't make sense for us to put one up.

 

[olonmv]

Shoot, I barely decorate my house for x-mas.

 

[Kathy Floyd]

@Mschmidt - Let's see the decorated tanks.

 

[AtlantiCat]

Had an extra garland so I might have added it to a 29g planted....

 

[The_Skrimp]

The only decorations I have are a cyphastrea covered skull and a Viking hat for my urchin to wear. Even then I worry about how the plastic material is affecting my water chemistry. That said, this thread just made me realize my urchin needs a Santa hat for the season.

 

[Sharkbait19]

I’m also a bit of a Disney fan…does it show?

I like for the inside to be as “natural” as possible (knowing that most of these colors do not exist in nature and these species don’t interact), but the outside is fair game.
The tree did have to be moved when I set up the tank here though lol

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

I don't decorate the tank technically... but I would love to get a Santa hat for my urchin, lol.

 

[bushdoc]

I used to reprogram my LEDs to red and green only and use OSC program to flicker them, but my wife was a bit annoyed. Theresa ( my deresa clam) also objected.

 

[Floyd-]

I 3d printed a small igloo for my jawfish for the holidays

 

[ZoWhat]

Big hit at Christmas gatherings

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

I 3d printed a small igloo for my jawfish for the holidays

OMG I need pics!

 

[mattdg]

No Christmas decorations in the tank, but I did make this Christmas themed reef video, if that counts.

 

[vlangel]

Shoot, I barely decorate my house for x-mas.

Ha ha, this me as well. I would rather spend my time doing tank maintenance rather than putting up decorations that 3-4 weeks later I am going to have to take down again. Just call me reefer scrooge!

 

[Patientman]

Would love to be able to keep Christmas Tree worms in my tank ... YEAR ROUND!

 

[nuxx]

I'd pull off all of the decorations because I'd probably be messing with something lol

 

[Floyd-]

OMG I need pics!

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

That's awesome! My favorite fish too... (lost mine recently).

 

[Reynolds6pack]