Bring your fish or plants into the festivities! This holiday season, why not make your aquarium or terrarium part of the decor with biOrb?
Whether you want to capture the excitement of the season or prefer a moment of calm in the holiday chaos, there are just a few simple things you can do to decorate your biOrb and make it a part of your home.
Your holiday biOrb wish list
A miniature tank - an aquarium or a terrarium - can be a wonderful part of your holiday decor. And best of all, when the holidays are over, the fun doesn’t end: you can decorate your tank in seasonal styles all year round.
To get started, we recommend:
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biOrb CLASSIC 30 Aquarium - Everything you need to get going with a small, classic bowl-shaped aquarium comes in one handy box. Pick a model with the multi color LED light for even more creative options when it comes to decoration.
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biOrb AIR 30 Terrarium - A mini terrarium, with all the tech you need to get set up straight away, is a fun habitat for plants. With humidity and lighting taken care of automatically, you’re free to get creative and embellish it as you wish.
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biOrb decor sets - These hand-selected decoration packs give you a curated set including a sculpture, plants, rocks, and more - making it easier than ever to put a beautiful aquascape together.
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Pebbles and Ornaments - Change the look of your aquarium in an instant with colorful rocks and substrates. Try bright colors for a traditional holiday look, or neutral tones for a naturalistic winterscape.
Rockin’ around the Christmas tank
Nothing captures the magic and excitement of the holidays quite like a traditional, classic decor style: colorful ornaments, glittery trees, dazzling lights. To bring the look into your aquarium…
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Set multi-colored lights in your aquarium to bright, fun shades that reflect your home’s holiday decorations - perhaps a classic red, green, or blue. For extra delight, why not select the festive setting on the remote, and let the colors run through the full spectrum?
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Pick plants and decorations in holiday designs and colors. For an easy but effective traditional holiday look, this could be as simple as picking a mix of red and green plants.
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Add some colorful pebbles or ornaments. Again, you can pick tones that complement your home decor - and they couldn’t be easier to add and remove.
All is calm
The holiday season can be a frantic time of year, but an aquarium or terrarium offers the perfect place to find a moment of calm. With just a couple of changes, your biOrb can become a peaceful yet seasonal antidote to the chaos.
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Keep things cozy by setting the aquarium light to a warming yellow tone. Just a small, low-level light can make your tank a beacon of comfort in those dark winters.
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Swap the aquarium decor out for something elegant and wintery, such as our Forest Rhythm Decor Set, the Ambulia plant, or pieces of driftwood.
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Consider adding a few seasonal plants or natural elements to your terrarium - perhaps some familiar flora from the world around you, or plants that reflect this time of year in your terrarium’s chosen climate setting.
Walking in the AIR
With a terrarium, you have a little more freedom when it comes to decoration. It’s generally safe to put most types of plastic or glass decorations in your biOrb AIR - provided its only inhabitants are plants, of course. For the holidays, you could use your terrarium to house a holiday village, reflect the natural world around you, or make it an extension of your home’s decor.
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Make use of your spare holiday ornaments. Why not have your tank complement your home by adding the same style of baubles, ornaments, or sparkles? Hardy varieties of succulent plants with stiff leaves can easily handle a few small baubles hanging off them.
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Bring the outside in: next time you take a walk, keep an eye out for seasonal pieces of nature that could make great decor for your terrarium. Pine cones, sprigs of holly, and spindly twigs can all give a perfect December look to your tank.
Let it snow
Let’s make a true winter wonderland with biOrb - a snowy landscape with a crisp, icy atmosphere. Capture the quiet and calm of a fresh snowfall with a mix of cool-toned colors and silhouetted branches in your aquarium.
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Choose decor with a wintertime feel and a cool color scheme. The biOrb Winter Dream Decor Set is perfect for this, as are pieces like white corals and naturalistic wood.
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Switch the lighting to a cool, bright color - such as a blue tone or a bright white - to give the impression of a snowy, wintery evening.
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Change the substrate from ceramic media to our rounded, pearl media. Add a few biOrb white marble pebbles to really enhance the snow-like effect.
Not-so-cool Yule
Never mind the snow - what about the Southern hemisphere? If you’re more of a marine aquarium fan, this time of year is fantastic for delighting in all the tropical plants that thrive in the summer. Bright colors, reefs, and the feeling of an underwater paradise are the order of the day.
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Explore the biOrb decor that offers a tropical look, such as our coral fans and parrot feather plants.
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Pick up a terrarium plant or two that reflect a warm marine biome - why not try rainforest plants, such as begonias, mosses, or trailing jade?
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For your color palette, go vibrant. Think purple moss pebbles, orange starfish, or pink kelp. Set them against a neutral backdrop of one of our aquarium sculptures to really make the colors pop.
For you and your kin
Show-stopping gifts, beautiful home decor, and a moment of calm: our biOrb range is perfect for all your holiday season needs. Get inspired by browsing our collection of tanks, decorations, and accessories for your home and your loved ones.
