However, there are many tricks how you can make an aquarium look as if it contained an endless space, and overcome the optical borders.
From an optical point of view, aquaria are just a limited space with clear borders. However, there are many tricks how you can make an aquarium look as if it contained an endless space, and overcome the optical borders. Aquarium layouts that were created according to these rules usually look much deeper than they actually are, and this spatial effect clearly gives an aquascape a certain magical quality. In order to create a sense of great depth in a layout you will basically need to follow just three simple rules: