Custom aquarium design & installation
A complete system designed around your room, your animals, and the way you want to live with it.
What’s includedSouthern California aquarium specialists
Aquariums that belong in the room.
Custom design, expert installation, and ongoing care for aquatic environments that look intentional and stay healthy.
Explore our work
20+years of hands-on experience
Santa Barbara to San Diego
Same-day emergency service when available
Built well. Kept well.
One team from first sketch to thriving system.
Beautiful aquariums are equal parts design, engineering, biology, and dependable care. We handle the whole picture.
Aquarium maintenance & service
Consistent, expert care that keeps high-end aquariums, ponds, and aquaponic systems healthy and presentation-ready.
What’s includedEmergency aquarium repair
Fast diagnosis when leaks, plumbing, filtration, water quality, or livestock health cannot wait.
What’s includedFish, coral & invertebrate sourcing
Thoughtful sourcing and placement of compatible fish, plants, coral, and invertebrates from around the world.
What’s includedSelected work
Designed for the space around it.
From living-room reefs to hospitality centerpieces, every system begins with the room, the animals, and the realities of long-term care.
Done right the first time
The expensive part is fixing what should have been planned.
Many customers call us after an aquarium was designed without enough thought for access, filtration, plumbing, or long-term care. We plan those systems together so the aquarium works just as well after the reveal.
See every service- 01
Assess
We learn the room, system, animals, constraints, and what success looks like.
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Design
We coordinate the display, life-support systems, access, and service plan.
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Build
Installation is tested, tuned, stocked thoughtfully, and explained clearly.
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Care
Ongoing service protects the animals, equipment, and original design intent.
Known by the company we keep
Trusted in private homes and public spaces.
Founder Brian Hoover has built and cared for systems for clients including:
Client notes
Rescued systems. Growing coral. Fewer surprises.
01“Brian is amazing at his trade. He is really mastering the aquarium industry and is showing why he is rising above the rest. Our aquarium transformed over the course of a few weeks from an average aquarium into something I am amazed with.”
Aquatic Contractors client
02“Great service. Brian came in and pointed out all the flaws the previous service company installed and did not install properly. He spent three hours fixing the problems and only charged me for the parts on that first service. He proved why he is the best.”
Aquatic Contractors client
03“Aquatic Contractors saved the day. My previous service company gave me the runaround about why my tank would not thrive. Aquatic Contractors had my fish living and coral growing in under a month. Brian is always on time and takes great pride in his work.”
Aquatic Contractors client
Field notes
Advice from decades in the water.
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