AQUARIUM DESIGN
The RedFin team come from a variety of backgrounds. The team includes ex public aquarium staff, marine biologists, structural engineers and aquarium designers. The broad experience of the team allows RedFin to design and create a turnkey aquarium package tailored to suit a customer’s needs.
RedFin can work within a set budget and ensure that the finished design has the greatest visual impact. With offices in Hong Kong, Dubai and the UK, Redfin’s team are ready to work with clients in any region internationally.
Step 1: Concept Development
RedFin's design team can come up with innovative aquarium designs to suit any location. A design will often start out as a set of basic hand sketches investigating the various sizes, shapes, finishes and livestock options for an aquarium.
These hand sketches will then be turned into a 3D drawing which are then used to create realistic aquarium concept renders and a full set of engineering drawings for client review and manufacturing.
Step 2: Realistic Computer Rendered Images
Red Fin can provide realistic renders showing how the completed project will look which can help a client visualize the completed project. RedFin use advanced design software to build a 3D model of an aquariums location based on drawings. Lighting, textures and colours are added to each part of the computer model allowing customers to see almost exactly how the competed aquarium will look in 3D.
Step 3: Detailed Design
Once a concept has been decided upon, the design phase is initiated. RedFin use state of the art software such as SolidWorks and AutoCad to create plan and 3D models of the aquarium. A series of simulations on each design are carried out to ensure that the expected results are achieved when the aquarium is operational.
Step 4: Computer Aided Structural Analysis
RedFin's design software allows stress and strain analysis to be performed on each design. This type of structural analysis highlights weaknesses in the design that could cause the aquarium to fail due to pressure when it is full of water.
Step 5: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Water Flow Simulation
If required, RedFin can use advanced software to perform a series of simulations on each design to ensure that the expected water flow results are achieved when the aquarium is in operation. Designers can perform flow simulation to see how water moves around the aquarium depending on pump power and positions. This is particularly important with species like jellyfish that need a gentle circular flow to keep them suspended in the water column.
Step 6: Design and 3D Modeling of the Aquarium Theming/Decoration
RedFin has designed and built natural rock work, corals and underwater sculptures for numerous aquarium exhibits.
RedFin’s lifelike aquarium theming can be based on features found on geographic locations ranging from the rivers of the amazon to the coral beds of the great barrier reef. Utilizing aquarium safe materials, which are designed for longevity and stability in an aquarium environment, all theming is designed to be durable enough to withstand regular scrubbing whilst retaining colour.
Artificial Coral Construction
Colours
Colour pigments are mixed in with the raw materials on all of our artificial corals and other decoration. We do not paint any of the corals. This ensures each coral or theming can be scrubbed and cleaned regularly for many years and not lose any of its pigment.
Aquarium Safe Materials
There are always risks involved with adding new materials into a closed environment with delicate freshwater and saltwater organisms. If materias are not fully inert (chemically inactive) they can leave harmful chemicals or toxins into your aquarium water which over time may make your fish sick. RedFin use lab certified aquarium safe materials which are designed for longevity and stability in an aquarium environment.
Flexible Rubber over Brittle Resin
Each piece of aquarium décor is designed to be durable enough that they can be regularly scrubbed without breaking and their colour will not fade over time like with some lesser quality materials.
Aquarium Attraction Design
In addition to tank and filtration design, the RedFin team can develop full attraction concepts or individual themed rooms. With 3 in-house trained architects, this allows for themed rooms to designed from the ground up with consideration given to both aesthetic attractiveness and suitability for incorporation of aquarium displays and equipment.
Life Support System Design
The Life Support System (LSS) is an important part of the aquarium ecosystem. It ensures easy maintenance of health and vitality of livestock. The LSS includes lighting, filtration, water flow and temperature control systems. We are Hong Kong and Macau distributors of Cubic Aquarium Systems products, enabling us to provide extremely high quality, efficient and reliable life support systems at competitive prices.