Shuode i-silicone ye-aquarium iyisici esikhethekile, esingenabo ubuthi esiklanyelwe amathangi ezinhlanzi, ama-aquariums, kanye nezindawo zasemanzini. Yakhelwe ukuthi iphephe ngo-100% ezinhlanzini, ezitshalweni, nasezilwanyaneni ezingenamgogodla, idala uphawu olungapheli, olungangeni manzi oluvimbela ukuvuza ngisho nangaphansi kwengcindezi yamanzi engapheli.

Ngokunamathela okuqinile engilazini, i-acrylic, ne-ceramic, yona’ilungele ukuhlanganiswa kwethangi, ukulungiswa komthungo, ingemuva lokunamathisela, noma ukuvikela okokusebenza njengezihlungi nezifudumezi. Imelana nesikhunta, isikhutha, kanye nokuwohloka kwamanzi, igcina ukuguquguquka ukuze imelane nokushintsha kwezinga lokushisa kanye nokushintshashintsha kwethangi okuncane.

Ihambisana namazinga okuphepha omhlaba, eyethu i-aquarium sealant yelapheka ngokushesha (24–amahora angu-48) futhi lihlala lingangeni emanzini, liqinisekisa ukuthi awekho amakhemikhali ayingozi angena ku-ecosystem yasemanzini. Itholakala ngombala ocacile noma omnyama, osayizi abahlukahlukene kwabathanda ukuzilibazisa ekhaya nabakhi be-aquarium bezentengiselwano.