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About
Bring Your Dream Aquarium to Life
Aqua Design Firm specializes in creating stunning aquatic environments tailored to your vision. From freshwater planted to reef habitats, our team combines creative design, technical expertise, and a passion for nature to deliver beautiful, thriving ecosystems.
🌿 Our Services:
- Aquascaping, design, and consultation
- Custom aquarium design and setup
- Maintenance and cleaning
- Livestock selection and acquisition
- Troubleshooting and system upgrades
With a passion for design, a respect of aquatic life, and decades of experience across public and private aquariums, our team delivers art and science, hassle-free.
Overview
Current Top Pro
Hired 55 times
23 similar jobs done near you
Background checked
2 employees
2 years in business
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2025
Services offered
Service type
Water type
Freshwater
Saltwater
Animal type
Fish
Live rock
Reptile
Crustacean
Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.
Exceptional 5.0
31 reviews
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Gabriella P.
Aug 2, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Loved working with them! They helped me diagnosed my tank prob and quickly gave me good recommendations and resolutions! Very trustworthy and helpful!!!
Details: Test water • Freshwater • Fish
Aquarium Services
Kaitlin W.
Mar 14, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Aqua Design was amazing! My tank was overgrown with green algae and I couldn’t get it under control. He was able to completely clean my tank, gave great recommendations on how to maintain it, and I paid for the tank redesign. He did a beautiful job and my tank is so pretty! I plan to use them for their monthly cleaning service going forward. Thank you!
Details: Clean • Freshwater • Fish
Aquarium Services
Dennis C.
Jul 23, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Thank you, Ben, for coming out and helping us maintain our freshwater tanks. Your level of detail was impressive, and the tanks have never looked clearer. My wife was very happy to see her fish and her tanks so well cared for.
Details: Clean • Freshwater • Fish • Reptile
Aquarium Services
Michael S.
Oct 5, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
He has helped us a few times now and it has. Even fabulous experience.We gained technical knowledge about our new aquatic pet. We had our anxiety about caring for this pet diminished. And he was so kind to our daughter and patient with her. 10 out of 10 awesome awesome awesome.
Details: Test water • Replace • Clean • Consult on design • Freshwater • Reptile • Other
Aquarium Services
Frank W.
May 10, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
Holy crap, Ben is amazing. As someone who spends a great deal of time with research, I ended up wrapped around the axel with my tanks. I was approaching the issues one by one and never got the fixed. I was playing wack-a-mole. Ben simplify Ben simplified my thinking and spent a great deal of time helping me understand how tanks in stress get well while he meticulously cleaned my tank. He is good, look no further if you want help with design, maintenance, or solving any issues your tanks are experiencing.
Details: Clean • Treat disease • Freshwater • Fish
Aquarium Services
Credentials
Background Check
Benjamin Pauls
FAQs
What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
It's helpful to provide the following details:
The type of habitat: (fresh, marine, or other)
The volume of the habitat:
The type of inhabitants:
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
During your appointment we'll clean and maintain your habitat, check water quality and fish health, and check in with your aquarium goals.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
BS Fluvial Ecology, BS Zoology, aquatic toxicologist, public aquarist, aquascaper. Fish nerd(s).
