A mid-size aquarium layout featuring A narrow place on a tributary of Wanquan River in Hainan Island, China, 160L, by Li Ang. The composition is built around stream stone of Hainan，stream sand of Hainan，dead wood branches，Slim Wood，dead leaves，plastic partitions，filter bricks..
The hardscape with stream stone of Hainan，stream sand of Hainan，dead wood branches，Slim Wood，dead leaves，plastic partitions，filter bricks. sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward mosses and epiphytes with species such as Rotala rotundifolia，Eriocaulon fluviatile Trimen，Phyllanthus rheophyticus，Moss，diatom，Green algae . — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. LED board substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
90W Main Light x 1（At the top）, 30W Spot Light x 1（upper left），20W Spot Light x 1 (at the rear). lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this mid-size aquarium. The bottom bed filtration system，It consists of 40 pieces filter bricks（10×10cm）forming a bottom filtration platform. There is a water pump chamber in the rear left corner of the cylinder, which is loaded with a 25-watt water pump. filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. Low-tech tip: favor slow growers and avoid dense planting if filtration is modest.
With Parazacco fasciatus (Unique to Hainan)，Opsariichthys bidens，Puntius semifasciolatus，Stiphodon multisquamus，Sicyopterus macrostetholepis，Schistura fasciolatus., watch bioload: a mid-size aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Setup notes: 1. I used the design method of condensed landscape presentation, trying to make it look much larger than its actual size (100×45×45).
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