A mid-size aquarium layout featuring A pufferfish’s paradise, 151L, by Jacob Thompson. 2 pieces of mopani wood to grow ricca fluvitans on set the depth lines of the frame.
The hardscape with 2 pieces of mopani wood to grow ricca fluvitans on sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Hygrophilia corymbosa, Hygrophilia polysperma, rotala rotundifolia colorata, variegated rotala macaranda) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Black plastidip background substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
2 AI prime Hd’s lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this mid-size aquarium. 1 fluval 406 canister filter 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 1 Pao suvatii, arrowhead pufferfish, watch bioload: a mid-size aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Setup notes: Fertilization is niloug’s ei method dry packets, regular aqua terra ram sand is used, co2 is being diffused through an inline atomizer hooked into my canister filter outflow tubing
Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 80–162L.
