A nano tank layout featuring A rest on the river, 23.8L, by Marcos Ceprian González. The composition is built around Elder Stone with local woods.
Hardscape (Elder Stone, local woods) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. On the plant side, the layout leans toward slow-growing epiphytes with species such as Anubias nana — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. white cardboard substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
wrgb 33w lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this nano tank. canister 400lph + skimmer suface filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. On nano tanks, ramp light intensity over the first 2–3 weeks to limit hair algae.
With Paracheirodon Axelrodi, Neocaridina Davidi, watch bioload: a nano tank drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.
