A small aquarium layout featuring Abstract Serenity, 40L, by Shin Dong Jin. The hardscape focus sits on Manten stone.
Read the stone and wood (Manten stone) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. The plant list (Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini', Hemia. callitrichoides “Cuba") favors foreground carpeting; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. blank substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Aquas Metal Light Real 600 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this small aquarium. EHEIM 2215 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.
Livestock (Paracheirodon simulans) fits this small aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 28–55L.
