A small aquarium layout featuring Autumn Arrival, 65L, by Bryson Zheng. The composition is built around Pacific wood with lava rock.
The hardscape with Pacific wood sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Aponogeton crispus "purple", Leptochilus pteropus, Eriocaulon "feather duster", Cryptocoryne nurii) favors a mixed planting; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. white vinyl window film substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
4 bulb T5HO fixture – on for 8 hours a day lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this small aquarium. Oase Biomaster Thermo 250, Eheim Classic 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 (9x Brevibora dorsioocellata, 1x Macrognathus zebrinus) fits this small aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
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