A mid-size aquarium layout featuring Boundary of Life, 153 L, by Dokyun Lim. The hardscape focus sits on dragon stone.
Hardscape (dragon stone) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Micranthemum sp. ‘, Monte Carlo’, Vesicularia ferriei — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. . substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
metal lite real 2 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this mid-size aquarium. qq1500 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 (Rasbora hengeli) fits this mid-size 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 80–162L.
