A small aquarium layout featuring Dutch – Holandês, 45 L, by Eduardo Araujo. The composition is built around Plantas.
The hardscape with Plantas sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Ludwigia Pantanal, ludwigia glandulosa, ludwigia SP super Red, amannia senengalensis) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Chihiros Aqua Soil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros AII Max 451 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. Sunsun hbl802 – Uv 9w – 1000 L/h filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 28–55L.
