A small aquarium layout featuring Finding Fireflies, 83 L, by Timothy Gross. Seiryu stone set the depth lines of the frame.
Hardscape (Seiryu 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 a mixed planting with species such as Eleocharis sp. ‘Murphy Grass’, Eleocharis parvula, Marsilea minuta — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. ADA Aqua Soil ver. 2, Landen Namale Aquarium Sand substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Twinstar LED S-series Vr ll 600SA lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. Fluval 106 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 80–162L.
