A nano tank layout featuring Five Stones, 19 L, by Justin Schiess. The composition is built around Rhino stone.
The hardscape with Rhino stone sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Hemianthus callitricoides, Staurogyne repens, Rotala rotundifolia ‘ — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. ADA Power Sand, ADA Amazonia v2, ADA Amazonia Powder substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros C II RGB LED lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this nano tank. Zoomed Nano 10 canister filter filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. On nano tanks, ramp light intensity over the first 2–3 weeks to limit hair algae.
Livestock (Danio margaritatus, Neocaridina davidi) fits this nano tank — 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 Collection.
