28 - 15/11/2024, 10:00

Green Serenity

A mid-size aquarium layout featuring Green Serenity, 150 L, by Mohammad Talha Saleh. Seiryu stones and Seiryu stone crushed set the depth lines of the frame.

Read the stone and wood (Seiryu stones, Seiryu stone crushed, ADA Aqua Gravel, WIO Ancient root, Spider b…) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Rotala blood red SG, Rotala rotundifolia &#8216, Orange Juice&#8217 — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. ADA Amazonia V2, ADA Powersand advance S substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Chihiros RGB VIVID 2 (10th Edition) lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this mid-size aquarium. ADA Super Jet Filter ES2400 (Media: ADA Bio Rio L 18L, Seachem Purigen), ADA Vuppa filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Use the specs table as a shopping checklist for equivalent gear — then explore 80–162L.

Setup specifications

Layout nameGreen Serenity
Volume150 L
LightingChihiros RGB VIVID 2 (10th Edition)
FiltrationADA Super Jet Filter ES2400 (Media: ADA Bio Rio L 18L, Seachem Purigen), ADA Vuppa
PlantsRotala blood red SG, Rotala rotundifolia ‘Orange Juice’, Rotala rotundifolia ‘H’ra’, Rotala rotundifolia ‘Green’, Micranthemum tweediei ‘Monte Carlo’, Eleocharis parvula sp. ‘Mini’, Eleocharis acicularis ‘Mini’, Cryptocoryne parva, Cryptocoryne pygmy, Dwarf Pennywort ‘Japan’, Staurogyne repens, Helanthium tenellum ‘Red’, Hydrocotyle tripartita ‘Mini’, Marsilea crenata, Eleocharis Vivipara, Eleocharis montevidensis, Cyperus helferi, Cryptocoryne spiralis ‘Tiger’, Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Brown’, Eriocaulon sp. ‘Vietnam’, Taxiphyllum ‘Flame’, Vesicularia sp. “Mini Christmas”, Taxiphyllum Barbieri, Fissidens fontanus, Fissidence crispulus, Bolbitis heudelotii, Microsorum pteropus ‘Trident’, Microsorum pteropus “Needle leaf”, Microsorum pteropus “Narrow leaf”, Anubias barteri nana ‘Petite’, Bucephalandra kedagang mini, Bucephalandra phantom mini, Bucephalandra dark catherine, Bucephalandra brownie red, Bucephalandra sp. dark metallic, Bucephalandra green wavy
Live stockTrigonostigma heteromorpha, Caridina multidentata, Otocinclus affinis, Clithon corona
HardscapeSeiryu stones, Seiryu stone crushed, ADA Aqua Gravel, WIO Ancient root, Spider bogwoods, Driftwoods
BackgroundChihiros White LED Background Lightscreen
SubstrateADA Amazonia V2, ADA Powersand advance S

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