A mid-size aquarium layout featuring Gruta da lapa doce (AGA 2024 #118), 108L L, by Fernando Moraes. The hardscape focus sits on Rocha Dragon Stone e areia cosmética.
Hardscape (Rocha Dragon Stone e areia cosmética) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. The plant list (Rotala Green, Rotala Sp Francisco, Staurugine, Hidrocotile tripartita mini) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Amazônia Mbreda substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros Wrgb2 Pro lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this mid-size aquarium. Canister ZrDr 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.
