A small aquarium layout featuring Little giant, 42.8L, by Francisco Jose Galleguillos Araya. The hardscape focus sits on Dragon stone, blonde sand..
The hardscape with Dragon stone sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward slow-growing epiphytes with species such as micranthemum monte carlo, utricularia graminifolia, bucephalandras sp — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. light blue cardboard. substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
2 Chihiros a-series 35 cms. lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. 01 Fluval 107 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
With Poecilia reticulata, caridinas PRL, Physa snail., watch bioload: a small aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Setup notes: Fertilized with co2, macro and micronutrients, iron.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 28–55L.
