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Little Island

A small aquarium layout featuring Little Island, 55 L, by Jerome Rivera. The hardscape focus sits on Stone, wod.

The hardscape with Stone sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Blyxa japonica, Roraima milfoil, Cryptocoryne wendtii &#8220, Affinis Rot&#8221) favors a mixed planting; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. power sand, ultum nature system controsoil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Chihiros Wrgb2 pro 30 cm lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. aquamedic DC runner 2.3 & filtre externe inox 22L filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 55–80L.

Setup specifications

Layout nameLittle Island
Volume55 L
LightingChihiros Wrgb2 pro 30 cm
Filtrationaquamedic DC runner 2.3 & filtre externe inox 22L
PlantsBlyxa japonica, Roraima milfoil, Cryptocoryne wendtii “Affinis Rot”, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia ‘Orange Juice’, Microsorum pteropus ‘Petit’, hygrophila difformis, Weeping moss, bucephalandra, Ludwigia palustris “Super Red”, fissidens phoenix moss, Sagittaria subulata, Rotala sahyadrica
Live stockJaponica, cardina, Neocaridina heteropoda, snails, Tanichthys albonubes, tetra red, Paracheirodon simulans, corydora pigmae, parotocinclus spilosoma, Parotocinclus haroldoi, otocinclus affinis
HardscapeStone, wod
Substratepower sand, ultum nature system controsoil

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