A small aquarium layout featuring Out of the dark, 89 L (23.5 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Adrian Cristian Asaftei. Local Hardscape set the depth lines of the frame.
Hardscape (Local Hardscape) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 12 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Tetra Active Sustrate, substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Tetra lid with 2x16W led lights lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. CO₂ (5L bottle, Life Aqua regulator, inline diffuse) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Tetratec Ex 1000 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 55–80L.
