A nano tank layout featuring Relax, 25L, by Steven Nguyen. The hardscape focus sits on JBL aquabasic plus, ADA aqua soil Amazonia.
Hardscape (JBL aquabasic plus, ADA aqua soil Amazonia) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. The plant list (Eleocharis vivipara, Echinodorus Tenellus, Bucephalandra, Fissidens splachnobryoides) favors mosses and epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. White decal substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Led Chihiros A-Series A401 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this nano tank. Sunsun HBL 801 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. On nano tanks, ramp light intensity over the first 2–3 weeks to limit hair algae.
With Boraras urophthalmoides, watch bioload: a nano tank drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Setup notes: The underwater scene always makes viewers feel relaxed, with blades of grass swaying in the water, truly wonderful.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.
