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Riven

A mid-size aquarium layout featuring Riven, 96 L, by Jozef Scury. Seiryu rock set the depth lines of the frame.

Read the stone and wood (Seiryu rock) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward mosses and epiphytes with species such as Marsilea crenata, Fissiden fontanus, Anubias nana petite bonsai — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Tropica soil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Chihiros WRGB 2 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this mid-size aquarium. Eheim Pro 3e filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Livestock (Ember tetra) fits this mid-size aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.

Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 80–162L.

Setup specifications

Layout nameRiven
Volume96 L
LightingChihiros WRGB 2
FiltrationEheim Pro 3e
PlantsMarsilea crenata, Fissiden fontanus, Anubias nana petite bonsai, Bucephalandra mini red, Needle leaf, Marsilea crenata, Helanthium tenellum ´Red´, Rotala ‘Nanjenshan’, Rotala Orange Juice Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, hair grass, Littorella uniflora
Fish / shrimpEmber tetra
HardscapeSeiryu rock
Backgroundnone
SubstrateTropica soil

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