A small aquarium layout featuring Sandhand, 40 L, by Piero Ballarini. The hardscape focus sits on Dragon stone.
Read the stone and wood (Dragon stone) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward mosses and epiphytes with species such as Rotala Blood Red, Eleocharis acicularis, Micranthemum Micranthemoides — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. JBL Sansibar, Amazonia V2 substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Twinstar 300sm lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. Oase 511 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 28–55L.
