A mid-size aquarium layout featuring Serenity (AGA 2023 #523), 160L, by Paco Mir. The composition is built around ADA Power Sand with ADA Amazonia Ver.II.
Hardscape (ADA Power Sand, ADA Amazonia Ver.II, Cosmetic Sand and Gravel. Seiryu Stone) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. The plant list (Cryptocoryne Parva, Eleocharis Acicularis Mini, VESICULARIA FERRIEI WEEPING MOSS, HELANTHIUM TENELLUM RED) favors mosses and epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Led Strip RGB substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros RGB Vivid II lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this mid-size aquarium. JBL Cristal Profi E1502 Greenline filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
With Hyphessobrycon Flammeus (x15), Ottocinclus Affinis (x6), Neocaridina Davidi, watch bioload: a mid-size aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Setup notes: Fertilized Daily with ADA Brighty K, ADA Mineral, Easy Carbo. ADA Nitrogen 2 days/week.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 80–162L.
