A small aquarium layout featuring Sunrise Forest, 73.5L, by Arzu Songur. The composition is built around Tropica powder soil.
The hardscape with Tropica powder soil sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Rotala H'ra — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Frosted glass substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Daily 9 hours of illumination (chihiros wrgb 2 ) lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. Eheim pro 250 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Livestock (Green neon tetra, Bloody mary shrimp) fits this small aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Use the specs table as a shopping checklist for equivalent gear — then explore 55–80L.
