A mid-size aquarium layout featuring SUNSET IN THE FOREST, 144L, by Marcelo Ebrahim Dowsley Coura Filho. Standout plants include Rotala Green, Rotala São Francisco, Rotala h'ra.
The plant list (Rotala Green, Rotala São Francisco, Rotala h'ra, Eleocharis vivipara) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Branco substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Luminária Led 80 cm Nour plus Ocean tech. lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this mid-size aquarium. Canister 2000 lts filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. Low-tech tip: favor slow growers and avoid dense planting if filtration is modest.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 80–162L.
