A small aquarium layout featuring Tetratopia, 77.7L, by Steven huskisson. The composition is built around Wood with lavarock.
Read the stone and wood (Wood, lavarock) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Monte Carlo, Hydrocottle japan, Pogostemon octopus — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Black paper substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Uns titan 1 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this small aquarium. Oase 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.
Livestock (Cardinal tetra) fits this small aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Setup notes: Hey:)
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 55–80L.
