A mid-size aquarium layout featuring The light is coming, 95L, by Marcio Monteiro. The hardscape focus sits on Aqua Soil Amazonia (ADA), La Plata Sand, ADA graveels.
Hardscape (Aqua Soil Amazonia (ADA), La Plata Sand, ADA graveels) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. The plant list (Marsilea hirsuta, Microsorium pteropus Windelov, Microsorium pteropus, Eleocharis mínima) favors a mixed planting; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy.
Led 130W lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this mid-size aquarium. Fluval 207 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.
With Paracheirodon axelrodi, Macrotocinclus affinis, watch bioload: a mid-size aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Setup notes: AquaVitro fertilization system
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 80–162L.
