A nano tank layout featuring The Poetic Resistance of Limnophila aquatica, 27.945 L, by Clayton Medeiros. The hardscape focus sits on roots, rocks.
Read the stone and wood (roots, rocks) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. The plant list (Limnophila aquaticum, Micranthemum tweediei ‘, Monte Carlo’, Rotala sp. ‘) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. ADA Amazonia substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this nano tank. Canister SunSun hbl 801 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. On nano tanks, ramp light intensity over the first 2–3 weeks to limit hair algae.
With Hyphessobrycon amandae, Neon Tetra Cardinal, watch bioload: a nano tank drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.
