24 - 12/11/2023, 3:13

Ungasan Valley

A small aquarium layout featuring Ungasan Valley, 48L, by Ni Made Dewi Sukmawati. The hardscape focus sits on Cemara laut root, lavarock.

Hardscape (Cemara laut root, lavarock) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. The plant list (Weping moss, starmoss, mini buchepalandra, anubias petit) favors mosses and epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Mius foam substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Chihiros wrgb 2 30cm lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this small aquarium. Back sump filter filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

With Amandae fish, watch bioload: a small aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.

Setup notes: Moss Forest Inspiration when i hiking at Abang Forest . Some like Jurasic Park or Kingkong jungle, thats amazing because small tank with difficult detail.

Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in Collection.

Setup specifications

Dimensions30 × 40 × 40 cm
Layout nameUngasan Valley
Volume48L
BackgroundMius foam
LightingChihiros wrgb 2 30cm
FiltrationBack sump filter
PlantsWeping moss, starmoss, mini buchepalandra, anubias petit, minifern, angguran plant, tenelus, bulbolium mini orchid
Fish / shrimpAmandae fish
HardscapeCemara laut root, lavarock
NotesMoss Forest Inspiration when i hiking at Abang Forest . Some like Jurasic Park or Kingkong jungle, thats amazing because small tank with difficult detail.

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