A small aquarium layout featuring Yūgen: Valley of Depth, 45 L (11.9 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Tyler Chiarelli. The composition is built around Seiryu Stone.
Read the stone and wood (Seiryu Stone) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. About 9 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Ada Aquasoil version 2 substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros WRGB SLIM 60 lighting sits at a high technical level for this small aquarium. CO₂ (25-30mg/l 1 hour before lights open and closes at the same time as the lights.) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Eheim classic 250 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. High-tech balance means nutrients, light, and CO₂ must stay in step; one weak leg often triggers spot or hair algae.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 55–80L.
