Echoes of Silence

[acuatop]

Good morning.It's been a long time since I've posted anything about my aquariums, so I decided to come back this time with 1 of 3 setups I'll be putting together in the meantime.Here is the first one, a 60p. With Hakkai rock. The intention is a simple layout, probably with only 2 types of plants.

1 - Aquarium Name: Echoes of Silence
2 - Setup Date: 10/09/2025
3 - Aquarium Dimensions: Aquael 60x30x36
4 - Installed Equipment
4.1 - Filter: Oase Biomaster 250 Thermo
4.2 - Heating: In the Filter
4.3 - Lighting/Photoperiod: Twinstar 600 S V
4.4 - CO2 System: Strideways Regulator Kit + 2kg cylinder w/Solenoid valve and inline diffuser
5 - Substrates & Hardscape
5.1 - Substrate: 2HR Feast + APT Start
5.2 - Hardscape: Hakkai Stone from Strideways

6 - Fertilization (fertilizers used and fertilization plan): 2HR APT 1

7 - Fauna

8 - PlantsEleocharis acicularis 'Mini', Eleocharis Parvula

9 - Hardscape Photos

 

[WhistlingBadger]

That's going to be a very cool looking setup. The rockwork and plant choices feel like iwagumi. Is that the way you're going? What kind of animals?

 

[MattW]

Iwagumi scapes look great, but are not ideal for fish IME. The lack of shaded cover can stress them out, as there is usually minimal cover from above. Byron pointed that out to me a few years ago when I tried that style, and he was correct. I believe the best inhabitants for an Iwagumi scape are shrimp and snails.