Elderfall Refuge, a UNS 120U aquascape display

Nature Aquarium
UNS 120U
Flagship display

Elderfall Refuge

The largest piece in the collection — an ultra-clear, rimless 120U built on 150 lbs of Hakkai stone and premium manzanita driftwood, holding a peaceful, colorful community of freshwater species at scale.

TankUNS 120U, ultra-clear rimless
LightingChihiros WRGB II Slim 120
UN Light Screen background
Filtration2× Delta 120 canister filters w/ lily pipes
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Planting

Dwarf hair grass and dwarf sag carpet the foreground; fissidens moss, bucephalandra, anubias, ferns, crypts and swords build out the mid- and background against the stone, planted into a Controsoil bed sized for a tank this large.

Dwarf Hair GrassDwarf SagFissidens MossBucephalandraAnubiasCrypts

Livestock

Angelfish and congo tetras give the piece its scale and movement, with pearl gourami and glowlight danios filling the water column. Amano and neocaridina shrimp, otocinclus catfish, bristlenose plecos and bamboo shrimp handle grazing and biofilm duty, with mystery and nerite snails on cleanup.

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The technique behind it

Nature Aquarium style, step by step at masterscaper.com →

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