Dimensions 9 × 9 × 9 cm

Title Lilliput Biotop

Volume 1L

Background pieces of wood and sphagnum moss

Lighting T5 light tube; 16 hours per day

Filtration no electrical filter; filtration is mainly done by manual removal of waste

Plants Sinningia pusilla
Sinningia ‘white sprite’
Pilea microphylla
Mazus pumilus
Dendrobium nobile
Aegagropila (green algae balls)
Ferns
Mosses and Liverwort

Animals Crystal Red Shrimps x 2

Materials The substrate is mainly composed of sand with pieces of rocks for decoration in the water part. It is covered and shaped with Aegagropila (the green algae balls).

The left side wall and the back wall are decorated with pieces of wood and sphagnum moss, upon which the terrestrial plants are grown.

Additional Information - natural decomposition of waste by microbes and absorption by algae and plants are expected.
- minimal waste is estimated with few living organisms in the tank.
- surprisingly the shrimps find many spaces to hide in the small water pool.
- title of the tank is inspired by the story of Gulliver's Travels.