Nano Aquascape Tutorial: Glowing Cave in a 15cm Desktop Aquarium (Amazon Tank build)

🌿 Scaping a 15x15x15 cm Nano Aquarium with Built-In LED Cave Light | Creative Mini Aquascape Inspired by    / @emscaping  .

Today I’m scaping a tiny 15x15x15 cm nano aquarium I found on Amazon — and it has a built-in LED bottom light! Instead of seeing it as a gimmick, I used it creatively… turning it into a glowing cave centerpiece right in the middle of the layout. 🌑✨

This mini layout was inspired by a beautiful scape I saw on @emscaping’s channel, and I couldn’t resist trying a nano version myself. Using small rocks, mosses, dwarf hairgrass, and a clean sand foreground, I created a shadowy little hideout — perfect for shrimp or just as a relaxing desktop jungle.

💡 Great for beginners, nano aquascaping fans, and anyone looking for creative planted tank ideas!

👇 Scroll down for timestamps, plant list, gear, and where to shop the setup.

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🎬 Chapters:
00:00 – Start
02:38 – Hardscape
04:27 – Light cover and sand
06:20 – Detailing scape
08:05 – Start planting
13:32 – End result

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🌱 Plants Used:
• Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis sp. ‘Minima’ / Mini Hairgrass)
• Mosses (Plagiomnium affine / Flat Moss)
• Anubias barteri nana ‘Petite’

🪨 Hardscape:
• Small rocks
• Light sand foreground
• Glowing cave centerpiece

🪟 Tank Info:
15x15x15 cm nano tank with a built-in bottom LED light
(Amazon find) Link down below 👇

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📷 Gear I Use to Film:
• Sony A6700
• Sigma 10–18mm F2.8
• DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro
• DJI Mic Mini
• Atomos Shinobi II Monitor
• Sennheiser MKE 400
• SmallRig NP-F970 Battery
• Yongnuo 16mm F/1.8 Sony E
• Viltrox DC-X2 6” Monitor

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🛒 Everything I Used (Tank, Tools, Plants & Gear):
You can find all products featured in this video in my Amazon storefront here:
👉 https://www.amazon.nl/shop/lois.aquad...
This is an affiliate link — using it supports the channel at no extra cost to you. Thank you! 💚

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📢 Special thanks to @emscaping for the glowing cave inspiration 💡
Her aquascapes are beautiful and totally worth checking out.

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