A large aquarium layout featuring Whispers of the Stream, 182 L (48.1 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Bradley Wood. The composition is built around Hakkai (Pai-Hai) Stone
Forest Black Wood Branches.
Hardscape (Hakkai (Pai-Hai) Stone
Forest Black Wood Branches) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 18 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. ADA Amazonia V2
ADA Power Sand
River gravel
Light sand substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
ADA Solar RGB II lighting sits at a high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (2bps 7 hours a day
Turns on 1 hour before lights on
Turns off an hour before lights out) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. ADA Super Jet Es900
Oase Biomaster Thermo 850 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 162–220L.
