A large aquarium layout featuring Amazon forest, 270 L, by Briance Nuñez. Drift wood and lava rock set the depth lines of the frame.
Hardscape (Drift wood, lava rock) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. On the plant side, the layout leans toward mosses and epiphytes with species such as Micrathemun Montecarlo Hemianthus callitrichoides Eleocharis párvula Rotala rontundifolia Vietnam Moss Vesicularia Montagnei Leptodictyum riparium Vesicularia Ferriei Pogostemon helferis Cryptocoryne Parva Bucephalandra sp Anubia barteri nana Anubia jalapeño Anubia pangolino Anubia barteri coffeefolia Hydrocotyle vulgaris — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Brightwell river draft substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Coyoligh led lighting lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. Cascade 1600 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. Low-tech tip: favor slow growers and avoid dense planting if filtration is modest.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 220–320L.
