A large aquarium layout featuring Amur, 350L, by Salvador Macias Torres. The hardscape focus sits on Different types of wood, fiber wood, red moor.
The hardscape with Different types of wood sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Hygrophila pinnatifida, Microsorum Pteropus var Trident, Bolbitis heudelotii, Vallisneria Nana) favors slow-growing epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Backlit. substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
DIY led. 300w 30000 lm, full spectrum + white 6500k lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. Fluval fx6 and 6000 l/h pump 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.
Livestock (Puntius Pentazona 21, Oreichthys Cosuatis 13, Trichogaster Chuna 4) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Setup notes: Amur, the Asian Amazon. My work represents a landscape that I imagined of a fluvial course, inspired by nature around the Amur River, where the wood of fallen trees in symbiosis with the aquatic flora, the running water, and the animals that inhabit it, create that special harmony for me.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.
