27 - 15/11/2024, 10:00

Be The Flow

A large aquarium layout featuring Be The Flow, 300 L, by Durvesh Gaikar. The hardscape focus sits on Honeycomb wood, Slate rock, ADA La plata sand.

Hardscape (Honeycomb wood, Slate rock, ADA La plata sand) 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 Micranthemum tweediei Monte Carlo, Fissidens crispulus, Riccardia chamedryfolia — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. ADA Power sand, ADA amazonia soil, ADA la plata sand substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Chihiros WRGB II 120cm lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Aquael ultramax 2000 / ADA bio rio filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Livestock (Moenkhausia costae tetra, Otocinclus catfish, Amano Shrimps) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.

Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 220–320L.

Setup specifications

Layout nameBe The Flow
Volume300 L
LightingChihiros WRGB II 120cm
FiltrationAquael ultramax 2000 / ADA bio rio
PlantsMicranthemum tweediei Monte Carlo, Fissidens crispulus, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Hygrophila pinnatifida ‘UK’, Pogostemon helferi, hydrocotyle tripartita mini, Anubias nana petite, Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis parvula, Eleocharis montevidensis, Taxiphyllum sp. Flame, Rotala ‘H’ra’, Hemianthus micranthemoides, Cryptocoryne parva, Bucephalandra mini brownie phantom.
Fish / shrimpMoenkhausia costae tetra, Otocinclus catfish, Amano Shrimps, Dream Blue Shrimps
HardscapeHoneycomb wood, Slate rock, ADA La plata sand
SubstrateADA Power sand, ADA amazonia soil, ADA la plata sand

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