A large aquarium layout featuring Bucephalandra land, 200 L, by Laszlo Bilibok. The hardscape focus sits on Wood.
The hardscape with Wood sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward slow-growing epiphytes with species such as Bucephalandra deep purple, bucephalandra dark achille, bucephalandra baloon — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Tropica soil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Odyssea 5×54 w t5 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. 2×Tetra 1200 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 162–220L.
