A large aquarium layout featuring Cardinal canvas (AGA 2024 #116), 210 L, by Ravi Shaw. Lava stone and woods set the depth lines of the frame.
Read the stone and wood (Lava stone,woods,mastersoil,laplatasand) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. The plant list (Rotala platinum white, rotala hra, pintafida uk, montecarlo) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Mastersoil,lava chips substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihroes vivid 2 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. Oase biomaster 850/ oase bio skim 350 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.
Use the specs table as a shopping checklist for equivalent gear — then explore 162–220L.
