A large aquarium layout featuring Cardinal canvas (AGA 2024 #120), 210 L, by Ravi Shaw. The composition is built around Wood with lava stone.
Read the stone and wood (Wood,lava stone) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Rotala hra, rotala platinum, hydrocortile tripatita — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Mastersoil,lava chips,la plata sand 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 skimmer 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.
Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 162–220L.
