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Farewell

A large aquarium layout featuring Farewell, 320L, by Pavol Kulanda. Mangrove driftwood and Light pagoda stone set the depth lines of the frame.

Read the stone and wood (Mangrove driftwood, Light pagoda stone, Prodibio Aquagrowth Soil, WIO cimarron s…) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. The plant list (Various anubias species, various Bucephalandra species, Bolbitis heudelotii petit, Microsorum pteropus petit) favors slow-growing epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Frosted film substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Life Aqua Master Pro RGB 2x lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Superjet 960L/H, Oase Biomaster 600 thermo filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Livestock (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, Hemigrammus erythrozonus, Crossochelius siamensis) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.

Setup notes: Dedicated to late Filipe A. Oliveira

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Setup specifications

Dimensions120 × 60 × 45 cm
Layout nameFarewell
Volume320L
BackgroundFrosted film
LightingLife Aqua Master Pro RGB 2x
FiltrationSuperjet 960L/H, Oase Biomaster 600 thermo
PlantsVarious anubias species, various Bucephalandra species, Bolbitis heudelotii petit, Microsorum pteropus petit, Microsorum pteropus trident, Helanthium Bolivianum magdalenensis, Helanthium tennelum green, Helanthium tennelum red, Eleocharis minima, Marsilea augustofolia, Ericaulon Dong Ha, Blyxa japonica, Hydrocotyle tripartita mini, Hygrophila pinnatifida, Juncus repens, Potamogeton gayi, Christmas moss, Creeping moss, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Fissidens fontanus, Nymphoides Taiwan, Myriophylum mattogrossense, Myriophylum tuberculatum, Limnophila Vietnam, Rotala rotundifilia `Yao Yai`, Rotala rotundifolia `Hra, Micranthemum Montecarlo, Hemianthus callitrichoides `Cuba`
Fish / shrimpHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, Hemigrammus erythrozonus, Crossochelius siamensis, Otocinclus affinis, Caridina multidentata, Neocaridina davidi `red sakura`
HardscapeMangrove driftwood, Light pagoda stone, Prodibio Aquagrowth Soil, WIO cimarron sand, WIO Belladona gravel
NotesDedicated to late Filipe A. Oliveira

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