A large aquarium layout featuring Flow (AGA 2024 #156), 200 L, by Asaftei Cristian. driftwood and river rocks set the depth lines of the frame.
Read the stone and wood (driftwood and river rocks) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. The plant list (Rotala sp., Anubias sp., Bucephalandra sp., Ceratopteris thalictroides) favors slow-growing epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. Tetra Active Substrate + Tetra Complete Substrate substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
2 x Life aqua Prime Pro Ex 900 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. Tetratec EX 1200plus 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.
Livestock (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, SAE, Otocinclus afinis) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Use the specs table as a shopping checklist for equivalent gear — then explore 162–220L.
