A large aquarium layout featuring Golden Heart, 182L, by Tommy Schimmell Casper. Grey Mountain rock set the depth lines of the frame.
Read the stone and wood (Grey Mountain rock) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward a mixed planting with species such as Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini' — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. ADA light screen substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
ADA Solar RGB lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Eheim 600 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Livestock (Neocaridina davidi 'Bloody Mary' – 200+) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 162–220L.
