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Harapan

A large aquarium layout featuring Harapan, 325L, by Cristian Strutu Climent. The composition is built around JBL volcano mineral.

Hardscape (JBL volcano mineral) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. On the plant side, the layout leans toward mosses and epiphytes with species such as Bolbitis heudelotii, Montecarlo, Weeping moss — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. Back light screen substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

2×Twinstar 600sp lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. 2×Jbl 1501 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

With Hemigrammus Rhodostomus, watch bioload: a large aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.

Setup notes: Wáter change50% RO two times of week

Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.

Setup specifications

Dimensions130 × 50 × 50 cm
Layout nameHarapan
Volume325L
BackgroundBack light screen
Lighting2×Twinstar 600sp
4×Chihiros 601 A plus8h/Daily
Filtration2×Jbl 1501
Eheim skim 350Motion pump 2000l/h
PlantsBolbitis heudelotii, Montecarlo, Weeping moss, Fissidens fontanus, Flame moss, Rotala Orange juice, Rotala rotundifolia, Hygrophila pinnatifida, Microsorum trident, Hydrocotyle verticilata, Helanthium Green, Helanthium red, Bucephalandra ballon, Bucephalandra kedagang, Anubias nana, Anubias mini, Valisneria nana, Cryptocoyne parva
Fish / shrimpHemigrammus Rhodostomus
Otocinclus Affinis,Clithon CoronaCaridina Multidentata
HardscapeJBL volcano mineral
Neo soil ,Iron woodWio sand bublebee
NotesWáter change50% RO two times of week
Liquido fertilizer NPK Aquavitro+Envy+Seachem Advance,CO2 4b/sCategory Sponsors

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