A large aquarium layout featuring In the dark side, 182 L (48.1 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Jatuporn Sangiampong. The composition is built around Wood stone with lava stone.
Hardscape (Wood stone, lava stone) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 5 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Ada amazonia substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Vivid3 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (2/1sec) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Ehiem2217 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 162–220L.
