A large aquarium layout featuring Kartajaya recovery, 202 L (53.4 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Muh Syahrul falah. The composition is built around Lava rock.
Root sea pine.
Hardscape (Lava rock.
Root sea pine) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 6 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Aquariset substrate
Malang sand, natural sand. substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Hpl DIY LED 96watt lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (30 ppm. 5 bps 24 hours) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Canister filter DIY 3000 l/h filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Use the specs table as a shopping checklist for equivalent gear — then explore 162–220L.
