A large aquarium layout featuring Little Forest, 182.2L, by Gu JungMin. The hardscape focus sits on neo compact plants soil.
Hardscape (neo compact plants soil) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. The plant list (Myriophyllum matogrossense) favors a mixed planting; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. fog sheet substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Metallight R 900 x 2, 8hours lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. QQ BC1200 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) 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.
