A large aquarium layout featuring Meteor (AGA 2024 #168), 450 L, by Dong Jin Shin. The composition is built around branch wood with volcanic stone.
Hardscape (branch wood, volcanic stone) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. On the plant side, the layout leans toward slow-growing epiphytes with species such as Riccardia chamedryfolia, Bucephalandra, Eleocharis acularis ‘ — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. AQUARIO neo Soil plants substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Aquas Metal Light Pendent X 2 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. EHEIM 2080 x 2 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.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Over 320L.
