30 - 15/11/2024, 10:00

Passage (AGA 2024 #322)

A large aquarium layout featuring Passage (AGA 2024 #322), 225 L, by Albert Cáceres. The composition is built around Dragon Stone.

The hardscape with Dragon Stone sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Rotala Macrandra, Rotala Colorata, Rotala Wayanad, Bolbitis Heudelotii) favors background stem plants; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. neo soil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

ADA SOLAR RGB lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. JBL 1502 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 220–320L.

Setup specifications

Layout namePassage
Volume225 L
LightingADA SOLAR RGB
FiltrationJBL 1502
PlantsRotala Macrandra, Rotala Colorata, Rotala Wayanad, Bolbitis Heudelotii, Bolbitis heteroclita Difformis, Anubias Barteri Nana Mini, Anubias Barteri Nana Mini Mini, Anubias Barteri Nana Petite, Anubias Barteri Nana Nangi, Vesicularia Dubyana Christmas Moss, Vesicularia Ferriei Weeping Moss, Vesicularia Ferriei Mini Weeping Moss Taxiphyllum Barbieri, Taxiphyllum Flame Moss, Ricardia Chamedryfolia.
Live stockHyphessobrycon Amandae, Paracheirodon Axelrodi, Otocinclus Affinis
HardscapeDragon Stone
Substrateneo soil

Equipment referenced in this setup

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