A large aquarium layout featuring Primal Echoes, 182.2L, by Richard San Miguel. Standout plants include micranthemum monte carlo.
On the plant side, the layout leans toward foreground carpeting with species such as micranthemum monte carlo — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. White background with light substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros RGB and WeekAqua pheonix lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. eheim 2217 and eheim 2215 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.

