28 - 15/11/2025, 10:00

River Echoes

A large aquarium layout featuring River Echoes, 324 L (85.6 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Luis Cardoso. The hardscape focus sits on Ryough Stone and Hornwood.

Hardscape (Ryough Stone and Hornwood) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 14 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Aquario NEO substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Life Aqua Prime Pro 1200 and Prime Pro 1200EX lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (REactor) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. AQuael Hypermax 4500 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in Over 320L.

Setup specifications

FiltrationAQuael Hypermax 4500
CO2REactor
LightingLife Aqua Prime Pro 1200 and Prime Pro 1200EX
SubstrateAquario NEO
HardscapeRyough Stone and Hornwood
BackgroundLifeAqua LightsCreen
StyleAquatic Garden
Dimensions120x60x45 cm
Volume324 L (85.6 gal.)
Plant Species14
Fish Species1

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