A large aquarium layout featuring Road to lake, 270L, by Konstantin Chkhapeliya. Lava rocks and red moor woods set the depth lines of the frame.
Read the stone and wood (Lava rocks, red moor woods, mangrovs roots, quartz, send) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward mosses and epiphytes with species such as anubias sp., bucefalandras sp., moss sp. — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. White board substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Chihiros WRGB 120 (1), Aquamedic cube plant 50 (2) lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Tetra EX 1200 +, Eheim 2217 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Livestock (Hyphessobrycon Amandae Microdevario kubotai Macrotocinclus affinis Caridina multidentata) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Setup notes: water change once a week 30%, light 8 hours a day, CO2 supply balloon system
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 220–320L.
