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Seiryu Garden

A large aquarium layout featuring Seiryu Garden, 300L, by Louis Tan Shao Rui. The composition is built around Seiryu rock with ADA Amazonia ver1.

Read the stone and wood (Seiryu rock, ADA Amazonia ver1, ADA la plata sand, ADA Aqua gravel) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Rotala H'Ra, Rotala rotundifolia "Orange Juice", Macrandra "Kaas" — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. White wall substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

2x Chihiros Vivid II lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Dophin CF1400, stainless steel filter, Netlea prefilter filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.

Livestock (Axeroldi blue, Nannostomus beckfordi, Pseudomugil gertrudae) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.

Setup notes: Dosing SILV Spring Series AIO

Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 220–320L.

Setup specifications

Dimensions120 × 50 × 50 cm
Layout nameSeiryu Garden
Volume300L
BackgroundWhite wall
Lighting2x Chihiros Vivid II
FiltrationDophin CF1400, stainless steel filter, Netlea prefilter
PlantsRotala H'Ra, Rotala rotundifolia "Orange Juice", Macrandra "Kaas", Ludwigia "Super Red", Limnophilia aromatica 'mini', Limnophilia sp. Vietnam, Anubias pinto, Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo', Eleocharis acicularis, Blyxa japonica, Hydrocotyle tripartita, Cryptocoryne albida, Cryptocoryne parva, Pogostemon Helferi Downoi Red
Fish / shrimpAxeroldi blue, Nannostomus beckfordi, Pseudomugil gertrudae, Corydoras pygmaeus
HardscapeSeiryu rock, ADA Amazonia ver1, ADA la plata sand, ADA Aqua gravel
NotesDosing SILV Spring Series AIO
I've always loved Brazillian style, and this is my personal take on it.With seiryu stones, the water hardness increase overtime. Large water change weekly with tonnes of detritus cleaning kept the water perimeter in check.

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