A large aquarium layout featuring Stay Awhile, 540L, by Damian Gysi. The hardscape focus sits on Lava rocks, Driftwood.
The hardscape with Lava rocks sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. On the plant side, the layout leans toward slow-growing epiphytes with species such as Anubias barteri var. Nana "Pangolino" — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. lightscreen substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
LED-Lamp (Bridgelux Thrive LEDs), approx. 20‘000 lm lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. EHEIM professionel 5e 700, EHEIM experience 350 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters. Low-tech tip: favor slow growers and avoid dense planting if filtration is modest.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.
