22 - 15/11/2025, 10:00

Stronger together

A large aquarium layout featuring Stronger together, 200 L (52.8 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Adrian Cristian Asaftei. The composition is built around Frodo Stone.

Hardscape (Frodo Stone) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 17 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Tetra Active Sustrate + Tetra Complete Substrate substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

2 x Life Aqua Prime Pro EX 900 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (5L bottle, Life Aqua regulator, inline diffuse) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Tetratec ex1200 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.

Setup specifications

FiltrationTetratec ex1200
CO25L bottle, Life Aqua regulator, inline diffuse
Lighting2 x Life Aqua Prime Pro EX 900
SubstrateTetra Active Sustrate + Tetra Complete Substrate
HardscapeFrodo Stone
StyleAquatic Garden
Dimensions100x50x40 cm
Volume200 L (52.8 gal.)
Plant Species17
Fish Species5

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