A mid-size aquarium layout featuring The Biggest Rock, 121 L (32.0 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Andrzej. The hardscape focus sits on Redmore wood
Frodo stones
Ada gravel s
Local sand.
Hardscape (Redmore wood
Frodo stones
Ada gravel s
Local sand) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. About 16 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Yokuchi jiban soil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Skylight hyperspot fs lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this mid-size aquarium. CO₂ (35ppm 24h/7 dissolved by sera 500 reactor) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Eheim 2373 + fluval uv lamp filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 162–220L.
