A large aquarium layout featuring The Forbidden Valley, 324 L (85.6 gal.), Paludarium style, by Manvendra kumar. The composition is built around Himalayan Rocks.
The hardscape with Himalayan Rocks sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. About 7 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Lawa chips, Aquasoil, Gangatic sand, White sand. substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
DIY LED lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (NA) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. Internal Sump 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 Paludarium.
