A large aquarium layout featuring The passion goes through the heart (A tribute to Felipe Oliveira), 225L, by Adrian Nicolae. The hardscape focus sits on dragon stone.
Read the stone and wood (dragon stone) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. The plant list (Monte carlo, Hemiantus Cuba, Anubias Nana, Rotala colorata) favors slow-growing epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. white substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
2 x Life Aqua Prime Pro lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. eheim 2078 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.
With Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, watch bioload: a large aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Scroll to the specs table to match each equipment line; more inspiration in 220–320L.
