A large aquarium layout featuring Tropical Patadise, 182 L (48.1 gal.), Aquatic Garden style, by Mani Sai Kiran. The hardscape focus sits on Black Lava rocks.
The hardscape with Black Lava rocks sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. About 6 plant species are listed — fine for a multi-layer look, but keep a care log so slower species are not shaded out. Aquario Neo soil substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Micmol aqua air g3 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. CO₂ (2 bpm ,start 1 hr before light and off 30 mins before light off -5 hrs) — see our CO₂ systems if you want to clone a similar setup. #1 sunsun 304 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.
