A large aquarium layout featuring Verdant Gorge, 540L, by Shin Dong Jin. The hardscape focus sits on volcanic stone, branch wood.
Read the stone and wood (volcanic stone, branch wood) as visual pathways before judging the plant mass. On the plant side, the layout leans toward slow-growing epiphytes with species such as Riccardia chamedryfolia, Bucephalandra, Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini' — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. blank substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Aquas Metal Light Pendent X 2 lighting sits at a approachable technical level for this large aquarium. EHEIM 2080 x 2 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 Rasbora heteromorpha, watch bioload: a large aquarium drifts quickly if stocking is heavy.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in Collection.
