26 - 15/11/2024, 10:00

Water Under the Bridge

A large aquarium layout featuring Water Under the Bridge, 200 L, by Styrbjörn Käll. The composition is built around Iron wood with mini landscape rock.

Hardscape (Iron wood, mini landscape rock) forms the skeleton — negative space between wood and stone guides the eye from foreground to depth. On the plant side, the layout leans toward background stem plants with species such as Micranthemum tweediei Monte Carlo, Bolbitis heudelotii, Rotala wallichii — trim in layers so hardscape still breathes. ADA Aquasoil Amazonia II substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.

Chihiros WRGBII lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Oase Biomaster 350 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.

Setup specifications

Layout nameWater Under the Bridge
Volume200 L
LightingChihiros WRGBII
FiltrationOase Biomaster 350
PlantsMicranthemum tweediei Monte Carlo, Bolbitis heudelotii, Rotala wallichii, Eleocharis montevidensis, Pogostemon deccanensis, Hygrophila pinnatifida, Eleocharis pusilla, Rotala rotundifolia Green, Rotala rotundifolia, Anubias Nana petite, Bucephalandra sp. ‘Needle Leaf’, Bucephalandra sp. Brown, Bucephalandra micrantha ‘Mini needle leaf’, Glossostigma elatinoides, Cryptocoryne Albida ‘Brown’, Cryptocoryne parva
Live stockHyphessobrycon eques (serpae tetra), Hyphessobrycon amandae (Ember tetra), Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata), Otocinclus, Clithon corona
HardscapeIron wood, mini landscape rock
SubstrateADA Aquasoil Amazonia II

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