A large aquarium layout featuring WAVES, 243L, by Steven Nguyen. The hardscape focus sits on JBL aquabasic plus, ADA aqua soil Amazonia, wood.
The hardscape with JBL aquabasic plus sets the rhythm; planting should support those lines without burying them. The plant list (Microsorum pteropus ‘Trident’, Anubias barteri petie, bucephalandra, Taxiphyllum alternans 'Taiwan') favors slow-growing epiphytes; packing the foreground too dense can make the tank feel heavy. white background substrate helps stabilize root-zone nutrition in the early weeks.
Led RGB by Netlea 55w x 2 lighting sits at a moderate-to-high technical level for this large aquarium. Atman DF-1300 x2 filtration needs enough turnovers without blasting the hardscape; browse matching filters.
Livestock (Hyphessobrycon Herbertaxelrodi, Boraras urophthalmoides, Red cherry shrimp.) fits this large aquarium — prefer species that will not dig up the substrate and wreck hardscape lines.
Setup notes: Inspired by the painting "Under the wave off Kanagawa" to depict the power of nature.
Lighting, filtration, substrate, and plant details sit in the specs table below, or browse more layouts in 220–320L.
