Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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This year I focused on growing beginner plants in the Back-to-Basics planted tank. Did it work?
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🛒 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below. Also, I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ 20-gallon high tank: petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-20-gallon-standard-glass-aquarium-tank
▶ Glass lid: amzn.to/3phXDIZ
▶ 20-gallon aquarium cabinet
▶ Sponge filter: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-coarse-sponge-filter
▶ Heater: amzn.to/2JcXPtA
▶ Temperature controller: amzn.to/34F9SY2
▶ Planted tank LED light: aquariumcoop.com/products/fluval-plant-3-0-led-light

*Background Plants*
▶ Amazon sword: aquariumcoop.com/products/amazon-sword
▶ Bacopa caroliniana: aquariumcoop.com/products/bacopa-caroliniana
▶ Cryptocoryne spiralis
▶ Mayaca fluviatilis: aquariumcoop.com/products/mayaca-fluviatilis
▶ Aponogeton crispus
▶ Water sprite: aquariumcoop.com/products/water-sprite
▶ Pogostemon stellatus ‘octopus’: aquariumcoop.com/products/pogostemon-stellatus-octopus

*Midground Plants*
▶ Java fern: aquariumcoop.com/products/java-fern
▶ Windelov java fern: aquariumcoop.com/products/java-fern-windelov
▶ Cryptocoryne wendtii: aquariumcoop.com/products/cryptocoryne-wendtii
▶ Cryptocoryne tropica: aquariumcoop.com/products/cryptocoryne-tropica
▶ Dwarf aquarium lily: aquariumcoop.com/products/dwarf-aquarium-lily-bulb-only

*Foreground Plants*
▶ Cryptocoryne lutea: aquariumcoop.com/products/cryptocoryne-lutea

📚 RESOURCES
▶ Top 10 Easy Aquarium Plants for Beginners: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/easy-aquarium-plants
▶ 10 Best Algae Eaters for Freshwater Aquariums: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/algae-eaters
▶ Fluval 3.0 Plant LED Light Review and Bentley’s Personal Settings: youtu.be/2zP3tcI2RHE

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0:00 Official tour of Back-to-Basics Planted Tank
0:11 Equipment selection
1:28 Beginner plant selection
2:33 Which plants got replaced
4:32 Fish stocking selection

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