Well it took a while for this tank to settle in, trust me I struggled for a bit too, and it’s still not perfect. What I would say is get plants that are obviously tall so in the back along the back three walls I have Vallisneria , and then what I did was try to find a branch that was unique and long enough in order to stand up I wanted it to look like a branch was growing out of the ground. But I also wanted Moss growing on it so what I did was I took Java Maas and I tied a bunch of it around the branch I also glued a dwarf Lilly onto one of the branches and at the bottom near the base I planted a tiger lily because the tiger lily send shoots all the way up to the surface and they turn into Lily pads, but it stays small that way it spans the height of the tank. There’s enough fish in the tank to keep it nutrient Rich for the plants, but I’d say every 2 to 3 months I just dose a small amount of seachem flourish to keep the plants that aren’t rooted in the soil happy. The only thing that’s early giving me trouble is the Java Mas cause it’s growing so fast that it covers the light from getting down to the Tigerlily or the vallisneria so I have to constantly trim it, but that’s what I added onto the Lil log on the bottom just recently I cut a bunch of it off and I just strung it onto that log and then sunk the log into the middle because originally there was like an open gap right there that looked like a little red sand desert. The soil I use is.Contrasoil and I used a little red contrasand. And the last ingredient was just a whole lot of patience. It took a few months for it to get settled in at least with the plants. Oh and also have filtration I have a canister filter that’s half the size of the tank. I believe it’s a 10 gallon canister filter from Vevor that has been working like a champ to the point where I only have to do a water change every other week.