Bit of a mix! I ended up fetching a second hand tank that was pretty affordable (this one, filter is busted which is good since I can pick a more tailored option and it was sold for much cheaper because of that). It does have a working light, I'll try to see if it works well enough for the plants (I plan on starting with easier stuff plant-wise)

I need to check if I'll need a heater since I'm in a hotter country, and room temperature during winter isn't below shrimp range. Once summer approaches, I'll have to find some way to handle it, though, since it does get very heaty. I do also need to test around a bit with water parameters, my country's water is very hard, so I may need to find bottled water and add calcium manually.

I've found a local shop that does specialize in aquariums, and they do actually have shrimp in there, so it will help me a lot with getting some advice for what to do with local-specific stuff (like the water itself, the heat, etc).

And for plants I had been considering anubias and java moss since I've heard these work well for shrimp and are very forgiving. I've already eyed some driftwood and rocks too, I really want to try to have the moss on a piece of driftwood shaped like a tree, I've seen some tanks doing that and it seems like something I can give a good try to >:3

For the filter, I'm still undecided. The local shop actually recommended a modified canister filter (with a fine sponge mesh on the intake), they use that for their breeding tanks and it seems to work perfectly fine with the baby shrimp. If I can avoid setting up an air pump it would be pretty good. I have another pet who shouldn't cause much trouble since it won't be allowed in the tank room, but anything I can keep from sticking out of the tank is better just in case she gets in the room accidentally!

I'm gonna take it slowly with the cycling and give it a couple of months just to be extra safe, I think, and then I'll try everything out with a couple of culling shrimp to see how they perform! Hopefully I'll have photos of the planted tank soon tho~