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There's nothing hard in making tank planted. Maybe buy second lamp to tank and one of those small co2 bottles from sera or was it tetra. Then buy some ferts, buy plants that don't need miracles to grow and there it is.
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Hmmm. From my experience with planted tanks (I have two of them), CO2 isn't necessary. The extra flourescent tube certainly is (put reflectors behind them to maximize light output), but just as necessary is a proper substrate. You can go with expensive ones (Flourite, Onyx sand, etc) or cheap (1" plain soil cevered by 1" plain small gravel). The soil/gravel substrate works very well to promote plant growth, but is messy and stains your water yellow (at least for the first few months). Plant the entire floor of the tank, and then you won't have to do any gravel vacuuming!