Quote Originally Posted by Marinecrab View Post
Once I get plants I plan on mixing and using the sand to anchor the plants in the water.
You might consider some Dracaenea. It does well partially submerged and as long as you support the stalks in gravel they will hold up pretty well. It's the tall plants I have in mine left of middle. Not very broad leaves and the roots don't go too crazy but it looks good in bunches and will provide decent shade. It needs something to keep it upright though so I positioned mine between wood for support. Good plant for the height of a 55g.

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