Planting a monster 10

[cmj15]

I am looking into planting a ten gallon aquarium to serve as a growout tank for a hopeful breeding project of both bristlenose plecos and clown plecos and was wondering what plants would work so they don't get mangled by the little ones even though I have never had trouble with them before.

The set up:
Substrate: Regular Black Sand
Hardscape: A few pieces of driftwood and rocks
Lighting: 2 10w mini coralife compact fluorescent bulbs
Heater: autoheater that keeps tank at 78*F

 

[sikoko]

wat nutrients r u adding? just black sand wont do anything but hold the plants down. otherwise sounds awesome.

 

[cmj15]

well i am trying to keep it as low tech as possible and for the nutrients it would come from good ole fish poo plus some uneaten food i would guess with baby plecos. i am just trying to find some low light plants with broader leaves that the baby plecs can cling to and eat the possible algae off of

 

[sikoko]

you could use an organic soil then sand on top that should keep nutrients in for around 6 months