It has Eco complete for substrate.Yeah,the left hand corner,behind the wood with the java ferns that look ripped up,is his "spot" so that corner no longer has any plants.Other than that he leaves them alone for the most part.They are all lowlight,easy to grow plants.I use 5 cap fulls of flourish excel when I do water changes.Here is the light I use,http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/209500/product.webFishdude401;3566208; said:WOW! ok, can you make a video, post pics of you how set it up? doesn't he rip up the plants? do you have special lighting? thanks