Building Sand For Aquarium Aquarium...help Needed?

Aquarium...help needed? - building sand for aquarium

I build frsehwater need an aquarium and help.

1. Tank: 36 gallons Tank Aqueon Bow Kit --

http://www.petsr4u.com/proddetail.asp?prod=806440

2. Rock: gravel or sand [which is easier?] What kind of sand?

3. Plants: Live Plants: How do plants grow without soil? Will it be the disaster of groundwater for the first time you add water? In the absence of land rises siphon siphon?

4. Use Filters: Aqueon filter. Do you need one or two filters? I do not want to replace the leaking of the things that I can? Do I need a biological filter and / or filtration from the bottle?

5. Lighting: The light bulb or tube?

6. Conditioners: The plants need to live elsewhere?

7.Painting: I have a car-n-buffet without stall. You think you expect? It looks like this:

http://www.broyhillfurniture.com/Furniture/ProductDetails/?ItemID=102725

8. Fish: How many tropical tank containing 36 liters?

Thank you for your help. I Owne tank over 10 gallons, but made the mistake of cleaning the empty tanks every three weeks for the tank with water and soap. Now I'll take 25% of clean water.

In any case, thanks for reading and tries to help.

PS: Did not answer all the questions, you can ...