Dear all,
I am Ryan, trying to set up my first plant aquarium, which I have
been interested for very long time.
I have a 5feet x 2feet x 2feet aquarium which has a sump filter
type (water move down to a smaller aquarium and goes through
filter and pump up to the main aquarium)

i) Could I use this type of filter for plant aquarium or do I need
to buy a new filter (Eheim type)?
ii) Most of the aquarium quoted , and some quoted even as high as
RM 5000 to set up this aquarium? This amount is high for a newbie
like me. So I would like to get advise from all the sifus in this forum on which items can we use a cheaper alternative (to save some money) and which one, it's better to get good one from the start. If you have an idea of pricing to expect, that would be great

a) Lighting
b) sand and soil type (ADA or other types)
c) fertilizer
d) protein skimmer
e) C02 system

Regards, Ryan