beach sand? it might too fine for glosso. what is the thickness of the gravel?

sheep fert is goal shit is it? beware of algae attack. you should start slow without the "shit" thing first.

just have fun in the process of experimenting. do expect to have trouble coming out.

Check out the thread by Ari call "my methods", is a long post, but it does have info on how to setup a planted tank using "cheaper" stuff than ADA.