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they have plants like bamboo, java ferns and some swords that are virtually maintenance free (i keep some in a 3gal betta tank and i barely change the water on that thing)
I think all of us on this thread are jist trying to steer you towards a maintenance free route.like freshwater....but in...
i still think it may not be worth the effort....just setting up the tank may be a headache....
Fresh water will be that gateway drug that can get them to look into Saltwater.
you could go planted and just have some inverts as an example, something like this maybe (from the internet)
Not sure what it looks like, probably not if your going to mix gfo and carbon together. But if it's small enough and there's isn't a ton of gfo in it, maybe
What about something along the lines of a volunteer day at the aquarium? They can basically put us to work and give us a more hands on experience on what it's like running a place like that.
It may help us open that door to setting up a tank