Yeh i agree on the cleaning and the gouramis
I got the tank from a firend and it was a thick block of algae all wall where covered and not even my scouring pad made it easy but dont ok just need to get those few bits lol
With the gours my lfs sold them to me ( @ this point i didnt know) saying they would be ok but clearly not so unfort its betta box for now
Also no plastic plant i have all live except for a few silk plants so there not gonna hurt i do have wood in there if thats any help?