I MADE A MISTAKE...???? LOW BUDGET VS HIGH BUDGET UPDATE

The low budget vs high budget experiment is now almost 3 weeks old, and both tanks are not looking very good...

Ep #1 https://youtu.be/MoI3OuGSMaQ
Previous experiments:
Aquasoil vs Dirt https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlvf56gZy-hcJdKiC7hFHrhziY6AVrUi
CO2 vs no CO2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlvf56gZy-gjYySMDSU8UwMS2doYVaQS


Everything I'm using for this project:
HIGH BUDGET TANK
TANK: 36p rimless optic white tank
(US) https://amzn.to/37M97h3
(EU) https://amzn.to/3k0uhO5
LIGHT: Skylight AQI 40
https://bit.ly/3rrFwnZ
FILTER: Dennerle Scapers Flow
(US) https://amzn.to/3AKak50
(EU) https://amzn.to/3slWGC1
CO2: Strideways Pro Regulator
(US) https://amzn.to/3AWKnjQ
(EU) https://www.azaqua.nl/co2-systemen/strideways-pro-co2-regulator
DIFFUSER
(US) https://amzn.to/3t0Unoc
(EU) https://amzn.to/3BQUDJE
AQUASOIL
(US) https://amzn.to/2WVLoZR
(EU) https://amzn.to/3DWT92o
LOW BUDGET TANK
LIGHT: Twinstar 30b
(US) https://amzn.to/3J2pExV
(EU) https://amzn.to/3Hslj73
FILTER: cheap internal filter
(US) https://amzn.to/3gkGsE8
(EU) https://amzn.to/3oqUSHn
POND SOIL
(US) https://amzn.to/3EWBqbd
(EU) https://amzn.to/3D2iRSl
SHRIMP GRAVEL BLACK
(US) https://amzn.to/3CUcrER
(EU) https://amzn.to/3BStnu8
ROCKS
https://amzn.to/38KAJDN
WOOD
https://amzn.to/3DVAowz
GLUE (gel)
(US) https://amzn.to/3wsl1rU
(EU) https://amzn.to/308joUp
GLUE (liquid)
(US) https://amzn.to/3ofpKJZ
(EU) https://amzn.to/3EVDYGA

FULL PLANT LIST:
Foreground
- Micranthemum tweediei (MONTE CARLO)
- Marsilea hirsuta
Midground
- Vesicularia ferriei
- Hygrophila lancea Araguaia
- Micranthemum umbrosum
Background
- Rotala rotundifolia Orange Juice
- Ludwigia repens
Floating plants
- Phyllanthus fluitans

All plants are from Dennerleplants