Substrate Help

[Uproar]

Hello everyone. Hope all is well. I'm about to setup a 20 long. Iwagumi (dwarf hairgrass carpet with vallisneria background)

I am confused as to what to go with for the substrate. Here are precisely the two things I need help with:

1. Should I go for:

• Potting soil + Sand
• Aquasoil + Sand
• Aquasoil only

2. If picking one of the aquasoil options, please help me choose one of these:

• ADA Amazonia Ver 2
• Tropica
• Jun Master Soil
• Denerlee Scapers Soil
• Anubias Japanese Soil
• Platinum Soil
• Amazon Soil

Let me know if pics are any of these soil packets needed as some of these aren't available internationally.

I appreciate any and all help, thanks!

Edited January 29 by Uproar

[knee]

I’d do sand and aquasoil in mesh bags so that they don’t mix with the sand if ever you decide to redo the setup. I just removed some bags of aquasoil from my tanks and I didn’t have any issues with mixing. 
 

I’m pretty biased towards Controsoil because it doesn’t leech ammonia (or at least very very little if it does)

If you’ll do a fish less cycle I suggest ADA or Tropica. I don’t have any experience with the other brands but I know that the ones I mentioned do release ammonia. It can help cycle your tank and since you won’t need to dose ammonia and the plants will love it. 

Edited January 29 by knee

[Uproar]

Thank you. I'm looking for more answers

[Uproar]

Update: I bought 8 kg Jun Master Soil NEXT. I'm now considering putting it in mesh bags and then capping with black soil on top.