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Most dealers ship stem and grassy plants in large bunches bundled together.

Yep, they did :-)

It would be wise to separate these out and plant them in groups of two or
three to ensure the entire plant receives the light it needs.

Yep, that's what I did :-)

Epiphytes like java fern and anubias should be planted with the rhizome
(the horizontal stem) party exposed--completely covering it can kill or
stunt the plant. These plants don't need to be planted in the substrate,
you can tie/staple them to logs or rocks and they will eventually grab hold
themselves.

TBH I'm not even sure if the package I got has any of those in it.
I'm in flu-mode and it was about all I could do to get the plants in
before I collapsed back into bed.

A good tip is to look down from above at your plants while you are planting
as well as from the front. When you look down on your plants you get a
better idea of how well they are spaced and how much light they will
receive.

Heh... there was extra gravel added at the same time - it had been
rinsed and rinsed and rinsed again, but you know how it is - much of
the placement was guesswork 'cause I couldn't see *anything* LOL

Didn't seem too bad once the light was back on though.

Your plants should not be overlapping or shading each other. Try
to keep in mind how much room the plants will need to grow-in instead of
trying to densely arrange everything from the start.

Thanks for the advice :-)

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FishNoob