well your going to need more then 20 pounds of the sand.
http://www.plantedtank.net/substratecalculator.html
your going to need 2-4 inch.
just depends.... what kind of plants do you want?
Im looking at Cryptocoryne lutea, Amazon Sword, Zephyranthes candida (Dwarf onion plant), Parviflorus V. Tropica (Rosette sword), Hygro Corombosa (Green Temple Narrow), Anubias Congensis (Congensis), Ludwigia repens, Myriophyllum tuberculatum, Nuphar japonica, Red Tiger Lotus.