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Welcome to AA.
I think its a good idea to go with a few low light plants to start. Java moss, Java fern, anubias are all pretty hardy and easy to keep low light plants.
I'm not familiar with the aquarium kits but generally the light levels are meant for viewing. You'll want to get around 1 watt per gallon of light. Just check the wattage on the package. Make sure they are fluorescent lights too. Sometimes they come with incandescent but those can easily be switched out with screw in fluorescent. Pretty cheap too.
As for the aquarium I'd get the larger size if you can. I'm not a big fan of the kits. Many times you can get better equipment for about the same price of cheaper if you buy the components separately. But my first few aquariums were kits. It is much easier starting out.
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