My triturus tank

[jennifer]

Actually, if it's 3 x 1 x 1.5 feet, that's a standard 30-gallon tank (at least here in the US). What did you put under the land area? Is it a huge bank of gravel, or is there something else occupying the space under there?

 

[william]

it's well washed clay with some large rocks to take up some of the room. there is about an inch of gravel on the top.

there is one medium sized spider plant in the water. it was an experiment that i did, i grew one plant let in compost, one in sand, one in gravel and one in nothing but water. all of the plants grew at the same rate, this plant is just standing in the water with no compost but i imagine it will be only a matter of time before it roots itself