Low 60s to cold?

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Hello,

I just setup a 20 tall tank for FBNs about a week ago and I have some questions. The biggest question is I have the tank in the basement and its fairly cool year round. I'm seeing 61 - 63 degrees all the time. Is this too cold for these newts? I can have a heater I can use if I needed to bump it up to mid to high sixties but I don't want to if I don't need to. Will this affect breeding?

Second question is that I have a small internal filter in the tank and I have it over a huge rock trickling over it (kinda like a waterfall, it slows the water down a little). I saw that these guys don't like moving water at all and can actually get stressed by it. If I have the tank 1/3 to 1/2 full do I even need the filter by doing 20% water changes every week?

Thank for your help

Mitch

(I accidentally put this in the general help forum)
 
That temps sound good to me. They may be a little less active, but they will sure enjoy it. At those temps it´s eassy they will breed too.
About the pump, i´d say you could get rid of it as long as the tank is very well planted. With the water changes and a little cleaning every now and then, a well planted aquarium can be just perfect. You can also use all the space, not just 1/3.
 
Good to hear, thanks for the help. I going to ditch the filter and get a lot more plants. I want a very natural look and feel to my tank for these guys. I only added I filter cause I though they were messy. What plants do you use in your setup?
 
Well, i have lots of Elodea, there´s also a Microsorum, some anubias, lots of Java moss, a Cabomba and some duckweed. Those work fine.
 
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