Firebelly natural sunlit tank

[yossarian]

• I never clean this tank just top up the water
• soil and clayball substrate
• been running for three years
• the newts are fine without a lid
• my cat drinks from it but the newts dont seem to care
• some plants i took from outside and some i took from my fishtanks that have since gone aereal.
• sun light only
• no filter just plants
• water quality like a clear mountain pond
• no problems....ever
• laziest carefree tank ive ever had...no electricity used.

 

[coleonyx]

Looks great, nice low maintenance setup.

 

[lunarisplendere]

I love all the plants! What's your water level at? It's a little hard for me to tell.
What do feed your newts? I have a bare bottom+sand tank because I worry the live blackworms would work their way into the soil and never be seen again. What do you usually do for feeding? I'd love to have a fully planted tank like this.