vivarium ideas

[jdecker5563]

Ive been searching the internet for a few weeks now with the idea that I want to make a vivarium with half land half water and keep newts in the water half and maybe a few salamanders or tree frogs as well. I've spend hours on this website reading through all the other threads about hints and tips to creating one, and I think it may have just confused me even more. a few questions i can still remember off the top of my head are where could i get a filter for the water? can i get a filter that could also be strong enough to filter it up to the top of a waterfall? whats the best way to hide that? what are some hardy plants that work well either in water or near it? Do yall prefer false bottoms or use a filler like gravel or something? I have some driftwood i want to use to stick out from the land part for newts to hide in as well as some branches going up for the tree frogs. Do yall silicone the wood in place? or could concrete mix work? Thanks for the help, and any other advice/tips that I havent been able to think about to ask would also be appreciated!