Potting plants question :P

[roynard]

Hello all
I am quite new to this forum and have kept FBTs in the past but now I only keep an axolotl and two
fire belly newts and then some tetras with shrimp and a dwarf goarami. All pretty heavily planted.
I recently got a White's tree frog and have fallen in love with him. He' just so happy looking :P
1. Anyyyway, I recently bought a second hand 20 gallon tall for him for $10
and I am basically wanting to know how everyone prefers to pot their plants. I readily have
pothos but I am definitely wanting some other plants. I live in florida so there is actually a lot
of ferns growing outside. Is it safe to just use some of these if I wash them off well? Just wondering.

I didn't know if you simply plant them in the coco fiber or if you need to use a small 2-5 inch pot
and just keep them in that and hide the pot.

Totally a newbie and would appreciate everyone's advice/tips on planting. I looked through some
old threads but didn't really find the answer I was looking for.

2. Also, what is the preferred lighting for White's? I know they don't need any special lighting so it's
mostly for my plants. So is there any cheap way of providing light, like a clamp lamp with a CFL daylight
bulb in it?

As you can tell my terrarium (if you'd even call it that yet lol) is looking quite lame and bare at the moment.
So I want to plant it heavily and make my frog feel safe and have stuff to climb on. Also will be adding leaves
on the floor, my boss has a magnolia tree in his yard I was just gonna go steal some leaves off the ground :P

3. Also is it necessary to add a layer of rock or clay balls underneath the coco fiber?
Thanks!