No question is ever dumb. water features can be a pita, but if they are carefully designed and planned, they can be very easy to take care of and very rewarding. Pumps do have a tendency to get clogged, even when planned well, so you should plan a way to access the filter/pump easily. A small canister filter (like the little turtle ones) have the benefit of having the filter outside of the tank so maintenance is easier. The downside to them is they can be a real pain to prime and you need to be creative about your intake and outputs for it. If you are planning on a small stream, this works to your advantage because you can position your output to where've you want your stream to start. I could go on and on about water features. Lol

Plants, that's a whole different topic I could write pages on. Lol there are many "starter plants" you can use. A lot of them are like the water feature, it all depends on how much maintenance you are willing to put into the tank.


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