I don't know what the plants are. I picked them up at PetCo in the lizard section. One of them is some kind of fern and the big one in the corner will also grow rather well underwater.
I have one sponge filter in there which I tilt up so that the outflow bubbles on the surface of the water. The light in there is a flourescent and came with the hood. It's a little T5 11 inch bulb...don't know what the wattage or K value is.
It's really not that elaborate...lol...I just put some flourite on the platform, which I have since replaced with Echo-Complete substrate....went outside and picked some nice moss which I have growing all over my yard...and plopped a few of the plants in there. They are thriving nicely so apparently they're getting plenty of light from that bulb..whatever it is...and they're happy with the substrate.
The newts like to hang out underneath that plant in the corner. These guys are neat, I would encourage anyone to get some...real cuties !