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mgh Willamette Valley, OR(Zone 8a) Apr 17, 2006

I'm not really sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes:

We are cleaning our fish tank today (it's been almost a year since we have cleaned it. YIKES!) and I am wondering if it is ok to dump the water in my flowerbeds? I know there are products out there that include fish in them, but what about the tank water?

Thanks for any info you can provide! :o)

Mendy

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KatyMac So. Puget Sound, WA(Zone 8b) Apr 18, 2006

Sure mgh, lots of nutrients in it after a year! LOL

Edited to add: As long as it isn't a saltwater tank!

This message was edited Apr 18, 2006 1:13 AM

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ecobioangie Mableton, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 18, 2006

i routinely dump my tank water on plants. The poop is good, but the ammonia concentration could be too high after this long. I would dilute it a lot.

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Equilibrium Apr 18, 2006

I dump the water from my freshwater tank on plants all the time. I also drain out several decorative ponds every spring and dump that water on plants too.

Not that you are growing any carnivorous plants but... most plants seem to love fish water other than carnivorous plants. Water a carnivorous plant with fish water and it will probably shock and die from nutrient overload.

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mgh Willamette Valley, OR(Zone 8a) Apr 18, 2006

Thank you everyone! We went ahead and took a chance and poured it in 2 of my flowerbeds. I was worried about the ammonia level in it, but I figured if the fish were still alive it couldn't be that high. ;o) We get so much rain around here it will probably be diluted and washed away in the next day or two anyway.

Oh, and yes, it is a freshwater tank. :o)

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artemiss Springfield, IL(Zone 5b) Apr 20, 2006

When I had my freshwater tank that is what I did with the water from water changes...the plants loved it..

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4paws Citra, FL(Zone 9a) Apr 21, 2006

Hi mgh,
When I had several tanks, I had a weekly routine of cleaning them during an old Star Trek (didn't really have to watch, just company) and put all the water in my house plants. They thrived! Miss my tanks. Laura

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mgh Willamette Valley, OR(Zone 8a) Apr 21, 2006

That's a good idea, Laura. Next time my DH cleans the tank I'll put some in my houseplants. Hopefully we won't wait a year next time. It's a 46 gallon tank, so it's a pretty big job to clean it.

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