We unfortunately had a bad incident recently were we lost 9 fish to Velvet and thought the rest would be gonners.

In this time my partner and I were thinking of what we could do with our 125 gallon tank that technically “divides the living and dining room”.

We came up with the idea of using it to grow “bog plants” such as venus fly traps as these meat eaters need a humid environment and its easier to maintain in a tank. It would also make a wonderful feature!

Thankfully for us our other fish have recovered so it’s remained a fish tank but when they have all naturally passed on, I think we’ll be doing the above!

Right side up a terrarium,
a plant nursery,
grow herb for the kitchen,
layered with aquarium gravel, marbles, sand, etc a very safe way to have a candlescape,
put vellum on the outside and a string of Christmas lights inside for a sophisticated accent light,
upside down to protect or accent a collection of something,
on the floor for a wastebasket or a paper recycle bin,
on end for a mini bookcase for oversize books

BRAVO!

Grow algae and make biodiesel. hrm, better save that one for the chemists.

My son used our old one to show off a collection of pretty stones that he finds on beaches. Just returned from Corfu with a rather heavy suitcase full of stones he collected for his tank!
In truth, it looks quite cool! Sometimes we put candles in it too.

When my 4 yr old son moved into his own bedroom,he was a bit apprehensive.But I got him a pet turtle and built a small water and stone terrainium in an old 10 gallon tank,and the hood light made a great ‘night-lite’ for my big boy!
As for a plant tank,leave it open end up and put plants inside,leaving tank light on at night,turning it off during day hours.

Hey there, Recycle This! I loved your idea about the fish tank, seeing as how my husband stores tanks in the garage swearing next time the fish will survive….I posted some ideas and linked to you here: http://www.thebudgetecoist.com/archive/fish-tank-recycle-this

Hey, i turned mine on it’s side, pasted some crepe paper and black silhouettes onto the sides and then fitted a light mechanism (or you can just place a lamp) inside which made a feature light. I made my friend one with james bond cut outs. He uses it as an illuminated side table.

Hi! I have just recently found what I think is a perfect use for my old fish tanks. Depending on the size, they are absolutely perfect for miniature room & doll dioramas! You have a 360º view and it keeps the dust out too!