Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle an old fish tank?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:07:36 +0000

Use It as a terrerium.
or put decapitated barbie dolls in it. (just kidding)
you could put a collection of pretty rocks in it or something like that…

By: Jafran

Jafran — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:08:24 +0000

yeah can please let me have one of your tanks for my 2 turtles who are not living the right way. They live in a small, small tank whick they can’t take any more and they try to come out of it everytime.
you can contact me at jafranakajb@gmail.com

By: Faye Lambert

Faye Lambert — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:11:14 +0000

I thought it would be a good idea to turn mine in to a worm farm, not only is it good for the garden but my 3 year old can watch the worms at work

By: Victoria Knight

Victoria Knight — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:59:05 +0000

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!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:49:57 +0000

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.

By: Paige

Paige — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:42:52 +0000

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

By: Just Staci

Just Staci — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:48:51 +0000

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.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:43:06 +0000

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.

By: twinks

twinks — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:01:46 +0000

BRAVO!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:41:06 +0000

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

By: Bellen

Bellen — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:18:20 +0000

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

By: Delusion

Delusion — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:04:52 +0000

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!