Fish Tank Water Is Good For Plants

We have had our Gold Fish tank going for about 9 months now. The tank sits directly outside our living room window. So that we can enjoy our fish from inside the house as well in our outdoor over hang area. Now if you don’t know much about fish than you probably didn’t know that gold fish are cold water fish. That means that they actually do well outside in the winter time. The only thing that we have to be careful of is their water getting to warm in the summer months. To avoid this we drop big frozen jugs of water into their tank to stabilize the water temp when it gets to warm. Gold fish are also dirty fish. Which means that they go the bathroom allot, making the tank conditions livable only for gold fish. One thing that you need to do to maintain a safe environment is to clean out the tank every 10 days or so. The good thing is that Fish tank water is a great natural fertilizer. It’s loaded with fish droppings and plants love the mix. I have heard it said before, ” Gold fish water is Gold for plants.”
So now a couple of times a months when we clean out the tank, we poor the water straight into our garden. We generally fill a 5 gallon bucket twice, replacing next to 40% of the water. So that is enough water for the entire garden, all the house plants, and what is left of our lawn.