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Old 27-04-2007, 08:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Gary Woods Gary Woods is offline
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Default Old Tropical Fish Tank Water Safe To Use On Plants?

Ford Prefect wrote:

I keep a couple of tropical fish tanks and was wondering if the waste
water after water changes would be benificial or harmful to garden
plants, seems a shame to flush 40l a week if it could be doing some
good in the garden instead.


There are some nutrients on there; to seal an old line, "It couldn't hurt."


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