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Re: Water from Aquariums

In a message dated 99-01-03 03:05:33 EST, keith wrote:

<< I tried it once, and the smell of the water really got to me.  The mulm
 siphoned from the lower one-third of the tank has a definite odor.  Tanks
 don't normally smell because we change the water so often, but the water
 itself does have a bad odor.  The best way to check this is to put some of
 the siphoned water into a bowl or pan, leave it for a few minutes and you
 will see what I mean.  This is for fresh water aquariums only.  >>

hmmm, keith, my water does not smell.  usually if your aquarium water smells,
it is indicative of something not going well.  i regularly use my aquarium
water (when i do water changes) to water my plants.  it has advantages over
tap water: it is already dechlorinated, it is room temperature (or at least
not frigid), the plants may appreciate the extra fertilizing from mulm or fish
waste; and it is "alive" (i.e. conducive to microorganisms and bacteria life,
as opposed to tap water which is "sterile" or dead, due to chlorine and
treatment). 

just my 2 cents.

tsuh yang chen, nyc
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