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Re: 29gal.Aquarium- can it B greenhouse???

It's very simple. Choose plants who like high humidity and who will look good
grouped together. Ferns grow wonderfully in an aquarium. Get plantes that won't
outgrow your aquarium too fast. Hedera vines look nice and can be trimmed easily.
Look through your plant books, you'll find great specimens. You can also use some
ground cover like Helxine which loves high humidity. Just assure good trainage by
putting pepples at the bottom of the aquarium then fill with compost. Make sure
the plants you choose all thrive in pretty much the same type of compost. Then
plant the babies and put the aquarium cover on. Perhaps you can get a good light
for your new aquarium-greenhouse, if the one you have is not sufficient. Or place
the whole kit near a sunny window (avoiding too much sun for it could burn the
leaves with the lens effect of the glass). Have fun.
Helga

MoonsWife wrote:

> Hi all,
> Read something here about someone's using an aquarium as a greenhouse.  How
> exactly do you do that?   I have a 29 gallon that acquired a slow leak and we
> replaced it with a 55 gallon tank.
> So, now I have the empty tank.  I'd love to have a greenhouse!  The tank has
> the cover with lite.  I had thought about setting it up with a turtle in it,
> but a greenhouse would be much better!  So, how do I do that???
> Kathy
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