How to Use Aquarium Water As Plant Food
All plants require consistent watering, but all water is not created equal when it comes to plants. Some tap waters contain additional chemicals, like chlorine or water softeners, that can harm plants. Distilled water has gone through a process that removes these extra minerals and chemicals so that it's pure. Some plants, however, need the added minerals found in tap water. You might also choose to water with a natural liquid fertilizer, like water that has been siphoned from a fish aquarium. This water will contain natural nutrition for your plants. No matter what liquid you're using, follow some general watering guidelines. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Use the hose to siphon water out of the fish tank and into your watering can. Place one end of the hose in the water.
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Suck on the free end of the hose to start the siphon, and place that end into the watering can. The water should flow into the can. Allow it to flow until the watering can is full. Regardless of what kind of plants you're watering, a watering can will make the process easier, especially if you have plants that don't like getting water on their leaves.
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Allow your water or mixture to sit until it is room temperature. Watering your plants with hot or very cold distilled water might damage them.
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Pour the liquid into your pots or around the base of your outdoor plants, until the entire root area is filled with water or liquid. Allow the liquid to settle into the soil. Because the aquarium water will provide a form of fertilizer, you should only use it occasionally. Limit its use to once a week at most.
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Tips & Warnings
Watch your plants carefully when watering them with aquarium water; some plants might not respond well to the alkalinity of this particular water.
Do not water with aquarium water on every watering occasion.
Be cautious when draining water from the aquarium; fish tanks should only have 50 percent of their water changed in one sitting.
