Our 29? gallon bowfront aquarium cracked on the bottom and has now been officially relieved of its fish-holding responsibilities and has been transferred to garden duty. Of course, I'm in Central Florida where the need for a greenhouseof any size may be redundant, but I'd love to hear suggestions on what I could do with it.

If I start seeds in it, what would I need to do/buy? Do I need to change the type of light? What would be good ones to start in there and what type of year. My seeds to date have all started right in the above-ground garden, with moderately good success but I'd like to take it to the next level, if a broken down fish tank can help with such a goal :).

JD

There is a forum called "Garden Junk". Some seriously creative people over there who might give you some ideas on what you can do with it (though you'll no doubt get one or two telling to you plant a fairy garden in it, LOL)

As loribee2 said, veggies need a high amount of light. When people use flourescent lights they keep the bulbs only 1-2 inches away from the top of the plants. If the bulbs are any higher it leads to "leggy" plants. Good air circulation is a must to prevent damping off (fungus) problems. And it seems like watering the plants would be a bit of a pain. Plus, it just doesn't seem big enough to start many plants to me.

Rodney