How fun is this?
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It’s a fish tank,
it’s a garden,
it’s …
This newfangled countertop-gardening gizmo has the “neat-o” market cornered.
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In a nutshell, it’s a self-cleaning fish tank that grows food.
Maintenance?
None. All you do is feed the fish.
Dirt?
Nope. It’s soil-free (the plants grow in clean pebbles).
Um … smell?
Not a whiff except for the sweet scents of flourishing herbs and greens. (Almost sounds too good to be true.)
So, how does it work?
“This closed-loop eco-system uses the fish waste to naturally fertilize the plants above,” explain Aquafarm’s inventors. “In turn, the plants clean the water for your pet fish.”
The ready-to-grow kit, which is made in California and sells for about $60, includes everything you need to get started, from organic seeds to fish food, and you also get a discount coupon for your first fish from Petco.
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
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Kids and Christmas!
Finally, the answer to the office desk top Beta fish tank that never gets cleaned and gets way too disgusting to imagine! Beta fish will now have a perfect environment and those sterile cubbies will get an upgrade with nice green plants. Plus, I bet it will be like a little Zen space to let your eyes wander to when the last phone call was over the top! Perfect for classrooms too! This is a great learning tool and the answer to a pet for apartment dwellers!! I hope lots of kids get one for Christmas!!
We have two betas….I think I need a couple of these!!!
I think the idea is a really good one, but the price tag!
How about “Gramma and Christmas”? I’d love a couple of these!
Have hesitated to get a fish tank, seeing all the work two of my sons have with theirs. What a great idea! I have not had good luck trying to grow herbs in the house and this sure sounds like a “win-win” item. Now where do I find this to order one!