Duh! Seriously if your this freaked out over the environment that your worried about an eco-friendly aquarium then don't get one. I hate to break this to all the eco-crazies out there but if you really care about the environment you should opt-out of living a modern life style and go to basic sustenance living. That means getting off the grid, grow or forage your food, and be more efficient. Energy efficiency is an illusion, it really doesn’t exist if you want to live and participate in modern society.

Fish are not as bad as a cat or dog.

But it's the "rearranging of deck chairs" vibe that make these Green Lantern articles entertaining. The experts are talking about needing to essentially eliminate energy usage, and Slate gives us a column on how to make your fish tank a bit greener. Next week it will be on whether the Wii is more eco-friendly than the XBox.

Don't tell me my lifestyle is frivolous. Just let me know whether to use paper or plastic when I bring my crap home.