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curious: what does properly setting up and caring for entail?

• m4x 7y ago
  This link suggests you "just" need to make sure all openings in the tank are sealed and the inlet is protected with a fine mesh grille: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-enhealth-raintank-cnt-l~ohp-enhealth-raintank-cnt-l-5~ohp-enhealth-raintank-cnt-l-5.5 https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing....
  • carapace 7y ago
    Or toss a few guppies or goldfish in there.
    • prawn 7y ago
      That'd work in the tank (besides the fish excretions) but in a wet system, you have standing water in downpipes the diameter of a tennis ball that might get a little restrictive for fish.
• prawn 7y ago
  You'd need all intakes (e.g., downpipes from gutters) to be protected with mesh, the tank itself to have likewise, but the most painful bit is handling those intakes/overflows getting blocked by leaves/debris. My pipes get blocked by leaves even without mesh. There are a variety of angled mesh systems you can use but adding them to each down-pipe gets expensive.