Be sure to clean your catchment tank

[Beachboy]

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I made my own floating intake. Trisha Macomber asked me to make one for her, so she can show others on how to build one.

And yes, it does take in water 12" below the surface of the water, where the least amount of contaminants are found.

I bought my UV system off of ebay. Luckily the guy I dealt with was nice enough to ship via US Postal Service. You have to do the research to figure out which filtration/UV setup you want to use, as there are a ton of them out there.

You can also use froogle.com to find cheap deals on stuff as well.

Stan

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eBay is great! But one must always be careful when buying stuff online instead of locally. I'm not talking about the "rip off" aspect either! I'm talking about the ability to find replacement parts locally for whatever you ordered, or even the parts online. At times it can be very difficult finding replacement parts for stuff, especially for stuff bought online.
Sometimes stuff seem cheaper online until you actually have to replace their parts. At times the Big Island can be a logistic nightmare. I found from my own personal experience it's better to find things locally to avoid hidden cost down the road.
At least if I buy locally I feel like I've done my job to help stimulate the local economy too. Plus, if something goes wrong with the product I'm able to get in the face of the retailer too. Buying online, the seller always "has you by the short-hairs"!