02-12-2009, 07:46 PM
Tricia Macomber recommended me to call the various catchment tank companies and swimming pool places for the food-grade chlorine tablets.
Keep in mind, I never done this (floating pool chlorinator method, I'm sorry if I misled you). It just fell through the cracks, and I never pursued it, just like with my Stenner chlorine injector.
As for the adjustment, or the amount to dispense, you have to do it almost by trial and error. I used to put in 12oz of regular clorox bleach into my tank, once a month. I noticed that the water was a bit green with algae, so I increased to 16oz once a month... still a tinge of green. I then used 8oz of bleach once a week. I slowly increased it to 12-16oz of bleach, depending on water level and amount of rain, etc. My carbon block gets rid of the clorox smell/taste, so I do not know if I am putting too much (I probably am, but I do not notice any problems with my water when showering or washing my hands or even when brushing my teeth).
For your 4k gallon tank, before using the floating chlorinator, you can try and add 4 to 6oz of regular clorox bleach once a week and see how that goes. This is assuming you don't mind doing a weekly routine maintenance. This could give you a "feel" on how effective the amount of bleach would be for your tank. If it doesn't rain for a while, you may have to increase the amount of bleach you put in. For me, I put in bleach every week irregardless of how clean the water looks or even if it is very rainy. Also, if you do put in bleach, it is good to try and mix the water in the tank to disperse the bleach.
If you want to take this conversation offline you can send me an email through punaweb.
Keep in mind, I never done this (floating pool chlorinator method, I'm sorry if I misled you). It just fell through the cracks, and I never pursued it, just like with my Stenner chlorine injector.
As for the adjustment, or the amount to dispense, you have to do it almost by trial and error. I used to put in 12oz of regular clorox bleach into my tank, once a month. I noticed that the water was a bit green with algae, so I increased to 16oz once a month... still a tinge of green. I then used 8oz of bleach once a week. I slowly increased it to 12-16oz of bleach, depending on water level and amount of rain, etc. My carbon block gets rid of the clorox smell/taste, so I do not know if I am putting too much (I probably am, but I do not notice any problems with my water when showering or washing my hands or even when brushing my teeth).
For your 4k gallon tank, before using the floating chlorinator, you can try and add 4 to 6oz of regular clorox bleach once a week and see how that goes. This is assuming you don't mind doing a weekly routine maintenance. This could give you a "feel" on how effective the amount of bleach would be for your tank. If it doesn't rain for a while, you may have to increase the amount of bleach you put in. For me, I put in bleach every week irregardless of how clean the water looks or even if it is very rainy. Also, if you do put in bleach, it is good to try and mix the water in the tank to disperse the bleach.
If you want to take this conversation offline you can send me an email through punaweb.