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yup... I never did figure out how such a big critter got in through such a little gap... poor guy must have been really thirsty... and then to fall in and drown....
I am forever stuffing holes with brass or steel wool and hardware cloth - it has become second nature living in the "boonies".
at least there are no skunks out here .... there are two kinds of dogs in the world - those that get it the first time and those that never do.... guess what kind lives with me ....a paste peroxide and baking soda will kill those odors as well as many others
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Andrew, now you know why I spent $6000 to import that grai silo from te mainland and have a closed system!!!
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I am forever stuffing holes with brass or steel wool and hardware cloth - it has become second nature living in the "boonies".
Excellent idea. I was trying to think what to stuff into the gaps. What is "hardware cloth"?
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Yah, ewww[xx(] is right.
I knew there might be issues like this with catchment. As we get closer to making the move to the BI, I'm going to have to learn more about either catchment- or well water, or both, and the protection thereof.
There are also critters and other nasties which get into municipal water sources, but at least the EPA requires municipal water to be constantly chlorinated and quality-tested quarterly, I believe, for just such a circumstance and other contaminants, and most water treatment facilities have employees who check daily for those (and other) kinds of problems. Just a hunch, but I predict, Andrew, that you are going to be checking your catchment tank at least occasionally from now on.
I know some people don't like chlorinated water, and drink only bottled water, but a) there are no extra-ordinary EPA requirements on bottled water (fewer to none, I think), b) some bottled water is in fact bottled municipal water right out of the tap, c) bottled water is usually more expensive per gallon than gasoline or milk, and d) I can't support the eco-unfriendliness of all those little plastic bottles, which have to go somewhere. As a general rule, I trust municipal water supplies, and have drank (drunk?) tap water all my life.
Thanks, uh, kind of, for that story, Andrew.
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I found a dead coqui frog in our catchment tank last week!
Poor critter musta taken a drink and expired.
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hardware cloth is a metal mesh - think screening on steroids, 1/4 and 1/2 inch squares are the common sizes, comes in rolls various widths and lengths, in rolls,
as an aside to water treatment ... I traveled in may third world places in a boat, that is where I learned about water ... skanky water got treated with iodine and bleach, , "good" water with bleach only, two tanks, shut off valves on everything to keep the salt and bugs out. paid seven dollars a gallon for water in some places ... got to love the rain!!
back on topic... I bleach my own catchment water here ... and stream water on the mainland, iodine after if I need to pump from the stream right after a rainstorm
... other than one incident with a wood rat - due to my carelessness... leaving the tank lid open 3/4 of an inch .. I have never had a problem.. however:
In all of my setups (except the current one in here) I have had two tanks... having two tanks has saved my bacon so many times,so many ways. you can no doubt see the advantage of switching to tank 2 while dealing with #1 right now...
... I am scouting the location right now for tank #2 as i type
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My friend found a dead cat in her's. Her and her daughter were coloring their hair - both were rinsing it out when an incredibly foul smell came out of the shower heads....
My friend was very much a blond for a couple of months!
They were lucky - they had two tanks and her husband switched to tank #2! Ran cholorine in it to clear out exisiting tank 1 water..... They ended up emptying tank 1 and scrubbing it - hosing it down then and draining soap etc out 2-3 times......
YUCK!
I know everyone says get a cover but I liked the one we had in HA that I could daily walk over the edge and look in. I liked being able to see no critters in there!
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[quote]Originally posted by pslamont
Andrew, now you know why I spent $6000 to import that grai silo from te mainland and have a closed system!!!
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Pslamont,could you,please,explain what kind of system it is?
Also wondering if they have them in Hilo or they are just much more expensive in Hawaii ?
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I ordered it here in Hilo. It is a metal tank with a metal roof that bolts on. You see them around. I don't know what else to explain. It has a liner like any of the local tanks but the pipes go in and out with a sealed entry and exit. I also have the ultraviolet light to kill bacteria then the standard filtering stuff.
Hpe that helps...
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Thanks,Pam!
I'll check them out.
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