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Re: collecting rain water.

I read an article in FAMA a couple of years ago about a marine fish and 
invert breeding operation that was using chlorine bleach to steralize ocean 
water and Sodium Thiosulfate to neutralize the chlorine.  The process 
started out using a storage container and ended up as a constant flow 
process.  That would kill most organisms but wouldn't remove any 
organics(from birds...) or other chemicals from the rain or roof that you 
might not want.  I'll look for it......

Drummond


>From: "Rod Hanks" <rodchanks at hotmail_com>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Re: collecting rain water.
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:05:22 -0500
>
>Way out in the country we used to collect rainwater off the roof
>into a cistern.  We used the water for drinking, washing, bathing,
>etc.
>
>One thing we always did was to let it rain fairly hard for 15 minutes
>or so before we began collecting it.  Especially if it hasn't rained
>for a while this allows the bird poop and other contaminants to wash
>off the roof before we start collecting.
>
>Thanks,
>Rod
>
>
>>From: George &melanie Caruso Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org To:
>>"KillieTalk at aka_org" Subject: collecting rain water. Date: Tue, 12 Jun 
>>2001
>>13:23:02 -0400
>>
>>I use rain water to mix with my well water. I collect it from my downspout
>>into a rain barrel with a sealed top. I run a supply line from the rain
>>barrel to a storage barrel in my basement fish room. everything works fine
>>and the killies seem to do well in the water mix. I noticed lately that 
>>the
>>rain barrel smelled a little swampy so I emptied it and scrubbed it out to
>>start fresh with the next rains. I also have a double screen door type 
>>mesh
>>in the downspout to the rain barrel to catch most of the stuff off the
>>roof. I know I don't screen out everything so I filter it thru cheescloth
>>before it goes into the fishroom storage barrel. Does anyone out there 
>>have
>>a better method or any suggestions on how I can improve on my system of
>>collecting rainwater? Thanks,
>>
>>George
>>
>>
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