Ask Rob: How Long Can You Store Rainwater?
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Hey folks! In this video, Rob answers the question: How long can you store rainwater in your harvesting tank? Does it stay fresh? Over how long?
If you’re also curious about the answer to these inquiries, look no further, and discover some interesting facts you may not have known about rainwater harvesting!
This was a question found in the comments on one of our older RUclips videos - if you have any more burning questions for Rob, about rainwater or otherwise, let us know in the comments down below and we'll try to film some more Q&A style videos like this. :)
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Thanks for posting this, I recently made a rainwater collection system for my aquariums, and this is great news! Here in Florida we get a lot of rain this time of year so I’m gonna stock up! Thanks again
thanks for posting
I think it prudent to also mention that not all water tanks are ideal for long term storage
Hi I don't have a collection tank so I just collect rainwater in a bucket (planning to use on houseplants) and then I will use a strainer to remove any visible debris and then put it into plastic bottles ( formerly juice containers). Using this process how long can it be safely used on plants? Thank you.
I live in the midst of a million and above city. The cortyard of our building is not used by anyone. I clean it as I live just there - I get in from the cortyard. So, it came to my mind to do just that. Harvest rainwater. I kept on finding various containers people throw, buckets, ecc ecc. Just the other day someone threw a 120 liter white barrel, all with the lid, with some cabbage down at the bottom, so I took it, washed it and now rain harvesting can continue.
Here in Serbia people use to put cabbage in barrels, so it sits there and gets, kind of sour (you could search here for "sour cabbage Serbia" and watch the video). My only investments were biggest possible funnels, (they cover more area than smaller ones). I even found (bought) one that has a diameter larger than a bucket. So, you put it on top of a larger water pet bottle, and "party".
All containers can be used, the fridge crispers, for instance.
Than, use a plastic tea strainer (I use a red one so kind of warning - only for rainwater, another green at home for teas).
BUT, it HAS to be said (at leat here) even after the first filter, when you pass the water (now "clean") through a finer filter, the polyester leggings, preferably a white or light colour. That way, when you put it at the lower narrower end of the funnel, and pour rainwater from one to another bottle, if you live in an urban (not by all means urban) area, you will see that water flows less and less, because the polyester gets clogged, and you have to clean it, with an old toothbrush, for instance. It happens that the funnel is full, but just drops go down. Then, you put back the water from the funnel, and change the position on the fabric, you may see a circle, probably black. You sure would not drink that water. I only use it for watering my plants.
Our water cycles fully around every two months or less. We have a 5000 gallon system that supplies water to the whole house and barns. Works fine.
When you say “biofilms” is that synonymous with algae? I use IBC totes and they are notorious for building up algae... some people paint them black and add chlorine to prevent that.
do ibc work well? do you drink the water?
Hello
I have collected some rainwater a few weeks ago for watering my plants and deposited the water in 10 plastic 5 liter bottles away from sunlight.
The water now has a foul smell, sulphurous smell and a layer of something white on top.
Is it okay if i still use it for watering my plants?
What can I do to get rid of the smell and make it safe for the plants?
I have to mention that I live in an apartment and I dont have space for big tanks
Thank you
will an IBC outlet be too low and end up disrupting the sludge layer at the bottom?
Keep water on a property!
The objective for every property, continents to farms to urban plots.
Let moisture grow things.
I have a question about the biofilm and sludge, local water tanks come with inner surface they say is anti-microbial, i dont know if that will stop the biofilm from growing and lose the benefit of the biofilm. any idea if affects the growing of biofilm in that situation? Thanks in advance!.