Rainwater Tanks: Preventing Algae Formation in Mauser 1000L Tanks with Proven Preparations

I don't know what you have on these roofs, to clog such a tee / siphon made of 50 mm pipes, you would probably have to live in the forest.

andrzej20001 wrote:

I don't know what you have on these roofs, to clog such a tee / siphon made of 50 mm pipes, you would probably have to live in the forest.

For me, the pipes are 32 mm, because I decided that they would be enough for water. Regarding the roof, I have plenty of sparrows building their nests. Sometimes young sparrows fall into the water and drown. This was the case with the tubs I had previously at this location. I happened to spot a drowning sparrow in time and save it.
I also had deciduous trees nearby, but I cut what I could and cut others significantly.
It's rained a bit today and the water in the tanks has even arrived.



Under the second gutter I have two tubs (and a bucket ).





The third gutter from which I do not collect water for aesthetic reasons.

zybex wrote:

The bucket cannot be replaced

Dig a small hole under the tap so that the bucket goes in. You put the bucket in the hole and pour water. You can "treat" the walls with concrete, bricks or wood for aesthetics.

zybex wrote:

Now, seeing what's going on, I'd connect them upside down. If this was a popular option, I'd definitely go for it. I will see what will happen after one season and if necessary I will make appropriate changes. I am most afraid of clogging the 3.4 inch tap.

I've already dealt with this:
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic3695270.html

Yesterday, water was already overflowing from both Mausers. So I dropped some under the aronia and raspberries, so as not to be too wet around the house. Today the tanks are almost full again. It's going to be a good harvest year, especially now that I'm collecting water in such quantities.

Here is my solution to your problems. .

Very nice, after all, expensive. The water pipe doesn't turn green? And how did you choose it to fit? I like the idea.

Two neodymium and a scraper ready

The tube is PVC and I cut it to the size needed.
The tube is in the sun most of the day, so it turns slightly green after about 2-3 weeks, but this is very easy to remove by unscrewing the two fittings. The valve in front of the tube also jes, so that there is no problem that there is water in the tanks. Cleaning involves pulling a cloth through the tube.

I don't know if it's visible in the pictures, but I have fitted a filter in the downpipe from the gutters. There it catches leaves and other debris from the roof.

There is also an overflow made in the tanks for downpours in storms, and the top tube of the water gauge is also inserted into it (I will paste pictures).

There is a disc filter in front of the pump, so I don't worry about small dirt, I won't clog up the strainer in the spray gun or possibly the drip line that will be created one day.

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Gwozdziu944 wrote:

The pipe is PVC and I cut it to the size needed.
Is it available at any Castorama? And it fits perfectly into the fittings without additional gaskets? Where can I find one? The walls should be rather thicker?

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I bought this tube on Allegro. I think the size is fi 25 mm and it fits fittings of the same diameter. The auction title said something like: "transparent tube, transparent 1M fi 25/2". Fittings also from Allegro, but there are some in the markets too.

In the one I bought, the walls are 2 mm.