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I have filled 2 trash cans with rain water, and could have filled two
more! Also assorted buckets and other receptacles. We have had some
great rains here in So. Calif. coastal, after several years of almost
no rain. It's only end December, and the rainy season theoretically
lasts from Nov. to March, but these days who knows..

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

TIA

HB

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On Dec 27, 9:55*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
I have filled 2 trash cans with rain water, and could have filled two
more! *Also assorted buckets and other receptacles. * We have had some
great rains here in So. Calif. coastal, after several years of almost
no rain. *It's only end December, and the rainy season theoretically
lasts from Nov. to March, but these days who knows..

Question: *To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

TIA

HB

Please, if anybody has had experience, would you share it? Tx

HB

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Higgs Boson wrote:
On Dec 27, 9:55 pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
I have filled 2 trash cans with rain water, and could have filled two
more! Also assorted buckets and other receptacles. We have had some
great rains here in So. Calif. coastal, after several years of almost
no rain. It's only end December, and the rainy season theoretically
lasts from Nov. to March, but these days who knows..

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

TIA

HB

Please, if anybody has had experience, would you share it? Tx

HB

If you cover them properly you will have very little problem. This keeps
out mosquitos and other bugs and prevent algae from growing by excluding
light. 32gal US is a tiny amount of water which isn't going very far.
Unless you plan on keeping this water for months for souvenir purposes no
bleach is required. And you will be able to wash your hair in it.

David

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"Higgs Boson" wrote
Higgs Boson wrote:

I have filled 2 trash cans with rain water, and could have filled two
more! Also assorted buckets and other receptacles. We have had some
great rains here in So. Calif. coastal, after several years of almost
no rain. It's only end December, and the rainy season theoretically
lasts from Nov. to March, but these days who knows..

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

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"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
Higgs Boson wrote:
On Dec 27, 9:55 pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
I have filled 2 trash cans with rain water, and could have filled two
more! Also assorted buckets and other receptacles. We have had some
great rains here in So. Calif. coastal, after several years of almost
no rain. It's only end December, and the rainy season theoretically
lasts from Nov. to March, but these days who knows..

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

TIA

HB

Please, if anybody has had experience, would you share it? Tx

HB

If you cover them properly you will have very little problem. This keeps
out mosquitos and other bugs and prevent algae from growing by excluding
light. 32gal US is a tiny amount of water which isn't going very far.
Unless you plan on keeping this water for months for souvenir purposes no
bleach is required. And you will be able to wash your hair in it.

I use a garbage can to catch the overrun from a small tank that catches the
rain off our side verandah. I use all of the water from the garbage can in
one watering session of pot plants with a watering can. I can't see any
need to treat it at all given that it's such a tiny amount.

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On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:16:17 -0500, "cshenk" wrote:

"Higgs Boson" wrote
Higgs Boson wrote:

I have filled 2 trash cans with rain water, and could have filled two
more! Also assorted buckets and other receptacles. We have had some
great rains here in So. Calif. coastal, after several years of almost
no rain. It's only end December, and the rainy season theoretically
lasts from Nov. to March, but these days who knows..

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

Chlorine bleach evaporates quickly... "1 ts" won't do a whit and
within a couple hours it'll be like it was never there at all.

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"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:
"Higgs Boson" wrote

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

Chlorine bleach evaporates quickly... "1 ts" won't do a whit and
within a couple hours it'll be like it was never there at all.

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water safe
for drinking. With only a 32G container (my fish tank is more than double
that) he's not storing it for long. Of course he will have to reapply if he
is storing for long, but one assumes he knows that since he specified
Bleach.

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On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:22:42 -0500, "cshenk" wrote:

"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:
"Higgs Boson" wrote

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

Chlorine bleach evaporates quickly... "1 ts" won't do a whit and
within a couple hours it'll be like it was never there at all.

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water safe
for drinking. With only a 32G container (my fish tank is more than double
that) he's not storing it for long.

Your aquarium water is chlorinated, you're an idiot and a liar.

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"cshenk" wrote in message
"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:
"Higgs Boson" wrote

Question: To keep the water barrels from getting scummy or worse, I'm
thinking of adding bleach -- not enough to render the water dangerous
to plants, but enough to keep it safe.

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

Chlorine bleach evaporates quickly... "1 ts" won't do a whit and
within a couple hours it'll be like it was never there at all.

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water
safe for drinking.

According to a couple of sites I looked at, it's a half a teaspoon per 5
gallons. But I doubt whether doubling the dose would be a problem and I
wouldn't even bother to add any for such a small amount of water. I'd worry
more about mosquitos breeding in it so would use it quick sticks.

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"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water
safe
for drinking. With only a 32G container (my fish tank is more than double
that) he's not storing it for long.

Your aquarium water is chlorinated, you're an idiot and a liar.

No, you have to declorinate fishtank water or you kill the fish.

You ok? You've been in a bad mood for days now.

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"FarmI" wrote
"cshenk" wrote

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

Chlorine bleach evaporates quickly... "1 ts" won't do a whit and
within a couple hours it'll be like it was never there at all.

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water
safe for drinking.

According to a couple of sites I looked at, it's a half a teaspoon per 5
gallons. But I doubt whether doubling the dose would be a problem and I
wouldn't even bother to add any for such a small amount of water. I'd
worry more about mosquitos breeding in it so would use it quick sticks.

I got different answers too so picked one that made more sense to a storage
tank. It breaks down fairly fast.

Quick Sticks? Not familar with that. Fill me in?

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"cshenk" wrote in message
"FarmI" wrote
"cshenk" wrote

How much per 32 gal. trash can would fill that bill?

1 ts per 5 gallons.

Chlorine bleach evaporates quickly... "1 ts" won't do a whit and
within a couple hours it'll be like it was never there at all.

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water
safe for drinking.

According to a couple of sites I looked at, it's a half a teaspoon per 5
gallons. But I doubt whether doubling the dose would be a problem and I
wouldn't even bother to add any for such a small amount of water. I'd
worry more about mosquitos breeding in it so would use it quick sticks.

I got different answers too so picked one that made more sense to a
storage tank. It breaks down fairly fast.

Quick Sticks? Not familar with that. Fill me in?

Ah sorry. I try to post in a universal language North Americans can
understand easily without resorting to google but sometimes the local lingo
slips out (David H-S would know what I meant). It just means 'quickly'.

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"cshenk" wrote in message
"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water
safe
for drinking. With only a 32G container (my fish tank is more than
double
that) he's not storing it for long.

Your aquarium water is chlorinated, you're an idiot and a liar.

No, you have to declorinate fishtank water or you kill the fish.

You ok? You've been in a bad mood for days now.

Sheldon goes through his grumpy old man phases now and then as do we all.
He'll be OK again in due time.

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"FarmI" wrote
"cshenk" wrote in message

No, you have to declorinate fishtank water or you kill the fish.

You ok? You've been in a bad mood for days now.

Sheldon goes through his grumpy old man phases now and then as do we all.
He'll be OK again in due time.

Yeah, but it normally doesnt stretch out into this group. Just a bit
worried about him is all.

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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:

"cshenk" wrote in message
"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear water
safe
for drinking. With only a 32G container (my fish tank is more than
double
that) he's not storing it for long.

Your aquarium water is chlorinated, you're an idiot and a liar.

No, you have to declorinate fishtank water or you kill the fish.

You ok? You've been in a bad mood for days now.

Sheldon goes through his grumpy old man phases now and then as do we all.
He'll be OK again in due time.

He never has been.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/j...acks_1-5-09.ph
p

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"FarmI" wrote
"cshenk" wrote

Quick Sticks? Not familar with that. Fill me in?

Ah sorry. I try to post in a universal language North Americans can
understand easily without resorting to google but sometimes the local
lingo slips out (David H-S would know what I meant). It just means
'quickly'.

Ah! No problem! Been a traveler most of my life (US Navy, 26 years, now
retired and on second career). I can OZ speak cookery pretty well. I also
know to not make reference to 'God, the Son, and the Holy Ghost' having sex
as an exclaimation there. Tends to bring a bar there to a screetching halt
in conversation. An oddly touchy group (grin).

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"Billy" wrote in message
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:

"cshenk" wrote in message
"Brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

1 TS per 5 gallons is the USDA recommended amount to render clear
water
safe
for drinking. With only a 32G container (my fish tank is more than
double
that) he's not storing it for long.

Your aquarium water is chlorinated, you're an idiot and a liar.

No, you have to declorinate fishtank water or you kill the fish.

You ok? You've been in a bad mood for days now.

Sheldon goes through his grumpy old man phases now and then as do we all.
He'll be OK again in due time.

He never has been.

Well as OK as Sheldon ever is. Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

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"cshenk" wrote in message
"FarmI" wrote

It just means
'quickly'.

Ah! No problem! Been a traveler most of my life (US Navy, 26 years, now
retired and on second career). I can OZ speak cookery pretty well. I
also know to not make reference to 'God, the Son, and the Holy Ghost'
having sex as an exclaimation there. Tends to bring a bar there to a
screetching halt in conversation. An oddly touchy group (grin).

??? That one went right by me and I don't understand it. Being touchy
about a religious comment in a bar is not something I'd associate any Ocker
group with. You didn't make it around a bunch of drunk Catholics did you?

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"Billy" wrote in message
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Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

You must be a saint ;O)

You're in New South Wales, aren't you? Away from the flooding?
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/j...acks_1-5-09.ph
p

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Billy wrote:
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:


Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

You must be a saint ;O)

You're in New South Wales, aren't you? Away from the flooding?

That is Secret Women's Business.

There are plenty of floods in NSW and there will be more to come until the
Little Girl retires for the year.

David

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Billy BABY wrote:
"FarmI" wrote:

Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

You must be a saint ;O)

Compared with you everyone is a saint, douchebag.... you're even
ashamed of your given name so you use your widdle baby faggot billy
handle, what yer mommy always called you because you never became a
man. William just doesn't fit a queer duck.

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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Billy wrote:
In article ,
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message
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In article ,
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:


Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

You must be a saint ;O)

You're in New South Wales, aren't you? Away from the flooding?

That is Secret Women's Business.

There are plenty of floods in NSW and there will be more to come until the
Little Girl retires for the year.

David

Certainly messes up a perfectly good drought.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/j...acks_1-5-09.ph
p

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Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:

Billy BABY wrote:
"FarmI" wrote:

Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

You must be a saint ;O)

Compared with you everyone is a saint, douchebag.... you're even
ashamed of your given name so you use your widdle baby faggot billy
handle, what yer mommy always called you because you never became a
man. William just doesn't fit a queer duck.

From: Sheldon
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Subject: I would like some feedback..
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:51:22 -0700 (PDT)

Christian wrote:
I own a business "Professional Pond Maintenance and Fish Care".

That's your first untruth... you *operate* a business.... you don't
own a business until your IRS return doesn't show you're operating at
a loss.

I'm not here to promote my business.

That's your second untruth.

I'm wanting to get any and all feedback, positive or negative,
on a website I designed recently to go with it. I advertise locally
and direct folks to my site for more information.

Here is the link:http://allyoudoisfeedthefish.net/index.html

What do you think of the basic design?
Can you read it easily?
Ads or no ads?

I'm thinking people here are close to my target audience, being that
garden lovers usually like ponds even if they don't personally have
one.

Thank You,
Christian

Your parents must have had high hopes for you to succeed in the
arts... you're not going to do well in business unless you change your
name.
-----

You never have explained what you meant by that last sentence.
Why are you anti-Christian?
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/j...acks_1-5-09.ph
p

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"Billy" wrote in message
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:


Having read him for at least 10 years
(probably more) I've become used to the way he is.

You must be a saint ;O)

You're in New South Wales, aren't you? Away from the flooding?

Yes, but most of the easter States ahve had soem flooding in some areas in
the past couple of months. We've had 'local' flooding in the nearest big
shopping town when the river went up a few weeks ago and there has been the
odd downpour that has resulted in roof damage/collapse etc. The town that
flooded was cut in half by flood waters and there are some spectacular logs
and vegetation around the place as a result of the flood. didnt' affect us
as I don't do all that much shopping and I could live out of my (big, well
stocked typical country) pantry for a month if need be.

According to a couple of sites I looked at, it is a half-teaspoon per 5
Gallons. But I doubt if will be a double dose, I
This does not add any trouble even a small amount of water.

According to a couple of sites I looked at, it is a half-teaspoon per 5
Gallons. But I doubt if will be a double dose, I
This does not add any trouble even a small amount of water.