Martin cape
Member
Hi guys,
Bought a water barrel to collect rain water to use in my tank. Basically to save money as I'm on a meter.
Turns out though, water company charges £1.53 for 1000 litres. I use 100 litres a week max. So basically 67p a month!! Thought it was miles more than that. I paid £37 for the barrel and diverter! It would take 4.5 years to pay for itself 🙁
Plus, just tested the rain water in the full barrel:
pH - 8.4
dKH - 1.5
dGH - 1.5
Nitrate - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Ammonia - 0.25 ppm
So basically the rain water is by far worse than my tap water.
Could have bought some nice new plants or my new powerheads for that money 🙁
Bought a water barrel to collect rain water to use in my tank. Basically to save money as I'm on a meter.
Turns out though, water company charges £1.53 for 1000 litres. I use 100 litres a week max. So basically 67p a month!! Thought it was miles more than that. I paid £37 for the barrel and diverter! It would take 4.5 years to pay for itself 🙁
Plus, just tested the rain water in the full barrel:
pH - 8.4
dKH - 1.5
dGH - 1.5
Nitrate - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Ammonia - 0.25 ppm
So basically the rain water is by far worse than my tap water.
Could have bought some nice new plants or my new powerheads for that money 🙁