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Why it's not a good idea to.............

martin-green

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A water storage tank as a sump for a water feature.

I have to admit, I did, but it always needed "tidying up" It didn't take that long to figure out what was wrong, but I thought I would leave it and see how bad it can get...........

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Yes, the surrounding soil pushed its way in, even though the tank was full of water, but then water only adds to the weight, not the structural integrity

So I dug it out and installed a "dedicated sump"

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Which I obviously checked for level.

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Then I added a fountain, filled it with water.

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Topped it off with gravel, switched it on. Now all I have to do is give it a week or so to settle, then tidy it up.
 
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