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For years, all we could do with the gray water was rinse out the chemical toilet. Then we added a shower and a washer, and suddenly there was a lot more of it. |
We planted a tree and discovered that our water consumption had risen considerably. Thus was born the idea to water the tree with the waste water instead. |
We went looking for a bigger bucket or barrell, and came home with a pond.
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The preformed pond liner is weighed down with just enough water to hold it in place while strategically packing soil underneith to level it. |
Assembly of the pond filler |
It was then lined with burlap to hide the plastic look.
A custom made pond filler is about to be immersed. It was designed to be fail-safe (knock on wood). |
A filtered pump is installed to water the tree. The only thing I would change here is to use a 90 degree elbow where the hose is clamped to the pump. |
The hose is run to a vertical 3' pipe driven into the ground, with the spout high enough to keep it from siphoning the rest of the water after the pump stops. |
The power cords from this pump and the next are plugged into timers. The tree timer is set to run for 10 minutes, twice a week, mid afternoon. |
A second pump is added to recirculate the water - all day, every day.
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That process includes a waterfall which aerates the water. The birds also like to perch on the edge of this rock under the deck and sip their fill. |
All gutters lead to the pond.
Three plants have been added, a Jasmine, a Rosemary & an Olive, each tied to the Eucalyptus line. |
A sump pump is set into a small 40 gallon pond liner which is hung beneith the shower floor. It jets the captured water to the real 133 gallon pond. |
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