Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 28, 2008 6:23 pm "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: Tank question 2Nov 28, 2008 6:34 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Tank question 9Nov 29, 2008 9:48 am "Now, supposing a house to have a southern aspect, sunshine during winter will steal in under the verandah, but in summer, when the sun traverses a path right over our heads, the roof will afford an agreeable shade, will it not?" -- Socrates, ca. 400 BC Re: Tank question 11Dec 05, 2008 7:34 am russell They reckon about 570 litres per square metre of garden area, for the growing season. For a 50 square metre vegie patch, that's 28500 litres. A bit of a stretch with a 3000 L tank! 7-10kL would be closer to the mark I'd think. Remember you can only store 3kl the rest goes to waste. My catchment area is half the carport roof and it fills a 2500L tank easily, my veggie patch is about 30sqm and I easily empty it when it doesnt rain for a while. I'm going to get another tank 18 90414 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10618 Thanks for letting us know. The programmer will have a look at this later today. 2 6663 |