Water storage

We have no running water at our hunting camp.I?m
about to buy a 275 gallon container to store water
for the toilet and shower.how do I stop the green
stuff from growing inside the container here in the
Deep South?

chlorine

A dab of bleach. But city water will last a long time. Aren't you going to haul tank from home every time?

Copper Sulfate

If you get a black tank, it won't get enough sunlight to grow moss.

Still a little chlorine will keep the bacteria level down.

Keep the sun off the tank. Best to bury it if you plan on pumping the water out.
Keep the roof clean. You may even want to dump the first few gallons of each rain as a roof wash.
Add 1 gallon of uncented bleach per 1000 gallons of water. Vent the tank so the bleach smell will escape.

You can drink the above water so just for showers you will be fine. I haul all my drinking water to the camp as I do not want to take a chance.

Copper Sulfate is poisonous. I don't suggest you take a shower in water treated with Copper Sulfate.

Really? Then why is it sold to put in livestock water tanks to keep algae out,I use it all the time in the Summer.Also it is added to Cattle and Goat Mineral as a source of copper they need.

Copper sulfate is only moderately toxic upon acute oral exposure (17). There have been reports of human suicide resulting from the ingestion of gram quantities of this material (10). The lowest dose of copper sulfate that has been toxic when ingested by humans is 11 mg/kg (8). Ingestion of copper sulfate is often not toxic because vomiting is automatically triggered by its irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms are severe, however, if copper sulfate is retained in the stomach, as in the unconscious victim. Some of the signs of poisoning which occurred after 1-12 grams of copper sulfate was swallowed include a metallic taste in the mouth, burning pain in the chest and abdomen, intense nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, sweating, shock, discontinued urination leading to yellowing of the skin. Injury to the brain, liver, kidneys and stomach and intestinal linings may also occur in copper sulfate poisoning (2).

Copper sulfate can be corrosive to the skin and eyes. It is readily absorbed through the skin and can produce a burning pain, along with the same severe symptoms of poisoning from ingestion. Skin contact may result in itching or eczema (13). It is considered a skin sensitizer and can cause allergic reactions in some individuals (16). Eye contact with this material can cause: conjunctivitis, inflammation of the eyelid lining, excess fluid buildup in the eyelid; cornea tissue deterioration due to breaks, or ulceration, in the eye's mucous membrane; and clouding of the cornea (2).

The amount of copper sulfate that is lethal to one-half (50%) of experimental animals fed the material is referred to as its acute oral lethal dose fifty, or LD50. The LD50 for copper sulfate is 30 mg/kg in rats. Ingestion by animals of three ounces of a 1% solution of copper sulfate will produce extreme inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, with symptoms of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. When copper sulfate is given intravenously, or injected into the vein, as little as 2 mg/kg copper sulfate is lethal to guinea pigs; and 4 mg/kg is lethal to rabbits (13).

CHRONIC EFFECTS
Vineyard sprayers experienced liver disease after 3 to 15 years of exposure to copper sulfate solution in Bordeaux mixture (13). Long-term effects are more likely in individuals with Wilson's disease, a condition which causes excessive absorption and storage of copper (11). Chronic exposure to low levels of copper can lead to anemia (13). The biological or chemical manner by which excessive doses of copper sulfate work is not well understood (6).
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I guess cattle can drink it but it can't touch human skin? In tanks only a very tiny amount is necessary to keep the tanks clean.Also it is a common ingredient in Cattle and Goat mineral which both need copper and is a better source of copper than copper oxide.Guess I gotta quit taking a bath in the stock tanks.BTW I buy it at the coop and it is labeled for stock tanks and it has the amount to mix in the water.Also it is used on label to kill algae in ponds and lakes.

"Guess I gotta quit taking a bath in the stock tanks."


LOL! I spit my drink all over my computer screen when I read that! That was funny. lol

Let me correct a typo before someone gets on me.

That was suppose to read 1 gallon of bleach will treat 10,000 gallons of water.

Hey for real we had the power off for 5 days one Summer with temps in the high 90's,I have a gravity flow water line from a spring up in the mountain I can tell you that stock tank
full of cool water felt real good.

There is paint that will stick to plastic, if you keep the sun out it won?t grow much at all. You can place in shade or enclosure but any sun at all getting through will tend to grow a little over time. You need to do a good job painting it, no skips or thin spots.

Some bleach as per recommended for public water systems should do the rrst.

Paul

I have 3 - 2000 gal. BLACK plastic storage tanks. They are above ground and in the shade. No algae growth after 6 years.

When I was a kid I would "swim" in the cattle tank. As for copper sulfate we treat the most on our ponds with it, just have to do little amounts at one time. What ever you do dont mix it in sheep feed!

No there?s a water well for a plant a couple miles from my hunting lease where I fill up

(quoted from post at 12:46:39 03/22/19) Copper Sulfate is poisonous. I don't suggest you take a shower in water treated with Copper Sulfate.

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I suggest you don't drink bleach either.

Buy a black poly tank and a pinch of chlorine

City water is treated with chlorine for that purpose and others. Chlorine bleach is a good scource, just don't put in too much. And if you wait a day before you drink it the chlorine will dissipate some.

Ok no copper sulfate and paint it or get a black tank and add just a little chlorine.anyone know what paint that Adheres to plastic?

I don't drink any water from a public water supply,and I wouldn't be too keen on bathing in it either.

(quoted from post at 19:31:20 03/22/19) Ok no copper sulfate and paint it or get a black tank and add just a little chlorine.anyone know what paint that Adheres to plastic?

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Skip the paint job.
Just cover it with whatever you got to keep the sunshine out of it.
Since it is to be used for showers and flushing, set it in the all day sun but covered tightly with a tarp, etc,
Even pole barn siding, etc. screwed to the cage would work.

But get a tote tank that was used for something you can drink.
Many are used to in the food industry.

1) Make sure you use a food grade tote.
2) Make sure you use a paint certified for potable water.
3) Make sure you use a paint that will stick to smooth plastic.

IN THAT ORDER because IBC tote plastic is porous.
What was in the tote before will still be there and what you paint on the outside will get in to the water.
I would much rather see you cover it with a heavy tarp if you can not bury it.

Rust-oleum makes a paint that is potable water safe (Expensive) but I do not know if it will stick to smooth plastic.

(quoted from post at 12:00:11 03/22/19) We have no running water at our hunting camp.I?m
about to buy a 275 gallon container to store water
for the toilet and shower.how do I stop the green
stuff from growing inside the container here in the
Deep South?

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Clorox since it is just for toilet and shower. Put a gallon in each time.

Same here.
Richard in NW SC

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