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Unread 01/30/2009, 12:36 PM   #26
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Down the sink to the city's system.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 01:11 PM   #27
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out the patio door onto my deck. then drains onto my gravel under the deck.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 01:52 PM   #28
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Unread 01/30/2009, 01:58 PM   #29
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Down the driveway. As mentioned before it does a good job on killing driveway crack weeds.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 02:27 PM   #30
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Saltwater I always pour on the gravel driveway.
Freshwater I pour on plants I want to keep alive.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 02:36 PM   #31
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I add some bleach and store ot for 24 hrs before dumping in the gutter. I live about 5mi from the beach, so I don't want to introduce any foreign species to the local ecosystem.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 02:38 PM   #32
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I add some bleach and store ot for 24 hrs before dumping in the gutter. I live about 5mi from the beach, so I don't want to introduce any foreign species to the local ecosystem.
Nice! Good job.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 02:39 PM   #33
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out the patio door onto my deck. then drains onto my gravel under the deck.
that should keep the weeds away!!


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Unread 01/30/2009, 02:59 PM   #34
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I usually use the toilet or the shower. When I had a freshwater tank, I sometimes took advantage of my water changes to water plants.

Whether it comes from fresh- or saltwater tanks, dumping your water down a drain to the sewer is better for the local environment than dumping it down a stormwater drain in the street.

In areas with wastewater treatment systems, sanitary sewers lead to wastewater treatment plants, where the water will be filtered and disinfected. Stormwater drains often lead to a local stream, which may mean a short trip to the ocean if you're near the coast.

Many US states and countries around the world are fighting invasive plants in rivers, lakes, bays, etc. If aquarium waste water is not treated, then duckweed (freshwater), caulerpa (saltwater), and algae spores (both) can find their way to suitable habitats and begin competing with native plants.

On the other hand, putting salt water down a septic tank generally doesn't work out very well. Even if you have drought- and/or salt-tolerant grass and trees, chances are that eventually your yard will become too salty to support them.


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Unread 01/30/2009, 03:44 PM   #35
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heh, i poured a 5 gallon bucket of salt water out in the backyard of my parents house before i went back up to my dorm for school. I wonder how the plants look where i did it...i wasnt really thinking at the time >.<


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