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Old 04-09-2010, 04:57 PM
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Default I had a 100 gal

Go to Woodlanddirect.com and you'll find what ever you need. I had two wood grain brown 50 gal containers side by side. One feeds the second. I obtained the water by cutting out a piece of down spout and adding a Rain Reserve Rain Diverter Complete kit from the same web site. The supplied instructions are very easy to follow and you can do it all in about an hour. I put the containers up on cement blocks so I had some flow. The overflow was drained away to the original down spout.
We did not get the volume of rain we get her in TV. I bet that 100 gallons would fill in just 10 minutes at the rate I've seen here. Then it has a spigot on both containers and you can do what ever you want. I watered my plants in CA, but it would be very easy to set up a drip system or feed a hose and deliver anywhere you want. Hey, it's free water and you can water all you want without worry of anyone making a stink.