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Hi,

Would anyone like to share their experience of storing greywater for a length of time and what kind of microbial or other treatment you do to keep the water from going smelly and anaerobic and fit for irrigation?

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Ashish

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I would put an airstone and a few ghost shrimps in it, think aquarium.

Iterations are fine, we don't have to be perfect
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S Bengi's idea is probably the only solution.

Trying to store greywater is not recommended as it turns into black water.

Tyler said, Trying to store greywater is considered an error, because it will quickly turn to black water: http://oasisdesign.net/greywater/misinfo/

Here are some threads to help you understand:

https://permies.com/t/66482/thoughts-treating-greywater-long-term

https://permies.com/t/46248/Grey-Water-Storage

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