Black Water Plastic Storage Tanks Prevents Algae Growth!

Water is life. Every individual requires around 30 to 50 liters of clean water for drinking, cooking or sanitary and other related uses. Polluted water is dirty and deadly at the same time. Safe water storage is essential for a healthy life. The different purpose of water storage tanks is water for drinking, food preparation, irrigation, sanitary use, farming and many others. Plastic water storage tanks come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Initially, black was the only color used for water storage tanks. Today, a variety of colors are available depending upon the requirement. All the colors are usually aesthetic Plastic is not opaque. The light will easily pass through the transparent plastic if the tank is not black resulting in algae growth. Algae and other bacteria are light sensitive. A black body absorbs radiant heat and does not allow light to reach water stored inside.

Choosing the right color is also important that blends with the environment and climatic conditions. Climate varies in different regions. Therefore, selection of color depends hugely upon the weather of that particular area whether it is too warm, too cold or neutral. Black is a combination of all colors and, therefore, goes well with all combinations. It blocks maximum light. But this does not limit the use of different colors. Nowadays more than 15 shades are available in the tank world and the most common ones used amongst them are green, orange, blue, violet, white, and metallic steel color. These colors allow to complement your house or wherever installed along with the surrounding environment.

It is also important to consider the location of the tank while selecting its color. Mostly, black is used for overhead tanks. It is recommended to use lighter colors if using water straight from the tank such as white or blue. Black coloration of water tanks also prevents other additives that may be present in the plastic to make it stronger or more beneficial. In addition, black ones outperform others in case of plastic taste that might impure water. In case of water which is used for washing clothes or bathing, black tanks make the water warm naturally and hence it saves energy. You get warm water from the tap naturally and you conserve energy in an indirect way.

It can be concluded by saying that black color water tanks have certain benefits over the other colors but it does not mean that other colors should be ignored. The color selection should be done on the basis of the purpose and location of the tank.

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