>>>Alright, maybe till the kids are 3 or more. But what's wrong with the animals drinking from it. Have you ever watched a cat or dog drink from a stagnant puddle? They're not too fussy. I know which I'd rather drink from. :-)
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>>I use chlorine tablets in the tanks. I think that might bother the animals, though they are not allowed in the bedrooms/baths anyway.
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>Chlorine tablets as in those little "Bloo Flush" things or something that might have been useful in WW I?
>If the latter - what for - to polute the rivers?

I say chlorine, but I'm not sure what's in them. 2000 Flushes. Blue and white tablets. Don't know about the rivers, but the tablets do what they are advertised to do; keeps things clean and smelling nice.