Bloodasp is correct in what I was meaning.  I use the garbage can as a top off reservoir, not the sump.  If you used it as a sump and didn't have any topoff, your salinity level would get pretty high as water evaporated over the three weeks and could hurt or kill your livestock. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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