Is there something wrong with my septic tank?

[2LaneCruzer]

Reminds me of our septic tank days. Ours did the same thing; a water sprinkler every other day will take care of it...or put some more dirt on top.

 

[buickanddeere]

Salt from water softener , chlorine from laundry and antibiotic soap is killing the vegatation. My system shows a distinct green outline .

 

[kcflhrc]

If it's that dry I would worry about the tank settling and braking the inlet or outlet pipe.

 

[Botaskinner]

Mine's exactly the same. You probably have risers installed to make it easier to access the tank lids, and that's a good thing. They are usually 12-24" tall, your actual tank is much lower.

Having the tank pumped will require just removing dirt over the risers, not sure that adding dirt is the best idea.

 

[bigtiller]

Mine looks the same way also. It has 7" of soil over it and bluegrass seldom grows over it. Crabgrass and a few weeds is about all i can grow there.

 

[deerefan]

Try monkey grass. It has worked well on top of and around my tank.

 

[mapper]

Would be a bit of work, mix some hydrosource granules into the soil. It's a polymer that will absorb about 100X it's weight in water and helps to keep enough moisture in the soil between normal watering. Interesting stuff, a half teaspoon will soak up a 12 oz. glass of water.

 

[Ford850]

Mine looks similar most years, including right now. I usually point it out to my son and wife, and act surprised as I ask "why does the grass look so crappy there?" They just roll their eyes at me now.

 

[prichard]

I watered and will try to remember to do it every couple days.

Thanks all. This is what makes TBN so great.

 

[Wagtail]

Heck, I don't even bother... it's the "rustic look".

In fact I just had it pumped a fortnight ago (first time in 20 years) and it took me a couple of minutes to dig the access hatch clear. :thumbsup: