07-14-2015, 05:59 PM
I've often wondered if hothouses could be used to grow plants & filter water/recycle it by collecting the condensation. Not sure how it would work in the sim but if a thin guttering was run near the base where the roof meets the ground condensation could be directed as it runs down the domes into catchment areas. Not as interesting as drilling wells tho.
there is also the option to run it as a wicking (self watering) garden bed by having a layer of large particle fill (crushed moon rock, sand etc) with a geo textile layer then soil & plants/trees. they use caplillary action to draw the water up as they need it. By ccollecting & directing the condensation back into the wicking beds they become a cyclical solution for maintaining greenery & water storage.
Just some ideas, hope something is useful.
there is also the option to run it as a wicking (self watering) garden bed by having a layer of large particle fill (crushed moon rock, sand etc) with a geo textile layer then soil & plants/trees. they use caplillary action to draw the water up as they need it. By ccollecting & directing the condensation back into the wicking beds they become a cyclical solution for maintaining greenery & water storage.
Just some ideas, hope something is useful.