Originally Posted by
kby103
This is what the pipe looked like before painting and covering with mulch- I connected the basin to the pipes with 2 inch black flexible pvc buried in a shallow trench (the blue hose you see was temporary to make sure it would work). I have a 90 degree elbow at the end to set the water level in the pipe, I can disconnect the elbow to flush out the crud that settles.
If you let the RDF steadily drain, it will just create a swamp (I know from experience). Storing it and discharging in bursts works much better.