Septic Tank Upgrade | Sint Maarten & Antigua

THE PROBLEM

Two traditional setups , two expensive dead-ends.

The pump-out tank

A wastewater holding tank provides no treatment and no discharge: its full volume has to be removed by tanker every time it fills. Pump-outs become a permanent, recurring expense that scales with usage.

Traditional septic tank + soakaway / drain field

A drain or soakaway works only until the biomat clogs it. Once infiltration capacity is lost, effluent can no longer leave the tank it backs up and forces recurrent pump-outs, while the saturated soakaway contaminates the surrounding soil and groundwater.

IN-TANK

In-tank integrated reactor

The Sludge Hammer is a simple aerobic reactor we install into your existing tank from the outside no rebuild. It injects fine air bubbles to create an aerobic (oxygen-rich) environment and grows a powerful consortium of oxygen-loving bacteria. Those bacteria digest the pollution in the water and break apart the biomat clog so it doesn’t just treat the water, it can also rescue an existing, clogging drain.
The treated water can then be filtered through the existing soakaway, or pumped out for irrigation reuse.

Remediate existing soak away

Reuse for irrigation with a pump.

Exclusive distributor

Guamikeni is the exclusive approved installer and supplier of Sludge Hammer for Saint Maarten / Saint-Martin and Antigua & Barbuda.

Before: clogging drain

After: aerobic, clear treatment.

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NEXT-TO-TANK

no solution = compact filter

How it works

We install a Rikutec Actifiltre treatment unit next to the existing septic tank. It is a natural, gravity-fed aerobic treatment that needs NO electricity. Treated water can either infiltrate down into the soil below, or be automatically reused for irrigation.

Before: septic tank + failing drain

After: septic tank + Actifiltre treatment

See our full new-build system → Homes & Villas New Project

Tell us about your existing tank and we’ll tell you the best way to upgrade it.

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Your septic tank is costing you too much or quietly failing.