Let's talk septic tanks

Our house of about 2 years is on a private sewer. I asked a similar question bc I could have had a garbage disposal. I was told that I would have to pour some type of enzyme down drain on occasion that would break that stuff down. I opted out of disposal bc I don’t need anything else to keep up with. We do our best to make sure food doesn’t go down drain

Been on a treatment plant the last 26 years. Only had to have it pumped out once.

No grease down the drain is a must. If you have a air pump, keep it going. And adding Rid X is good thing to do. No problems using a garbage disposal at all.

The only problem I have with my system is that I have a lift pump that pumps gray water. That pump does burn up about every 2-3 years. A PITA cause I have to dig up the top of that tank which is about 6" down. Had just done that about two weeks ago.

Don't use the pods in your dishwasher or washing machine. The outer "skins" don't always completely disintegrate and will clog up your field lines. I've actually heard of them causing issues in houses with regular sewer lines as well.

Our previous house was on an aerobic septic tank (on county sewer now). In living there seven years we had it pumped once and had the air pump serviced at the same time. The service tech said that he recommended always using liquid detergents in the washing machine and dishwasher, because he had seen issues where over a period of time (10+ years) that the powered detergents would have enough of the crystals to not dissolve that they would clog up the weep lines.

I can only give my personal experience compared to my sisters and neighbors.

I have been in the same home for 13 years and never had the slightest septic tank issue, my neighbors have all had theirs pumped. Difference disposal vs none. My sister gets her septic tank pumped every other year. But they put a shite ton down the drain/disposal because my bro in law does comp bbq and has a shite ton of food and people are eating/shitting at their house every day.

I honestly don't mind scraping plates in the trash. Only issue is slightly stinkier garbage.

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Let's get all the facts out here and flush out (pun intended) the myths.

I'll hear "no food should ever go down your drains, or you'll have to pump your septic tank all the time".
On the other hand, almost every house I see on a septic tank has a disposal in the kitchen sink.
Is the answer somewhere in between? What are definite "no no's" when it comes to septic tanks? What are some good preventative measures to do?
I've been on a sewer system my whole life and now on a septic tank, so I want to do the right thing.

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I have had septic tanks my entire life and always used a disposal, pour grese down the drain, and have been using tabs in the dishwasher for a long time and never had an issue of any kind.

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Been on a treatment plant the last 26 years. Only had to have it pumped out once. No grease down the drain is a must. If you have a air pump, keep it going. And adding Rid X is good thing to do.

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This is the key distinction. There is a treatment plant and there is a septic tank. I've had a plant for 28 years and had it pumped out twice. No grease down the drain. But there is no need for Rid X in a plant.