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07/01/15, 09:38 AM
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Stock tank water
How do you keep your stock tank water clean? We have galvanized 400 gl tank, 100 gl Rubbermaid tank and we get slime and red algae growing in them. I tried a solar bubbler and it was just to inconsistent. Does anyone use an electric AC bubbler? I was also wondering if a water pump to just move the water around would reduce algae/slime with a current flowing in the tank. Let me know how you deal with it........thanks
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07/01/15, 09:42 AM
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Cheap feeder goldfish for big tanks and for little tanks I found that using smaller tanks that get filled daily was about the best thing.
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07/01/15, 09:56 AM
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Yep the Alien is right.
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07/01/15, 09:57 AM
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My hundred or less tanks get tipped over when they are very low and scrubbed out.
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07/01/15, 10:08 AM
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I don’t think he red algae will hurt anything. Routinely dump out the water, use a scrub brush, rinse, and refill. If you use stainless steel you can really get the water tank clean. If you are using those black rubber containers, the rough surface will continue to harbor algae.
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07/01/15, 10:39 AM
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I pour in a little bleach 1/4 cup depending on the size 50 gallon, 100 gallon or 150 gallon ones. Works great been doing it for many years now.
Evn at a horse boarding stable we cleaned out the automatic waterers with a little bleach rinsed them out some but not 100% and that kept even in AZ the waterers clean longer of a time then washing out with anything else.
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07/01/15, 11:03 AM
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I buy a product called Ponder. It is used to inhibit algae growth in small ponds etc. It is an all natural substance, and up here it is sold at many farm stores. It only takes a couple tablespoons to treat 100 gallons, so a little bottle goes a long, long way. Works well, tanks stay clean.
Thanks for the reminder. I ran out a bit ago...
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07/01/15, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Originally Posted by farmerDale
I buy a product called Ponder. It is used to inhibit algae growth in small ponds etc. It is an all natural substance, and up here it is sold at many farm stores. It only takes a couple tablespoons to treat 100 gallons, so a little bottle goes a long, long way. Works well, tanks stay clean.
Thanks for the reminder. I ran out a bit ago...
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Barley hulls?
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07/01/15, 11:47 AM
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Somewhere around I have a photo of fish that my great-grandparents had in a horse trough. It had grown so much that it was eatin' size.
Algae needs sun. A shady spot will grow less. Our above ground cistern is covered with black plastic to prevent algae. I imagine that an opaque enclosed tank going to a smaller shallow trough could work in some situations.
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07/01/15, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Harry Chickpea
Somewhere around I have a photo of fish that my great-grandparents had in a horse trough. It had grown so much that it was eatin' size.
Algae needs sun. A shady spot will grow less. Our above ground cistern is covered with black plastic to prevent algae. I imagine that an opaque enclosed tank going to a smaller shallow trough could work in some situations.
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I once saw a stretch of California water canal covered with 'water balls' to reduce evaporation. I have often though that might work to exclude light yet the animals could push through the layers of floating balls to get a drink.
But suppose it could happen that the balls would just become place for algae to grow.
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07/01/15, 12:16 PM
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We ran water lines to the barn and installed stainless steel automatic waterers with heaters last year. They were about $500 each and the company sells all the parts separately if you ever needs replacements.
We couldn't be happier with the results for how they work and have held up and with what it's meant for cleanliness and livestock health and how much it has freed us from the stock tank chores.
It was an investment for sure, but I'm so glad we did it finally.
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07/01/15, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gibbsgirl
We ran water lines to the barn and installed stainless steel automatic waterers with heaters last year. They were about $500 each and the company sells all the parts separately if you ever needs replacements.
We couldn't be happier with the results for how they work and have held up and with what it's meant for cleanliness and livestock health and how much it has freed us from the stock tank chores.
It was an investment for sure, but I'm so glad we did it finally.
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With the caveat that they need to be regularly checked both to ensure that adequate water is coming through and there are not electrical shocks keeping the animals from drinking.
I had a friend actually take her horse to the vet because she was doing so poorly only to later figure out the waterer was not working.
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07/01/15, 03:37 PM
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07/01/15, 05:15 PM
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My hundred or less tanks get tipped over when they are very low and scrubbed out.
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This!!! I owned a boarding stable, caring for 18 horses. Didn't take much time to clean - a few a day. Always looked good & owners were appreciative that I took the time to care.
I had automatic waterers and didn't like them so turned them off - more trouble than they were worth.
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