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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: zwartbles on August 21, 2012, 09:05:18 am

Title: Algae
Post by: zwartbles on August 21, 2012, 09:05:18 am

Hi all !

Does anyone have ideas on how to prevent algae from forming in large plastic water containers ?
Particularly interested in systems not using a copper based additive.

Many thanks   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: Mallows Flock on August 21, 2012, 09:26:20 am

My friend painted hers black on the outside.... no algae or green water since!

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: Bionic on August 21, 2012, 09:38:34 am

My water container is black and I don't have the problem either
Sally

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: Foobar on August 21, 2012, 10:29:11 am

Goldfish, apparently. :)

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: woollyval on August 21, 2012, 12:49:07 pm

Quote from: foobar on August 21, 2012, 10:29:11 am

Goldfish, apparently. :)

Yep....either that or keeping the light off it!

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: Foobar on August 21, 2012, 01:27:31 pm

Dunno about the black - I have a black rubber water trough and it gets algae, both floating and on the sides, although maybe not as quickly as my other non-black troughs.

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: Greenmoor on August 21, 2012, 01:48:09 pm

Quote from: foobar on August 21, 2012, 01:27:31 pm

Dunno about the black - I have a black rubber water trough and it gets algae, both floating and on the sides, although maybe not as quickly as my other non-black troughs.

It's to do with the light getting to the water - in a trough it still does, but in a black container it wouldn't  :)

Title: Re: Algae
Post by: zwartbles on August 22, 2012, 08:59:54 am

Sounds like black is back then !

Ta :wave: