Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Algae in water tanks

Scrub, scrub, scrub.  I do it every other day to my tank with a stiff brush.
I use the bleach about once a month, this is the only thing that works for
me.  My big pet peeve is seeing algae growing everywhere in a tank with
green water, yeah Lif, I know algae is good for you, but that's overkill.
My policy is, if I wouldn't drink it, why should my horse.

C.
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From: "Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [RC] Algae in water tanks


> I've been trying to find some info about prevention of algae in water
tanks.
> I use 75 and 100 gal tanks for horse water. I like to dump them fairly
> frequently to get rid of dirty, cloudy water. I have hay dippers that
really
> crud up a tank fast. So I don't want to use goldfish in the tanks. I was
> wondering if clorine tablets of bleach could be used. I know that
household
> bleach can be used in emergencies to disinfect drinking water supplies.
But
> is it useful against algae and is it safe? What qty per gal? I've read
about
> copper sulphate but in reference to large tanks and ponds to prevent
growth
> of dangerous blue/green algae that produces toxins.
>
> Has anyone used mosquito dunks in their tanks?
>
> Bonnie Snodgrass
>
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