Re: Stock tanks
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06/14/20 09:21 PM
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Fish do a good job keeping the mosquitoes out and some algae. Fish can grow an amazing amount in a stock pond, over the Summet with no other feed than what shows up. Keith
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/14/20 09:41 PM
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Copper will help reduce algae build up in tanks. Just like putting an old penny in your dogs water dish only on a larger scale.
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/14/20 09:57 PM
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Anyone got a good idea how to keep stock tanks cleaned thru out summer with very minimal effort hire someone to do it
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/14/20 11:41 PM
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JD Hornet
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gold fish and put a rough cut piece of wood in there for shade for the fish. Algae is bad for cattle. But if you like to give your cattle shots of ivermectim just do nothing.
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/15/20 05:57 AM
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I agree with JD on adding a rough cut board to each tank it helps cut down the moss and gives the birds something to land on so your not having to clean out dead birds from the tank .
Depending on the tanks I've used a flat nosed gravel shovel to clean out the gunk off the bottom of the tanks the exception was a tank made from oak planks I doubt it was ever cleaned out very seriously it was spring fed and had a ring of moss around it constantly and the deer and coyotes didn't mind the moss .
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/15/20 09:14 AM
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gold fish and put a rough cut piece of wood in there for shade for the fish. Algae is bad for cattle. But if you like to give your cattle shots of ivermectim just do nothing. Dosent the fish poo cause the cattle problems? I guee not
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/15/20 09:30 AM
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JD Hornet
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Say for a 700 gallon tank just a couple gold fish will do. They eat the algae and I have not had a problem the the poo. Also a piece of rough cut cedar or white oak will also collect heat in the winter from the sun and help melt the ice, but probably not in Minnesota but in Arkansas it really helps. I also use Redmond Conditioner I throw a handful in the tank every now and again. It soaks up the toxins. It sounds cooky but really works!
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Re: Stock tanks
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06/15/20 10:05 AM
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Anyone got a good idea how to keep stock tanks cleaned thru out summer with very minimal effort are you getting algae or something else ?
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