Just put a water trough for the deer at my house

[sundownbrown]

I’m wondering what I can put in my trough once in a while to keep the algae from growing? Possibly some bleach or chlorine? What have y’all used? Thanks

[BrandonA]

Gold fish or black salties .

[dustoffer]

Go to the pet store and buy several algae-eater catfish---or get a couple of tilapia maybe? Might even try some small bullheads/mudcats

[westtexducks]

Yep goldfish work great and will live forever.

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[sundownbrown]

I would like to do the fish part but the trough is not very deep, I think they would be coon food pretty quickly

[BrandonA]

I would like to do the fish part but the trough is not very deep, I think they would be coon food pretty quickly

Get some of the small house bricks and put them in. Give the fish a place to hide. I put 3 dozen in a water trough with no cover and they survived 3 yrs before being wiped out. Need to put more I

[techzan]

A teaspoon of coper sulfate will keep the algae away.

[Acameron52]

Go stir it every day and you’ll be good.

[sundownbrown]

Bricks are a good idea, thanks, gonna try the algae eaters

[sundownbrown]

Go stir it every day and you’ll be good.

Lol, you could come stir it if you want

[Aggie]

We always used goldfish in our water troughs , we had some cement pipes for them to hide in.

[sundownbrown]

We always used goldfish in our water troughs , we had some cement pipes for them to hide in.

Yeah I’m prolly got put some cinder blocks in them

[Preacher Man]

A teaspoon of coper sulfate will keep the algae away.

Now I have Mary Poppins in my head.

I have young daughters, that’s my excuse

[LWolken]

copper coins or some scrap copper pipe

[GIL HUNTS]

See above. Scrap copper wire coiled up will work fine.