In addition to being a wormer, Basic H prevents algae from growing in your tanks. If you don't have fish, you could try Basic H to keep the algae in check.
Julian On 7/28/2011 3:56 PM, Mary Swindell wrote: > Terry, > > I am glad to hear information about the Aquashade -- I did not know > much about it and have never used it. Personally, I do not like the > idea of coloring the water anyway, as it looks fake and the possible > toxicity is always a worry. So that pretty much settles it for me: I > would not consider this as a solution to keeping algae off livestock > ponds. > > However, another solution which you touched upon is an aerating > fountain. That involves some up-front cost, but might be the most > natural, non-invasive solution of all. I know someone who has a > floating aerating fountain connected to a dedicated windmill. The > windmill drives the fountain pump so that no other power source is > needed. This might be a good solution. > > Another approach: I have added several geese to my farm over the past > 2 years, and I have no algae nor pond weed anymore. I wasn't sure if > the waterfowl addition would be good or bad for the pond, but so far > it seems to have a fairly benevolent effect. Of course, you have to > put up with a little honking and squabbling of the birds from time to > time, ha ha! > > Mary Swindell _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
