Horse's Water

Ira · 04-30-2007, 05:00 AM

I have asked the Forum around 50 some questions since I joined without giving anything back. This is not much, but I thought I'd give a little something back.

I went to Home Depot and bought a swimming pool skimmer net. I cut the long pole that comes with it off to about 2 1/2 feet. I use it with the 100 gal. water tanks as well as the large muck buckets that I use for the horses water. Every day I skim the horses water tubs before I top them off. It really saves from having to change the water often. The net will remove mosquito larva and most all the debris in the tubs. I sometimes make about a dozen dips into each tub making sure I agitate the water to remove as much debris as possible. When the tubs start to get cloudy, I will then dump them, rince, and fill with fresh water.

JBandRio · 04-30-2007, 05:05 AM

Excellent piece of advice

freedom32 · 04-30-2007, 05:15 AM

That is a great idea! I use a toilet bowl brush (one bought just for this purpose lol) to scrub out my water buckets and tubs--saves from getting as wet when cleaning them out, esp in winter.

rageandglory · 04-30-2007, 05:57 AM

that's a great idea!

hmfields3 · 04-30-2007, 08:42 AM

I do the same thing... I only have to clean the tank once a week instead of every other day...

04-30-2007, 05:00 AM	#1
Ira Full Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 89 Images: 4	Horse's Water I have asked the Forum around 50 some questions since I joined without giving anything back. This is not much, but I thought I'd give a little something back. I went to Home Depot and bought a swimming pool skimmer net. I cut the long pole that comes with it off to about 2 1/2 feet. I use it with the 100 gal. water tanks as well as the large muck buckets that I use for the horses water. Every day I skim the horses water tubs before I top them off. It really saves from having to change the water often. The net will remove mosquito larva and most all the debris in the tubs. I sometimes make about a dozen dips into each tub making sure I agitate the water to remove as much debris as possible. When the tubs start to get cloudy, I will then dump them, rince, and fill with fresh water.

04-30-2007, 05:05 AM	#2
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,465 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	Excellent piece of advice __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

04-30-2007, 05:15 AM	#3
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,122 Images: 440 Blog Entries: 144	That is a great idea! I use a toilet bowl brush (one bought just for this purpose lol) to scrub out my water buckets and tubs--saves from getting as wet when cleaning them out, esp in winter. __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold ~originally posted by JBandRio~ she's out there grazing and pooping and napping and biting her buddy's butt

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rageandglory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: the other seat in that handbasket Posts: 1,549	that's a great idea!

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