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<blockquote data-quote="Bez" data-source="post: 72993" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Back when we were in the Peace River country, we used to corral all the surface water run off in the springtime and channel it into a dugout.</p><p></p><p>This dugout was 300 feet long 200 feet wide and about 30 feet deep. Right around 10-11 million gallons. It provided all the water for our house and for the cattle that we happened to keep at home. Yup, we used to drink water that was "spring runoff".</p><p></p><p>To keep it clean we aerated it with a Koenders windmill. And we used to put what we called blue stone in the water. If we could not get that, almost every farm store had a "pond aid" that would kill the algae. Blue stone was basically a ground up rock that we used to throw on the pond from ouir old row boat. If memory serves me, it is a copper mixture.</p><p></p><p>This water got real clean - real fast. Although it did come through the taps pretty black in early spring. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":cry:" title="Crying :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" /> </p><p></p><p>We pumped the water from the dugout into a trough with another windmill - and drained the overflow back into the dugout. All animals were fenced out. Then we got about 10 of those grass carp and put them in the water. That dugout was crystal clear for 10 months of the year. Those fish got pretty big.</p><p></p><p>So, if you can't find your hay - never heard of that - you might try the above. Worked like a charm.</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez, post: 72993, member: 412"] Back when we were in the Peace River country, we used to corral all the surface water run off in the springtime and channel it into a dugout. This dugout was 300 feet long 200 feet wide and about 30 feet deep. Right around 10-11 million gallons. It provided all the water for our house and for the cattle that we happened to keep at home. Yup, we used to drink water that was "spring runoff". To keep it clean we aerated it with a Koenders windmill. And we used to put what we called blue stone in the water. If we could not get that, almost every farm store had a "pond aid" that would kill the algae. Blue stone was basically a ground up rock that we used to throw on the pond from ouir old row boat. If memory serves me, it is a copper mixture. This water got real clean - real fast. Although it did come through the taps pretty black in early spring. :cry: We pumped the water from the dugout into a trough with another windmill - and drained the overflow back into the dugout. All animals were fenced out. Then we got about 10 of those grass carp and put them in the water. That dugout was crystal clear for 10 months of the year. Those fish got pretty big. So, if you can't find your hay - never heard of that - you might try the above. Worked like a charm. Bez [/QUOTE]
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