Water station troughs?....What are you using?...

[Smart]

I need to do this for the critters in my backyard. Looking the water tote now.

I like hogdudes, but would want a bigger trough to drink from.

That's prettying what I'm looking for. The tote and piping to it are pretty much set. I'm just looking for a trough..

[offroadodge]

u can add 1/2cup of bleach to the big tote and it will keep it from growing algae as easy. Or use a black tote, clear ones grow bacteria a lot easier. Im in the process of building a new box blind and the roof will have a gutter along the back that will fill a 100G tote and have a trough with float for animals to drink out of. Gun run black 3/4" poly between the 2

[Aggie_bowtech]

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[Smart]

Water station troughs?....What are you using?...

The tote will be black. Just looking for a trough.

[Smart]

It gets algae in it, but I have not had an issue with stagnant water..


275 gallon tote & trough will be empty in 3-4 weeks come summer time

Good news.. Is yours in your feedpen ?

[Huntindad]

That's prettying what I'm looking for. The tote and piping to it are pretty much set. I'm just looking for a trough..

a 55 gallon metal drum cut length wise should work well for you. Protect the float thingy with concrete wire mesh and put a stick in it so the "little" critters have a way to get out if they fall in. Having a dead critter in there sure puts a damper on things.

[DamonJ]

It was in my feed pen for 2 seasons. Last year we moved it into an old feed pen that is between two of our feeders.

I'm thinking about moving it back into the pen..

[Draco]

This is one of the ones my friend Andy made. I didn't think it would last but it's going on 8 years now.

[txarcher]

There's a company named SI industries( I think?) that is in the hill country. They make concrete caskets mainly, but they also make concrete troughs in different sizes . You might check them out.
Found the link http://www.siprecast.com/products/farm/springtanks.aspx

[Jzoch]

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Are you building up any algae with not painting it black?

[Smart]

Are you building up any algae with not painting it black?

That's a google grab..

[txarcher]

You can put a little copper sulfate in it to take care of the algae.

[cwill]

I set up a tote with hose and float on a 35ish gallon plastic trough. Threw a stick and some rocks in it for the little critters to escape. Painted my tote black like others have said and it works great.

[Kdog]

I just set up 2 of these, 100 gallon from Oasis Wildlife (which does not make them anymore.)

[Reel Screamer]

Go with one like Hogdudes. Smaller trough means less evaporation.