Keeping an ibc clean when used as a water tank

[Andyt880]

I use an ibc for watering sheep in one place and I fill it once a week. I have a white one and a black one. The black is great for staying clean but with the light getting into the white one it goes green in days. Anything I can add every time I fill it to help keep the water fresh and the tank from going green??

 

[Nearly]

splash of bleach or buy another black one.

 

[Andyt880]

Black ones are hard to come buy and cost £50
Would a splash of hypochlorite be safe enough to use?

 

[Chae1]

Black ones are hard to come buy and cost £50
Would a splash of hypochlorite be safe enough to use?

Have heard of people wrapping them in black plastic wrap. Unsure if it works.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Paint it black

 

[bobk]

I use an ibc for watering sheep in one place and I fill it once a week. I have a white one and a black one. The black is great for staying clean but with the light getting into the white one it goes green in days. Anything I can add every time I fill it to help keep the water fresh and the tank from going green??

What causes that ? I use 2 for filling the sprayer pita

 

[Netherfield]

Chap kept pigeons across the road, set up a IBC to catch water from the gutters on the shed, he had the same problem, so I told him to paint it black, problem solved.

It's the sunlight that causes it, that's why a still pond goes green on top, moving water does not suffer with the problem.

Dad had a poly tunnel and kept complaining about the hose pipe kinking all the time, so I fitted a length of airline instead, then he had problems with rose end keep blocking up with green gunk, boss from Dales water came to call and he explained it all to me, can't remember the technical bits now though.

 

[TheRanger]

Sell the white one for £40 and buy a black one for £50

 

[Bogweevil]

Dye the contents black, no algae and you will also get some interesting marbling of the fleeces.

 

[brigadoon]

I use an ibc for watering sheep in one place and I fill it once a week. I have a white one and a black one. The black is great for staying clean but with the light getting into the white one it goes green in days. Anything I can add every time I fill it to help keep the water fresh and the tank from going green??

Take the bottle out of the cage and paint it black

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Take the bottle out of the cage and paint it black

Exactly what I did for 1 that I have sitting on top of spray store to fill clean water tank on sprayer

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I use an ibc for watering sheep in one place and I fill it once a week. I have a white one and a black one. The black is great for staying clean but with the light getting into the white one it goes green in days. Anything I can add every time I fill it to help keep the water fresh and the tank from going green??

Swimming pool cleaner. Basically Chlorine.
SS

 

[Renaultman]

Paint it black

There's a song about that, or nearly.

 

[steveR]

Have heard of people wrapping them in black plastic wrap. Unsure if it works.

I have several 600l IBC's and they keep the water really clean for pheasant pens after having an old silage bale bag over the top, so I am sure wrap will be grand.

 

[JohnGalway]

Take the bottle out of the cage and paint it black

Any particular paint?

 

[Andyt880]

Yes I was thinking I should maybe just paint it black. It was just a thought about adding some form off chlorine or what ever.
I think I’ll just paint it, it would be the best solution. I’ll put a strip of tape up one side and peel it off after painting so that I can see how much is left in it from a distance

 

[Bury the Trash]

Any particular paint?

black

 

[JohnGalway]

black

Black, yes, I heard before the plastic isn't the best surface for painting, maybe that was wrong.

 

[Courier]

To achieve an increase in free chlorine of approximately 5.0 ppm, add 3 litres of Liquid Chlorine to 100 cubic metres pool water (50 fluid oz. to 10,000 gallons).

So 30 ml per ibc.

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[Bury the Trash]

Black, yes, I heard before the plastic isn't the best surface for painting, maybe that was wrong.

i was making a joke, actually come to think of it if it was painted black first then white over that it would reflect light/heat better
plastic suitable paint might last longer ?
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i keep meaning to do some i would use a compressor and blow it over with the gun ,only take 5 mins