Red pool water?

[Wicked Storm]

Just wild birds, squirrels, toads but toads are rare

Maybe someone is taking their prey too the water? I have no clue..

 

[GoofyNewt]

Remembered to take a picture this morning when I was changing out the water

 

[nao57]

Some molds are red and grow in water. They stink too. Could it be mold?

Yes, this is very likely red algae, and I was about to comment on it also. I've been getting it in my water buckets for the ducks.

Some types of algaes are toxic. I can't remember if that's the red kind or others.

 

[nao57]

So the red algae bloom etc like this, I can't remember if this is the toxic kind or not. I do remember people used to claim that some kinds of algae were toxic, but some aren't.

And I don't know if that mean everything of a particular color is toxic or not.

But its also true that geese and ducks are waterfowl. So they should have some immunity I would think, to a point.

What I'm wondering is...because these types of red algae are coming up in the water sources for our fowl, I'm wondering how long you should let your buckets sit empty in the sun to let the sun cook it out?

And if you really do need to get rid of it? How much of a threat to the animals is red algae anyway?

I'm pretty sure letting the buckets sit empty and dry for a bit in the sun would kill it. (For the guy with a pool this will be a bit harder to do, more work to empty it. Sorry.)

I've got 2 buckets that keep getting this red algae stuff in them. I've been rinsing them out and dumping it when I see it. But it seems to me that particular the plastic parts and plastic buckets seem to get the algae more. I'm guessing stainless steel and other materials are harder for the algae to grow in.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

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Remembered to take a picture this morning when I was changing out the water

I forgot to add: do you use well water or municipal water?

 

[GoofyNewt]

I forgot to add: do you use well water or municipal water?

City water

 

[GoofyNewt]

So the red algae bloom etc like this, I can't remember if this is the toxic kind or not. I do remember people used to claim that some kinds of algae were toxic, but some aren't.

And I don't know if that mean everything of a particular color is toxic or not.

But its also true that geese and ducks are waterfowl. So they should have some immunity I would think, to a point.

What I'm wondering is...because these types of red algae are coming up in the water sources for our fowl, I'm wondering how long you should let your buckets sit empty in the sun to let the sun cook it out?

And if you really do need to get rid of it? How much of a threat to the animals is red algae anyway?

I'm pretty sure letting the buckets sit empty and dry for a bit in the sun would kill it. (For the guy with a pool this will be a bit harder to do, more work to empty it. Sorry.)

I've got 2 buckets that keep getting this red algae stuff in them. I've been rinsing them out and dumping it when I see it. But it seems to me that particular the plastic parts and plastic buckets seem to get the algae more. I'm guessing stainless steel and other materials are harder for the algae to grow in.

I used to have a bad green algae problem but I wouldn't stress over it after doing some research. When doing research on how to raise waterfowl it was stressed how important niacin was for development of the chicks. Then I started thinking about where waterfowl usually live in the wild where they would be able to get niacin and low and behold algae is a good source of niacin. This had nothing to do with the topic but I thought I'd share my findings.

I wonder if there is any way to get the water tested to see what kind of algae it might be

 

[nao57]

I used to have a bad green algae problem but I wouldn't stress over it after doing some research. When doing research on how to raise waterfowl it was stressed how important niacin was for development of the chicks. Then I started thinking about where waterfowl usually live in the wild where they would be able to get niacin and low and behold algae is a good source of niacin. This had nothing to do with the topic but I thought I'd share my findings.

I wonder if there is any way to get the water tested to see what kind of algae it might be

Actually this is amazing! Thanks!

I never would have guessed that niacin can be gained from algae!

If a comment helps a lot, I welcome it, even if its not right on the topic nail head.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://pondinformer.com/pond-algae-types-guide/

 

[nao57]

https://pondinformer.com/pond-algae-types-guide/

Nice.

Thank you.