How to keep your water stocktank clean

Barley straw is the secret to keep your stock tank clean - not only does this work for your stock tank but it also works for your automatic waters, bird baths, ornamental ponds and fountains. I bought my fountain plants in the house along with a little fish in a little fish tank and beleive it or not the water is still clean because I jus

Barley straw is the secret to keep your stock tank clean - not only does this work for your stock tank but it also works for your automatic waters, bird baths, ornamental ponds and fountains. I bought my fountain plants in the house along with a little fish in a little fish tank and beleive it or not the water is still clean because I just used the water that had the barley straw in it.(We have snowy cold winters here) It is so simple to do - just sew up a bag like a little pillow filled with barley straw and just put it in the water and the barley keeps it clean.
No green!

keeping the livestock water in the shade helps too..