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  • Pies
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    Did you use olive oil,or another type of cooking oil ? I've been reading that the other types degrade particules into the water rather than just putting a film on the surface if so this is what would have caused your smell

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  • Two_Sheds
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    Originally posted by Joe View Post
    It seems a bit cruel keeping goldfish in the dark. How do you know they are ok?
    Er, because they are still alive after 4 years?
    Anyway, they aren't in total darkness, I have the lid covering 2 thirds of the butt.
    If I had the butt tight-fitting, the mozzies wouldn't get in and I wouldn't need the fish anyway

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  • Skotch
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    Originally posted by Noodles View Post
    What do folk with goldfish in their water butts do in winter? Are they ok in there when the tubs freeze over?
    This last winter when the really cold weather set in, I popped a tennis ball into the water and that way it was easier to remove ice that had formed on the surface and allowed for oxygen to aerate the water. Other than that, I did nothing else. As already mentioned, the fish tend to swim to the middle or lower where the water is warmer

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  • BB48
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    Just back from lottie and emptied the butt - the smell was DIS-GUS-TING but nothing in there that I could see that caused the smell. Some little wriggly things which i think may have been from the mossies dont really know and lots of slime around thetop - yuk!! Anyway it has now had a dousing of milton so hopefully that is it, also made sure the pipe was fit better so not so much room for 'things' to get in. Fingers crossed.

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  • Joe
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    It seems a bit cruel keeping goldfish in the dark. How do you know they are ok? I haven't sussed out out to take the lid off my butt yet, so I don't know how much water is in it never mind how to get the goldfish in. I guess I'll have to throw my goldfish up on the roof and let it slide down gutterpipe into the butt. :-)
    Last edited by Joe; 08-08-2009, 10:43 AM.

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  • john c
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    Teaspoon of ***** fluid....stops the smell kills the midges lol

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  • Two_Sheds
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    Originally posted by Noodles View Post
    What do folk with goldfish in their water butts do in winter? Are they ok in there when the tubs freeze over?
    Fine, if the water is deep enough, and the freeze not too long, they are just fine (mine have lived for 4 years in butts)

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  • Noodles
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    What do folk with goldfish in their water butts do in winter? Are they ok in there when the tubs freeze over?

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  • rustylady
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    Originally posted by Pies View Post
    stagnent water will stink,id rather leave the lid off,at least when it rains your water will get a bit of a refresh
    You don't need to leave the lid off - the water will be refreshed by the new rainwater running into the butt from the downpipe.

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  • Pies
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    Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
    No lid = lots of sunlight = green water
    our tanks on the lottie are open tops, lots of green water,but it doesn't smell and the plants seem to like it.I'm not sure but the algae probably provides some more nutrients to the plants

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  • Two_Sheds
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    No lid = lots of sunlight = green water

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  • Pies
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    stagnent water will stink,id rather leave the lid off,at least when it rains your water will get a bit of a refresh

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  • BB48
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    thanks guys - will empty and start again. I'm sure it wont take long to refill!!! Should the lid and pipe be airtight do you think? Some plots have open butts and no problem so am mystified. Hope there isnt anything too horrible in there.

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  • Skotch
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    Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
    I keep goldfish in my butts to eat the midge larvae
    I can vouch for this system - we have Fanny the Wonderfish gorging herself on larvae every year - not a single bite from mossies when we sit by the shed

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  • hsthst
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    The "midges" will be mosquitos and you'd be locked up in some places in Africa for providing such a breeding place. Wait till we start getting malaria here!!! Veggie oil will do the trick

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