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Post by kim1 on Nov 6, 2004 14:41:36 GMT 10
Hi guys, I just wanted to ask about keeping water free of algae, my water bottles are always green and I've been told to add a teaspoon of Milton antibacterial solution (the stuff that cleans babies bottles) to the water as this will keep it fresh. has anyone tried this and is it safe? I know you can get stuff to put in the water but the nearest proper pet shop is 2 hours away and I've just bouhgt new bottles today and want to keep them fresh untill my next trip to Mackay.
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Post by kim1 on Nov 6, 2004 14:44:33 GMT 10
By the way how come when you type in the word tea spoon it comes up as teasthingy?
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Post by hillcresttiels on Nov 6, 2004 14:55:52 GMT 10
Gday Kim with the weather you get in the Whitsundays i personally wouldn't use bottles however if you cannot use water dishes try using Aviclens for an over the counter product or for a more natural touch Apple Cider is ok, I have heard of milton but unsure of the effect cheers Frank
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Post by josiedownunda on Nov 6, 2004 15:21:34 GMT 10
Milton is safe in babies bottles and they can be used without rinsing after soaking in milton! I have never used it in drinking water for birds but have sterilised their bowls and handfeeding stuff in it.
Seeing you have just bought a new set of bottles what about using one set for a few days then swap and use the other set...leaving the others to dry out totally! The green is usually caused from water stagnating isn't it? You could possibly try changing it more often.......not saying you are leaving them with dirty water mind you...please don't take that the wrong way! My outdoor aviaries get the water changed once a day and even after 24 hours you can sometimes feel a slime starting to develop.
Jo-Anne
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Post by kim1 on Nov 6, 2004 19:20:26 GMT 10
unfortunately when I brought the bottles I only got one for each aviary ( THEY ARE $24 EACH) so I can't swap them each day, I would like to leave them go for 3 days before I need to change the water and I know the water will be ok for that long as my guinea pigs have water bottles that I only change once each week but for some reason their bottles seem to take alot longer to begin to grow algae( BUT THEIR CAGES ARE IN OUR GARRAGE AND THE AVIARIES ARE OUTSIDE SUSPENDED AVIARIES SO THE BIRDS GET MORE LIGHT ON THEIR WATER SO THAT MAY BE WHY) I will give the cider vinegar a go this week as it seems more natural and I can get some avicleans next time I go to Mackay. Thanks guys Kim
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Post by AussieBirds on Nov 6, 2004 20:23:13 GMT 10
The green algee is caused by sunlight , and i would think you get plenty of that in where you are, you could try covering the bottles so they are shaded or add a little apple cider to each bottle. I wouldn't have a clue why the word tea sthingy is playing up ;D sorry i can't help you there.
John
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Post by Smiley on Nov 6, 2004 20:36:07 GMT 10
I use apple cider vinegar for mine..and I have bottles for them as well..Mine are two litres bottles.......I use about 5 mils in them...It all so help the birds avoid sour crop as well..
Natalie
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Post by parrotpotential on Nov 7, 2004 21:10:13 GMT 10
My pick would be the Apple Cider Vinegar or aviclens/multiclens.
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Post by kim on Nov 18, 2004 17:52:25 GMT 10
Hi
I've heard heaps about miltons & apparently alot of people use it for all sorts of things including cleaning baby bottles. It is an extremely strong type of bleach. Very powerful stuff so i'd be pretty careful with it. I would look for something safer to use.
kim
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