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Farmer-Rick

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32. Funny, I have no problems with

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:26 PM

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Algae in my animal waterers unless they are exposed to sunlight. I'm no expert but algae's green color is due to photosynthesizing light to survive. I actually make a point of storing my water in dark tanks near the waterers to keep the algae from growing so rapidly. Maybe my algae is different?

So, how does algae build up inside dark pipes? It has no light.

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