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Re: Solar Stock Tank

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:13 am
by matt walker
Your greenhouse doesn't freeze. Do that, somehow.

Re: Solar Stock Tank

PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:50 pm
by mannytheseacow
Yep, that's pretty much the idea.

Thanks, Guy. My intention was to save some others from my learning experience.

Re: Solar Stock Tank

PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:53 am
by hpmer
What if you incorporated a thermosyphon using the tank as the water storage? You'd be heating small fraction of the water and maybe get better results? Dunno, just a thought.

Re: Solar Stock Tank

PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:26 am
by mannytheseacow
Haha, you guys are such engineers, fixing things that aren't broke! And I mean that with the utmost love and respect.

My solution is simply give them a little fresh water that they drink all of. Nothing sitting around to freeze, and no carrying big pails of water to refill a big empty basin. I can imagine some awesome frost free setups but my solution requires no trips to the big box store. :D