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Post by Hezz on Sept 28, 2014 7:32:55 GMT
Oops! Do give the apple cider vinegar a go then.
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Post by OP on Sept 28, 2014 12:17:42 GMT
actually this bottle is the new one! I bought it because the previous one started to do the same -_- yesterday night I tried water that I drink (we buy water here, we don't drink from the tab). Let's see if it will turn green. Plus cleaning these green color is tough! even when I added the drop of clore! That's why I thought maybe distilling the tap water might help. The tap water if it left standing in the daylight/sunlight will most certainly help the algae to flourish.
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 30, 2014 13:17:09 GMT
i use bottled on Bailey (and me), it never goes green..
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Post by stace on Oct 2, 2014 3:24:34 GMT
Thank you. Might be best, if possible, to buy some new water bottles, and start the cleaning routine again from the beginning. Plastic does degenerate with age, as we know. Another thing that will help keep the algae from taking hold in a new bottle is to add a couple of drops of apple cider vinegar to the water. It can actually help the budgies as well, maintaining a slightly acidic ph to their crop. A few of us do it regularly and the birds don't even seem to mind. actually this bottle is the new one! I bought it because the previous one started to do the same -_- yesterday night I tried water that I drink (we buy water here, we don't drink from the tab). Let's see if it will turn green. Plus cleaning these green color is tough! even when I added the drop of clore! It must be the quality of your tap water, for sure. I hadn't thought of that. If you couldn't drink water straight out of the tap in Sydney, people would start a riot.
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