Turtle and fish question

"Julie Pascal" wrote in message
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask Will
livestock
water tanks work for fish or turtles, or are the materials
they are made of potentially toxic? I would think that
that livestock water tanks would be made out of innert
material but I wouldn't want to assume that. I do know
that fish are far more sensitive than, say, a cow would
be.

Thanks much for any help.

--Julie

I don't have turtles, just fish (goldfish & minnows). I
started with a metal stock tank but even after several years
the water gets a film on it, and I read somewhere that's
from the tank itself. I dunno if it's true, but I switched
to poly stock tanks and they work great. I have one Toter
110 gallon tank and a Rubbermaid 150 gallon tank. I prefer
the Rubbermaid for its flat bottom. The Toter bottom is
ridged and it can be hard to balance plant pots & letter
crates (for fish security). A lot of people use stock tanks
as ponds.

Here's a nice site to visit, lots of good information:
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/pond.htm

Gail