Is your tank doing good now Charlie? Hope this shed some light on what was happening to us in the past with the tanks.
Thanks JW, once again you take on a project and see it through with lots of study and research then share the info.
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Charlie Weaver USN/ENC 1965-1979
Is your tank doing good now Charlie? Hope this shed some light on what was happening to us in the past with the tanks.
Wow!!! Very detailed and informative information. I can tell that you really did your homework. Thanks for sharing.
Great info. I've been dumping leftover minnows into an above-ground swimming pool full of rain water & they have somehow managed to live in it for a long time so far.
hahah i hear ya on the thrifty part...we most of us could eat tuna sushi for cheaper than what a crappie filet costs...or in my case eat filet mignon instead of nasty old duck breasts. appreciate the info for sure, i've actually bought a little aquarium bubbler and keep some 5 gallon buckets going to keep my leftovers alive. pretty sure you were the one who told me to let my faucet water set for a few days to dechlorinate so you've been a help in my limited minnow farming lol and i appreciate it. do you temp regulate the water in the tank or does your shop air temp take care of that...ive been able to keep minnows in my buckets alive for a couple weeks until my garage gets hot and i get tired of dropping frozen water bottles in them. my wife won't let me keep 5 gallon buckets of minnows in our bathroom for some reason. i like the idea of the water sounds in the shop...get ya one of those eno hammocks and lights out
Lmbo shifty, yea my wife won't go for minnow in bucket in the house either.
You are correct after about 24-48 hours the chlorine is gone from the water evaporated. Cheap way to declonate water. Food for thought brother keep them in a big cooler and the water instead of buckets. I don't do anything for temp regulation as its all air temp. However you can add a spray bar and cool the water a bunch. Use the spray bar in pools and be surprised how much it will cool the water. I don't mess with the cold bottles . But i did do that when using a large 100qt Ice chest. Worked pretty good but still need to do water change outs to keep ammonia down.
The way i looked at it was spend a little more money on a pump and set up than doing water changes. It sure is nice to turn and burn when you want to fish and not have to wait on bait if you wanted some.
Frequent water changes is keep if no filtration is used.
Remember that even if you buy a small filter system it has to be seasoned.
Nothing better when weather is right sitting in shop enjoying the time pass listening to the water churn lol
Do you think you could keep crappie in it? Maybe someone could give me a few live ones then I could catch some...just a thought.
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Do you think you could keep crappie in it? Maybe someone could give me a few live ones then I could catch some...just a thought.
Hahah seriously though this is good info. I'd love to try it some time.