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Post by jon on Jun 14, 2013 18:34:36 GMT -5
I found this on the grayline site and was wondering if anyone had tried it:
"Hydrogen Peroxide
During extreme heat or when over population of your tank or live well occurs, add 1 ounce of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide per 3 gallons of water (i.e. a 15 gallon tank requires 5 ounces of solution). This additive is effective due to H2O2 molecular compound that makes up Hydrogen Peroxide.
When mixed with water (H2O), the H2O2 compound breaks down to into water (H2O) and oxygen (O) molecules. This higher concentration of oxygen is ideal for keeping fish alive in extreme heat and over populated tanks."
Jon
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Post by striperseeker on Jun 14, 2013 19:11:34 GMT -5
Now that is a clever solution.
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Post by FishON on Jun 15, 2013 13:22:47 GMT -5
I have and it does seem to help some... But, I no longer bother with it as I don't think it makes a big difference .
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Post by ray on Jun 15, 2013 20:08:22 GMT -5
I've tried it with limited success. Summer tournies are hard on fish, pumpin 80 + degree water in your live well the fish won't last long. I've tried the blue stuff and a lot of other products but when the water is really warm they don't do that great for me. I have had my best success using ice blocks, I use a ceriel bowl and freeze them full of water, In a 20 gallon tank drop 3-4 of them in when you fill it up and add another about every half hour. I had a 6 1/2 lb L.M. belly up in my well, dropped in 3-4 blocks and she lived to be released. A lot of folks say it throws them in shock but myself I firmly believe if you keep that water cooler and run the ariator full time they'll make it to be caught again. Often thought about trying to invent a refrigeration unit for livewells. Hadn't came up with it yet.
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Post by hotdog on Jun 16, 2013 19:00:57 GMT -5
I've thought about the same thing. I've always wondered if an old camper refrigerater, you know the one that runs on propane (I still don't understand how a propane pilot light can cool a small fridge) and adapt it to cool your bait tank. I guess it's just as easy to pump cool water from below the surface, heck there's plenty of it there, that's for sure.
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Post by striperjohn on Jun 17, 2013 6:12:54 GMT -5
In South Carolina where they can sale shad, they keep them in huge tanks, I've seen some as big as 1000 gallons. Most are setting inside sheds. One of the places I used to launch out of and sometimes guided for Atkins Landing, had a unique way of keeping the water cool. They had and old refrigerator sitting outside in the shed, they pumped water into that refrigerator and then pumped it back out into the tank. They seemed to only run it during the day if I recall, but Flippo (who ran the place) said it kept the water temps down 10-12 degrees during the heat of July and August. I do not remember how they kept the refrigerator sealed to retain the water but it worked. I know they had like two inch lines going into the bottom and out the top of it back into the tank.
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Post by mwardncsu on Jun 17, 2013 7:39:34 GMT -5
Striperjohn - they probably had a large coil in the refridgerator and as the water made its way through the coil it would release heat and cool the water down. Basically like the coil in an AC or heat-pump. The key is using a coil with a good thermal transfer property - PVC / plastic / vinyl does not work as well - copper or metals would work better as long as they can stand the salt in the water and not leach bad stuff into your bait tank water. And you'd want a slow flow to get as much dwell time as possible....
Here is a trick I've heard of for on the boat..... we don't think about it much, but when you have a venturi or other air intake on your pump, it is pulling ambient air and putting that into the water - in the peak of the summer that air is 85, 90, whatever. Over the hours that is going to warm up your tank. Try extending the air hose off your tank and drop it and coil it a bit down in a cooler of ice, leaving the end of the air hose exposed in the cooler (not under the ice or water). Mostly shut the lid, but let there be room for air to get in the cooler - as your tank pulls in air it will now be pulling in much cooler air and injecting that cooler air into the tank, keeping your tank temps cooler over the day. You don't need a very large cooler for this.... one of those 6-pack coolers should work as long as it will hold ice well....
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Post by striperjohn on Jun 20, 2013 15:38:32 GMT -5
Yeah im sure they rigged it someway via a coil. I have used that cooler idea on air intake but you cant tell if it works or not.
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Post by BentRod on Jun 20, 2013 16:01:22 GMT -5
Keep it simple is what I say. Salt, cold water, clean filter.
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Post by HokieChad on Jun 20, 2013 23:35:41 GMT -5
don't forget purified ice
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