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Post by BentRod on Feb 9, 2014 21:14:17 GMT -5
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Post by Gotcha on Feb 10, 2014 0:19:30 GMT -5
Looks good! The most coverage you can get on the rocks the better! Them some big holes in the top box, but that also depends on how much water you are pumping! If its not spreading the water you may have to try smaller holes! You can also try the filter sheet in the top box, that way you can just pull it out and spray out(maybe two layers)! I think either way I would add that to the top box!
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Post by Gotcha on Feb 10, 2014 0:45:55 GMT -5
I was looking at it wrong!! I was thinking the rocks was in the bottom! And just using the top box to spread the water! If you had it this way all you would have to do is put the Polly sheet or sheet type filter in the top box and spray it out every other day or so! You shouldn't have to touch the rocks but once every 6 months! As they work as an aid to build algae! They shouldn't be used as the main filter source! I don't know what type or even if you actually have a filter on that setup but I know your boat tank has a filter! Need that same concept! The way you have it, it is going to overflow in a week or maybe two and you are going to have to take all the rocks out and clean them and reset it all! Maybe not with the size of holes in the box, but that case means its not filtering like it should! You should have to look after it at least every other day!! And change 1/3 of the water once a week!
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Post by BentRod on Feb 10, 2014 6:43:34 GMT -5
It has polyfil as a top layer.
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Post by Gotcha on Feb 10, 2014 7:11:29 GMT -5
It has polyfil as a top layer. Your post didn't show the polyfil! Just trying to help out |
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Post by BentRod on Feb 10, 2014 8:30:07 GMT -5
Yeah sorry it didn't make the pics.
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Post by CorneliaGale on Feb 10, 2014 12:43:14 GMT -5
Looks like it should work fine, thanks for all the pictures and showing how you did gives everyone ideas they can work with.
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Post by smythley on Feb 10, 2014 14:37:04 GMT -5
That's a cool setup.
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Post by BentRod on Feb 10, 2014 21:27:53 GMT -5
Got a video tonight..
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Post by smythley on Feb 10, 2014 21:51:44 GMT -5
Tyler,
Got a couple questions..
How long could you keep that bait alive?
Summertime, do you have to do any cooling?
If you don't mind me asking, what's your ballpark $ in that setup?
It's a great idea and I'm fighting the temptation to try to build one...
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Post by BentRod on Feb 10, 2014 23:04:27 GMT -5
Well the problem is it usually gets used before I could ever know how long they'd survive in it, but I have kept gizzards for two months before..alewives even longer. I don't use mine in summer much but yes you'd have to cool it some way. No telling how much money I've thrown away screwing with it. As it is now, maybe $250-300.
My advice is to run as far away from it as you can! It'll drive you nuts, but it's fun too. A guy I know has the dam near perfect set up for home bait keeping, but I'm just too poor and not enough room. Hoping the new filter helps me out with it.
Another vid...
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Post by smythley on Feb 13, 2014 10:39:50 GMT -5
I really like the idea and set up... thinking about where in the basement I can put one. Made the mistake of mentioning it to the wife...Her response was not encouraging.
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Post by piper on Feb 13, 2014 12:42:03 GMT -5
Looks sweet dude...good job Now we all just need a parts list  |
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Post by BentRod on Feb 18, 2014 8:52:08 GMT -5
We're 11 days in and everything is going great so far...the water went from slightly stained to clear as gin. When I didn't have a filter, it was tough to see bottom of the tank, now it's clear as glass. Water heated up to 55 with my bulbs through the snowstorm, so we're in good shape there. There's been literally no crap on bottom of tank. The 1200gph pump sucks all the crap up I believe and through the filter, which is awesome bc the tank is square so I was worried about the pickup getting it all.
We've got about 40 in it at the moment with hopefully a maximum capacity of around 80-100
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