Brian
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Post by Brian on Apr 30, 2014 17:00:49 GMT -5
Do they make an EZ-flow bigger than 30 gallon? All I can find about them is a Craigslist ad.
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Post by Pete D. on Apr 30, 2014 17:57:56 GMT -5
At this time the largest is 30 gallons. I'm sure they will consider making larger tanks in the future. Call Tony at Perth Marine if you want info on them. Tell him Pete sent ya www.perthmarine.com/ 704-528-0500
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Post by Pete D. on May 5, 2014 15:49:42 GMT -5
Mike, any input from nathan or chris on the EZ flows? Just wondering how they like the actual materials and how well the tanks work.
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Post by BentRod on May 5, 2014 16:17:09 GMT -5
I saw this in action this past weekend and it's a good tank. The only complaint that I think Nathan has so far is that the lid doesn't have as good of support in the center as the Super II lid does if you were using it as a seat. I'd be interested to see it in action in hot weather to see how good the insulation is, but the tank itself looks and appears to work great. Its really not much different than a Ron Vest. There is a seal on the lid..almost like what you'd use to weatherproof a door. It should work ok. I'd buy one if I needed a tank and I couldn't get a Ron vest.
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Post by Pete D. on May 5, 2014 21:01:40 GMT -5
Cool thanks man. Glad to hear that. I agree about summer hear. Hopefully he used good insulation.
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Post by Gator on May 6, 2014 7:56:14 GMT -5
I was on the list at Captains Quarters for a SBT II and it's not looking like they are going to get them. Was told that they were looking at the EZ Flow tanks. If so, I will be getting one of them. Sounds like a good tank from the discussion on here.
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Post by Pete D. on May 6, 2014 8:07:25 GMT -5
I was on the list at Captains Quarters for a SBT II and it's not looking like they are going to get them. Was told that they were looking at the EZ Flow tanks. If so, I will be getting one of them. Sounds like a good tank from the discussion on here. Yea Gator, I talked to Dewayne's dad last week and he told me the exact same thing. Once he said he was possibly going with EZ flow I called Tony at Perth Marine and put a deposit on one. I think he has a 30 gallon in stock right now, but not sure. I'm going to pick up my 25gal this Friday.
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Post by Pete D. on May 9, 2014 22:35:19 GMT -5
Picked up my tank today. 9 hour round trip. Ouch! Anyways, it's really nice, built well, super tough and heavy duty. Tony from Perth marine told me that the tanks were rated at total capacity, rather than bait side capacity. He said the 25 held 22 or so on the bait side, and 2-3 gallons on the filter side. I measured the diameter of the inside of the tank, and the height of the fill line and did some math to find that this tank is only 16-17 gallons on the bait side. The fill line is a rediculous 6" below the top of the tank. But, I figured out a really simple fix to add some capacity to the bait side. What do you guys think? Here you can see how much air there is above the water line. Here's where I got the water level to: All I did was add a length of 1" PVC to the top of the filter pipe. This makes the water level on the bait side get higher. Each 1" higher in this tank is one full gallon. I brought it up from 16.5" to 20" and there is still 2-3" of air space under the top.
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Post by Pete D. on May 9, 2014 22:44:41 GMT -5
All in all this works very well, and I brought the total capacity of the BAIT side up to 20 gallons. The entire well holds between 25-30 gallons depending on how much water you keep in the filter side. Here is a question. Do you pick how much bait to put in the well by how large the bait side of the tank is, or by how many total gallons the well holds?
Next, I did a temperature test for you guys that were curious. These tanks use thick plastic, with a dead air space as the insulation element. This had me a little bit concerned. So, since it hit 87 degrees today, I filled the tank up and ran it. The outside temp went from 85-87 in a three hour span. The tank sat on the ground in the sun for three hours. When I put the well water in it read 58 degrees. When I checked the temp three hours later it read 59 degrees. So my first temperature test went well.
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I talked to the manufacturer of the tank and I was misinformed. He told me that there is 3/4" high quality foam insulation and about 1/4-1/2" dead air space to insulate the tank. The dealer told me it was just air in there but it is also insulated. The guy who makes these does it as side work and is a real stand-up guy. Cool dude to chat with!
Also, as I said earlier, Dewayne from CQ, according to the manufacturer, is ordering 10 of these tanks in the 30 gallon size, so if you are waiting for a Vest to pop up at CQ, more than likely these are what they will be.
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Post by Gator on May 10, 2014 5:59:04 GMT -5
Good stuff Sutor. Thanks for the info.
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Post by BentRod on May 10, 2014 6:35:31 GMT -5
Nice.
Not sure you're gonna want the water that full though...once you add bait, if it's not overflowing, it will be shortly after when your filter stack starts to accumulate waste and slows down. It may work though..I can't tell how close it is to the lip exactly.
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Post by archenemy on May 10, 2014 7:28:32 GMT -5
Nice looking tank Pete ! Next time you fill it up with blue backs at Anna give me a shout Sent from my XT1080 using proboards
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Post by Pete D. on May 10, 2014 8:59:12 GMT -5
Tyler, what I did is cut a few different lengths of PVC so I can choose exactly how high I want the water level.
Thanks Charlie. I liked your SBT so much that I had to stick with this type of tank. I am heading up there this coming Friday but will likely only fish the morning. Let me know what you think.
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Post by Pete D. on May 10, 2014 9:09:22 GMT -5
One other thing fellas. I was doing some research and figured out thatyou can hold more bait per gallon with these tanks simply because the ACTUAL amount of water in the tank is much more than the amount of SPACE available to the bait fish. This means overall oxygenation will be higher in the tank in general.
Here's the big question: Do you pick how much bait to put in the well by how large the bait side of the tank is, or by how many total gallons the well holds?
So a Grayline tank has total tank capacity available to the bait. Meaning a 25 gallon tank has actual 25 gallons of space for the fish to swim around in. They brag about this, but really I don't think you could fit much more bait, if any into a tank like that vs. a tank like this where some of the available space is taken up by filter side.(Leaving the difference in the filter capabilities aside.) I will do some real world research when I can, but for now just hunting for you guys experiences and theories.
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Post by BentRod on May 10, 2014 9:49:09 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about it. None if it is an actual science. I've run 60-70 moneymakers in my 35gal without trouble and I've been overloaded with 30 mongos in the same tank. I had 24 shad and 50 6" ales in my 35gal tank last weekend. Experiment, you'll figure out what she'll hold. If you're using bluebacks, you can probably still hold more than you can go through in a day. 60-80 would be my guess.
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