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wallhanger · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject: Aereators

Will one of those 2 D battery aereators keep alive twenty or so piggie perch for 24hours in a five gallon bucket[/i]

Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

I don't think you could be able to keep all 20 or so alive for longer than about 8 hours no matter what time of the year it is. Remember that your going to have a problem with their waste. Five gallons isn't alot of water
maybe if you were to use a double drop aireator and a 72 quart Ice chest.

Mike

wallhanger · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:59 pm Post subject:

Good idea i'll try that. Do you think they would do well placed in a wire basket once I get to the fishing area

Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

Yes they will do fine as long as the water your fishing isn't real cold or real hot. Durning the summer months I can keep croaker alive in a floating basket for clients that wade fish.
Piggies are pretty tuff but you can kill them....remember they do not like fresh water(sweet water) like rain water or water from a tap. It will kill them dead..

Mike

wallhanger · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:14 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mike. I'll get them there on air a place them in a basket

stxoutdoors · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:36 pm Post subject:

I had 24 3-5 inch perch live in a medium size ice chest with a 2-D battery bubble box for a day and a half .. I gave them some dead shrimp to eat but they were not to worried about eating ... this was maybe a month ago ...
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jebsays · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:38 pm Post subject:

Capt. Mike - would it be worth it to try some of the ammonia-removal tablets that they market, to deal with waste?

Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:02 pm Post subject:

This stuff works well guys: http://www.sure-life.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=32&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=55

There's hardly a fish on the planet that's as hard to keep alive as a freaking shad. You must have a tank with no corners, great water flow, filtering, etc.

Even with all of that, it's still darn hard without the Shad Keeper!!! Embarassed

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Gib · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:17 pm Post subject: freebie

Some tips for those 2D Bubble Boxes. Cheap one is all you need.

The main problem with them is the plastic switch goes bad. Cut two wires to switch, tie them together, and use batteries to turn off and on when it stops working. It is generally not the motor.

Put a drop of oil on motor every now and then.

You can get by with 1D battery as well.

Once blue stone clogs, rub on some cement and blow air throughit

Once blue stone ceases to work, spend the $3.00 at Academy and buy what I believe is called glass stone. They come two to a package and are gray in color. They last a very long time and are very durable.

If new batteries, and wires tied together do not work, put oil on motor shaft and manually turn a couple of times.

I have some going on 5 years now.

For whatever it is worth. It has saved me some money and headache.

PATHFINDER22 · Horse Mullet Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 181

Another thing you can check if they stop working is the battery terminal plates...They rust up and you lose your conection. Take some sand paper and an sand the rust off. That seems to be my main problem.