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Post by genesis273 on May 16, 2020 8:25:58 GMT -5
I have a metal water tank in my shop (approximately 160 gallon) that I used as a rinse tank. I have a 1/2 hp sump pump I placed on it to run 12 1/2" shower heads. I built an outlet too so the excess water can run out to prevent over pressure on the sump pump.
My question is, will this set up be too powerful if I were to convert it to a live well? I
My thought was I'd place a grate near the sump pump to prevent the fish from getting too close to it. I'd also clean the tank really well before using it.
Thanks.
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Post by featherduster on May 16, 2020 8:30:09 GMT -5
How big is your boat?
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Post by genesis273 on May 16, 2020 8:31:36 GMT -5
No boat. It would stay in the shop. I would put fish in there over night if I didn't have time to clean them when I got done catching them
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Post by esshup on May 16, 2020 10:59:42 GMT -5
It should work for short term storage. Use well water (chlorinated water will kill the fish) and you might have to put some defoamer pentairaes.com/proliner-defoamer.html in the tank if you see a lot of foam showing up on the waters surface. I have heard of guys using powdered coffee creamer in a pinch. |
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Post by featherduster on May 16, 2020 13:53:34 GMT -5
Cooler with ice.
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Post by nfalls116 on May 17, 2020 0:04:20 GMT -5
Keep them cool, and oxygen in the water and they would live for quite awhile.
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Post by genesis273 on May 17, 2020 7:39:12 GMT -5
Keep them cool, and oxygen in the water and they would live for quite awhile. That's the plan. But, I was wondering if I would be introducing too much oxygen into the water. It's actually a 170 gallon tank. I obviously wouldn't be filling it full. Probably not even half full. I know a cooler might be the easier route but, I don't have a cooler and was just looking to use something I already have rather than buy anything. |
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Post by esshup on May 17, 2020 12:39:09 GMT -5
You can supersaturate the water when you are using pure O2 but not with ambient air.
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Post by duff on May 21, 2020 17:06:58 GMT -5
I fill up an outdoors sink with city water.
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Post by genesis273 on May 22, 2020 11:47:15 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on May 24, 2020 1:43:45 GMT -5
Should work just fine. Just don't put salt in the water. I had a guy pick up a bunch of Perch and he had a galvanized tank like that. The perch all died before he made it home, Zinc poisoning I think.
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Post by duff on May 24, 2020 6:04:41 GMT -5
You had all that but not a cooler! Impressive.
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Post by genesis273 on May 24, 2020 12:55:47 GMT -5
You had all that but not a cooler! Impressive. I have a couple coolers. Just not very big ones. This material is left of from a rinse I had built to rinse projects off right after I dipped them for the hydrographic process. |
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Post by duff on May 24, 2020 13:01:32 GMT -5
You are well equipped to keep them alive for a week. I would use that to keep bait on hand vs a live well in your garage. Just add a bio active treatment to get rid of the ammonia and do weekly water replacement/cleaning
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Post by esshup on May 24, 2020 22:47:30 GMT -5
FWIW, 50# of Golden Shiners will stay alive in a 190 gal tank for a day using pure O2 but after 2 days they will be piping at the surface. Changed the water and they stopped piping. O2 levels were 10 mg/l, water temp 65°F. They were purged for 3 days before I picked them up.
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