Thread: Jim's Bait - Nowata

Bait101- I agree that 2/day is acceptable for loss. What type of antibiotic are you using? The best thing that you are doing is maintaining 60 degs water temps. For every 20 degree increase in water temp the bacterial action/activity doubles. So with 40 deg water temps the bacterial action is low because they are virtually dormant. Now at 60 degs the activity doubles. 80 degs the activity doubles again and the bacteria are close to their most efficient environment and the minnows are in trouble REAL quick.

If you will provide salt and antibiotics year round to your minnows then they AND your holding tanks will be in good condition and have little bacterial problems. If you slack off with treatment then soon enough the bacterial problems will surface. If you are using well water as your water supply then change the water once a week to rid the tank of ammonia and waste.

If you have questions and need help then shoot me a PM.

FYI I have been in the wastewater consulting business for 20 years and deal with bacteria in millions of gallons of wastewater each day.

How do you regulate water temperature?

I have a chiller hooked up to my bait tank .

Originally Posted by bait101

I have a chiller hooked up to my bait tank .

Is this something designed and made for minnow tanks? I'm just curious because someday I want a small tank for personal use here at my home.

Are you able to set the temperature with a thermostat?

I'm going to try and get up to your bait shop soon and pay you a visit. Welcome aboard crappie dot com.:D

Bait,
Thanks for a great chat, and you will be seein alot of me!!! Will be lookin to see how it comes along! And I'm not afraid to help throw alil eblow grease in there also if you ever need help. Just helpin the small town bait shop!

AC

Thnk's AC !!!

They do make regular "BAIT TANK" chillers ,, but they are "OUT OF THIS WORLD" expensive !!! Anywhere from 2-10 grand & above . They also make chillers for aquariums. They run between 3-8 hundred . Some times you can get a good deal on e-bay. I was fortunate enough to have a few of my local businessmen here in town help me design one when my temp got above 90* !!! We used a coil & condenser from a lrg. beverage cooler , hooked it up with a thermostat and the rest is history : ). It maintains a perfect temp with no change . My building does not have central air , just window & portable units . It can get pretty warm in here but my tank stays cool . It's a pretty cool set-up !! Would love to have you drop in sometime and have a look !!

Thank's AC !!! Your ALWAYS welcome : ) : )

Gonna be swingin by later!! I think its one of my fav places in town!!

I am a Nowata member, and had to get there as soon as possible to show my support. I really like the Bait Shop, it is very clean, has a good variety of bait and a great selection of tackle & fishing accessories. I bought all of the boat rod holders he had in stock! I also recommended that he get one certain kind of jig! This store will see a lot of me!