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Ok so I finally spent the money on an Engel Bait Cooler. I hope it was worth it! Anyone have any tips or anything on keeping it clean. How many minnows could I keep in this without overcrowding?Attachment 305188
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My 13qt holds a pound of minnows easy so I’m sure u can get away with quite a few more! Love mine! I just rinse it out and store it with the lid cracked.
I purchased a larger round blubber just in case. Have a 115volt aerator when I'm at home
I do the same. I take the hose off my Engle aerator and hook it up to a fish take pump when I’m at the house in between trips. Just keep the water cold and clean and they will be fine.Quote:
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Thanks for the help. I have a air pump that runs off of 110v. I have city water so I will have to go get some spring water and keep in the garage for water changes.
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You are going to love it. I'm pretty sure you can leave your city water out for 24 hrs or more and it will get out all the chlorine in the water. No need to buy water. I'm sure you can ask, and I'll bet theirs a water expert on here.
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A few mile down the road from my house is a spring where people get water I will go there and fill some jugs to do changes.
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Hey set a plastic barrel or garbage container at runoff point of a building g and use rainwater!!!!!!!!
Of its winter and water is clear use it in car radiators irons for clothes etc.!!!!!!
If barrels clean you can drink it's FABULOUS!!!
I won one of the 13Q coolers a few months ago. I'm looking forward to having time to go use it. The full net will make water changes easy. I have a bottle of ammonia remover for fish tanks that I keep in my old minnow bucket that I am going to move to this new cooler. Its handy if you have to go a few days without changing the water to just add 1-2 drops to help keep them alive longer.
Like Pithon said- leave city water out for a day or two and the chlorine will go away!
I have a 19 and we get a pound to start the trip. Then we get a pound a day and add to what we didn't use the day before. We have easily had 2 pounds in it and kept them alive. We change the water with lake water when we come in and plug the aireator into my 12 volt system at night. I have also learned to keep the lid cracked open at night to let the ammonia out.