Oxygenators are popular in bass boat livewells, but…

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[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000]There are problems generating enough pure 100% O2 in the summer. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000]Livewell problems (livewell water quality problems caused by hot summer livewell water) again this summer, dying fish, dying bait again. Stress and anxiety, fish could die, get dead fish penalty and so on.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000]Was interested in these Oxygenators , but rhat passed after reading some very disparaging 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party test results and recommendations published by TPWD. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=2][FONT=Calibri][B]AquaInnovations Oxygenator - How Effective is It[/B] - by Fishery Biologist Randy Myers TPWD, Inland Fisheries Division, San Antonio, TX Publication 2-14-2012 [/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://www.slideshare.net/raminlandfish/the-oxygenator-how-effective-is-it"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2]http://www.slideshare.net/raminlandfish/the-oxygenator-how-effective-is-it[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000]In summer months, it’s best to also run Oxygenators, aerators, water pumps all together at the same time. Oxygenators by themselves did not perform very well (even generating 100% O2) without all this other livewell stuff running too. Looks like thing draining battery power and having to still listen to those water pumps and aerators motors running all day was necessary to try to keep fish and bait alive was necessary.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000]Using ice with Oxygenators to chill livewell water – also discovered that the cooler the livewell water the less time the oxygenator is in the “on cycle” phase = Oxygenators generate no O2 in the “off cycle” phase. Fish in livewell continues to consume oxygen and the Dissolved Oxygen in the livewell water plummets quickly = dead and dying fish in the livewell = dead fish penalties = big livewell problems depending Oxygenators for some fishermen in the summer.

Bass boat Oxygenators don't cost much, have you tried them?
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