live bait aerators

[jeff f]

woo hoo minnomisers are back in production and being imported into australia again

these things are the best portable aeration system ever made they run on 6 or 12 volts

they dont blow bubbles they suck up the water and chill it and spray it out so fine you cant see it

they are really well made i had my last one for 10 years

i have kept a dozen herring alive in a 20 liter bucket

for 16 hours with out a water change

highly recomended

http://www.motackle.com.au/index.cfm?pr=catalogue&category_id=425

[Feral]

Look sinteresting, how do they get their power? cable to a battery or power source or on board batteries?

[Smiderman]

jeff how does it cool the water... evaporative process?

[ellicat]

Feral wrote:

Look sinteresting, how do they get their power? cable to a battery or power source or on board batteries?

6V DC. It has a cable, so I'm imagining connect up to the boat's battery via a thingo (technical talk) to reduce the voltage..

[jeff f]

cable and alligator clips straight to dolphin battery for 6v operation and a little voltage reduction dohickey that clips inlinew for 12 v

i think the cooling action is caused by the high speed rotation of the spray unit

[Feral]

Might have to think about this, as I've been gunna do a livie tank with bilge setup for two years ans still haven't dont it, this is probably more realistic !

[jeff f]

Feral wrote:

Might have to think about this, as I've been gunna do a livie tank with bilge setup for two years ans still haven't dont it, this is probably more realistic !

and a damn sight more portable

[gonefishin]

well mate heres my opinion, i bought one of those cheap aerators from bcf and they are crap for live bait- the bubbles it produces are to big to dissipate into the water therefore they float to the top and create a bubble layer and my live bait died in about 1/2 hour, so i bought one of those 'keep alive air infusors' and a large clear tub and works perfect and they wont die except for starvation

[dunney]

centrifugal force would cool the water by the looks of the pump...

works the same as our air con gear.

water is flung off the tip of the blades and is cooled in the process

[werewolf]

$90 big ones ouch. LOL the cheapy $11 one to the right is what I use sharking. I change the water every now and then and bait stays alive for the session.

I'll keep the you-beaut one in mind for birthday time though:)

[bootyinblue]

Looks like an interesting contraption. Hope it gives the desired result for $90.

I use one of those bilge pump areators but made my own spray bar from electrical conduit. It pumps vertically to the top of my esky and then across a horizontal tube secured to top of esky wit small holes drilled in it. Sprays water jets down into the pool and keeps fish going all day without changing water.

[dunney]

bootyinblue wrote:

Looks like an interesting contraption. Hope it gives the desired result for $90.

I use one of those bilge pump areators but made my own spray bar from electrical conduit. It pumps vertically to the top of my esky and then across a horizontal tube secured to top of esky wit small holes drilled in it. Sprays water jets down into the pool and keeps fish going all day without changing water.

me too mate...worked out to be about $50 all up..i used the quik-flow fittings however so mine was more expensive than just normal hose clamps style stuff

[wolfr]

gonefishin wrote:

well mate heres my opinion, i bought one of those cheap aerators from bcf and they are crap for live bait- the bubbles it produces are to big to dissipate into the water therefore they float to the top and create a bubble layer and my live bait died in about 1/2 hour, so i bought one of those 'keep alive air infusors' and a large clear tub and works perfect and they wont die except for starvation

Thanks for the info, I was contemplating buying one of the BCF cheapo's.