DIY fish Aerator?

[Buck-N-Rut]

Im in the process of transporting some fish from one private tank to another. Anyone have some DIY aerators? Worth a shot to ask without having to buy something.

[Buck-N-Rut]

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[JeffJ]

How far is the trip?

[Buck-N-Rut]

About 2 hours max!

[LWArchery]

Ice Chest, Bilge pump, 3/4 pvc, and 12v feeder battery

[Dru]

a bag of ice and some "please release me" from BPS would be enough for the 2 hour trip. You can get a bilge pump with alligator clips and hook it up to a battery. put a hose on the output and run it up out of the water and let it shoot back down. Devin may have a DIY shad tank we made back in the day.

[Buck-N-Rut]

I will have to see what I can come up with.

[yanta61]

if you dont have a pump and dont want to buy one. you might look up putting peroxide in the water I’ve never tried it but I’ve heard it adds oxygen to the water.....

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[Bilbo]

Harbor Freight sells cheap bilge pumps. One of those, a power source, and something to hold the water should work just fine.

[Buck-N-Rut]

Harbor freight is awesome isnt it.

[Tubby]

Ice Chest, Bilge pump, 3/4 pvc, and 12v feeder battery

I've built several like this. This is your cheapest, most efficient way. Use a 4" piece of water hose with 2 hose clamps to attach the bilge pump to the PVC pipe. 90* up above the water line, 90* over at least a foot or two (depending how big the tank or cooler is). Cap the end and drill a series of 1/8" holes along one side about 1" apart. Don't glue the end of this pipe with the aeration holes in it to the 90* fitting. You may need to adjust the angle at which the water exits the holes by twisting the pipe.

Simply run the wires out and attach alligator clips on them to clamp on a 12v battery.

KEEP THE WATER COOL!! Monitor the water they're in and match that temp in your cooler/tank.

If you're using tap water to fill your cooler, some fish will die without removing the chlorine. It's best to treat the water with blue water treatment and a pinch of non iodized salt. If that's not an option, use the water they're in now. The only bad thing about that is the water will foam up with the aerator going.

[Bonesplitter]

What kind of fish, what size and how many?

[Fishndude]

What kind of fish, what size and how many?

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[Buck-N-Rut]

What kind of fish, what size and how many?

There will hopefully be 50 bass anywhere from 1-3 pounds. 3lb being biggest we will transport. I have a 150 gallon plastic tank.

[Fishndude]

You definitely need an aerator. There's no faster way to kill a fish (short of shooting it) than smothering them in water void of oxygen. Also, be sure to put some kind of cover partially over the top of your container. Leave a bit of an opening to allow water sloshing etc...but small enough the fish won't jump out.