Bluegill gilling like crazy

[boojumsnark25]

You need to cut the heater down to about 60 degrees.

Don't run a heater. Pond temp 6 months out of the year is high 70's. Trying to mimic the environment as close as possible. I understand that this would increase DO, but it's not possible. In the winter, tank drops to about 65.

 

[jpappy789]

Well stocking aside Ice also has a great point about the temp. Bluegills are intolerant of low oxygen levels and water at 70 degrees will hold less O2 than water at 60 degrees.

 

[jpappy789]

Don't run a heater. Pond temp 6 months out of the year is high 70's. Trying to mimic the environment as close as possible. I understand that this would increase DO, but it's not possible. In the winter, tank drops to about 65.

I thought they were in a 125 gal. tank?

 

[H3D]

Is this a tank or a pond?

 

[boojumsnark25]

The pond I caught them from.....

 

[boojumsnark25]

Well stocking aside Ice also has a great point about the temp. Bluegills are intolerant of low oxygen levels and water at 70 degrees will hold less O2 than water at 60 degrees.

Yes, I've already acknowledged that, I don't use a heater, no way of dropping the temp.

 

[H3D]

You can't compare a pond to a tank. The environment is completely different. Can they handle the 70 degree temperature....yes. But it reduces the amount of available O2 in the aquarium. That temperature also incites breeding behavior which could lead to aggression problems with so many fish in such as small space.

 

[IceH2O]

You have any pics of the tank? I can't imagine its to heavily planted enough to bother using CO2.I'd think the BGs would just tear the plants up. Whats the watts per gallon on the tank?

 

[H3D]

You should definitely run an air pump/stone for the time being, but as the fish grow this problem is probably going to get worse.

 

[boojumsnark25]

You should definitely run an air pump/stone for the time being, but as the fish grow this problem is probably going to get worse.

OK guys. I don't want to offend anyone with this. I don't want to sound mean. But for the love of Pete, all I wanted to know in my initial post was if:

1. An airstone run overnight would help the morning oxygen levels
2. If that would lessen the efficiency of the CO2 reactor while the airstone is on

You aren't goign to change my mind on temperature or stocking, and I'm not going to chagne yours. And since I can't lower the temperature of the tank, that's a moot point.