I finally started my pond

[bindian]

Okay, official Blue catfish count stands at four survivors.:thumbsup: Luke confirmed that number on two different days. Today I went down to Danbury Fish Farms and picked up 13 Blue and 12 Channel Catfish 6-8 inches long. Well, I do think I was given (in a plastic bag filled with oxygen and in a transport box all taped up all nice and pretty).........................25 Channel Catfish. Yep, I asked the guy that put them in the truck if they were 13 Blue's and 12 Channel and he said, "Yes".

Luke and Terry helped me get them in the pond. Later, Luke ran airhoses out to the pond from the barn and we dropped the homemade:thumbsup: air diffuser tywrapped to a stone laden bucket down to the bottom. I bought a low pressure regulator to cut the air pressure down to about 5 PSI, but the needle now sits on about 0 or 1 psi. I set the pressure by trial and error by watching the bubbles. The 60 gallon tank on the air compressor takes about an hour before the compressor motor kicks on.

As the photos show the bubbles really move the water. I like the last photo best.
hugs, Brandi

 

[weldingisfun]

Good luck with your new cats, Brandi.

 

[jinman]

The pond looks great; no moss no mas.

 

[bindian]

Good luck with your new cats, Brandi.

Thanks Lee. So far they like:licking: their new home.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

The pond looks great; no moss no mas.

Thanks Jim! I saw something green and "chunky" floating last night, but I couldn't find it today. Looked like the green grass stuff you scrap off the bottom of your lawnmower.
hugs, Brandi

 

[TWD]

Good luck with the cats :thumbsup:

 

[hawkeye08]

Is the possibility of oil mist contamination in the air from the compressor going to be a problem?

I don't know what kind of compressor Brandi has, but my latest one is oil less. It uses a vibrating plate, not a piston to compress air. There is no oil anywhere to get in the air.

 

[bindian]

Good luck with the cats :thumbsup:

Thanks TWD.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I don't know what kind of compressor Brandi has, but my latest one is oil less. It uses a vibrating plate, not a piston to compress air. There is no oil anywhere to get in the air.

Hawkeye08,
My compressor is a 60 gallon 240 volt Campbell Hausfeld. It is brand new. Do you think it is putting enough oil in 250 feet of airhose to hurt the fish?
hugs, Brandi

 

[hawkeye08]

Hawkeye08,
My compressor is a 60 gallon 240 volt Campbell Hausfeld. It is brand new. Do you think it is putting enough oil in 250 feet of airhose to hurt the fish?
hugs, Brandi

Does it have motor separate that has a belt driving a pulley on the compressor? I think that may be one that does have pistons and there would be some oil, more as it gets older. I doubt that if it is relatively new that there is a significant amount. You can get oil and water separators that remove the oil and water from the air (folks that paint cars need clean air, any oil or water in their compressed air would ruin the paint job).

I doubt that you need one, but if you see any oil film around the bubbles, it may be some oil in your air....

You just put them on the output of the compressor before it goes to the pond.