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good one jim Be interesting to see what trout will go to with plenty of air

Hi all have been a bit slack lately due to work and other projects.
Every thing is good,temp today in buninyong is 40 and fish tanks 25 trout are good so far, added ice tonight temp back to 21 at 8.30pm i hope the cooler temp tonight will lower fish tank temp even more.
jim.

Today temp 41 in buninyong at 43.30 pm, fish tank 26 at 3pm added more ice temp back to 23 at 7.30pm, looks like a hot to night so see what happens to morrow i dont want poached trout all good at the moment.
jim,

Wow so the ice worked well for you. How much water and how much ice to get that sort of drop?. Well done.

Opps 10 45pm just checked Fish Tank temp 25 will check in the morning might have to become a fish monger. Jim.

Get them out and start eating them Jim.... unless you like poached trout...

Hi Jim

We process about 30 rainbow trout out of the system yesterday after the tank temp got to 27. They started to suffer big time even with heaps of circulation and aeration..They tasted great..In good the Silver Perch now!!
LB

Hi LB just harvested 5 rainbows the rest tomorow temp ok at 25 but today 26 and i think thats the limit but i tried, ice and all that, 200-to 600gms 300-320 mm long not a bad effort from yearlings 150mm in july but i will harvest the rest tomorow.
Jim.

Hi all harvested the rest this morning 2 went 750gms and only lost 1 fish there was a brown mixed up with the rainbows and it was the most active and hardest to catch maybe they are more temp tolerant than rainbows.
jim.

Are you going to try them again next year?

I've got to admit that I'm truely impressed that people have managed to keep their trout for so long this season...

I wonder if they could have done so with passive aeration devices? ....

Yep some more in march.
jim.

If it wasn't for a week above 40 deg C in Melbourne, I reckon we could have kept the Trout alive right through summer.

Enjoy your feed Jim

LB

Hi All
Disaster today Temp 43 and some wind no plastic left on hot house plastic is only 12 months old must be crap from bendigo,original lasted 7 years.went to take some pic,s but batterys flat so tomorrow.BTW the trout are the best i have ever eaten and i have caught a lot from all over.
jim.

Just an update on hothouse roof as of easter monday steel work all nealy finished,one poly sheet fitted to see how well it will bend[trial run] looks good.
Jim.