Re: Re: NANFA-- Collecting vacation

ichthos_at_charm.net
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:57:30 -0400 (EDT)

> Battery air pumps are nice, but I can see Mark's point
> about running warm air through a container that you are
> trying to keep cool.

I run air pumps on long journeys, but keep the water cool by floating tied fish bags of ice in the cooler. The cooler water helps calm the fish and reduce respiration.

Also throw in a few pinches of sea salt to help kill parasites.

Chris Scharpf
Baltimore
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