Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Yikes my D.O. level is dropping fast!

TJ,

Are you coming to the convention in September? Lusk tells me it will be the mother of all conventions when it comes to hands on stuff like water quality testing etc. Heck I'm even going to set up an RAS there. And I here there will be onsite electroshocking and interpretation of data, aging scales etc.

As far as what to tell your wife? I'd tell her if your fish die you will be very very hard to live with. A meter will keep you on top of things to keep them from dying!

When I thought I had killed my fish in one of the ponds my wife told me later she purposely steered clear of me. I'm not abusive in any way but I sure can get grumpy!

Heyo Cecil - Try the TRUTH? Hmmmm...so simple, so crazy, it just might work! You're right - if she thought I had go through this entire process AGAIN to restock the ponds, she'd probably agree the DO meter is a nice insurance policy.

I am in Lincoln, NE - and the conference is just a stone's throw away - so yes I am planning on being in attendance.

Good deal!

I still say you could get by with one of the manual test kits. They are a lot cheaper and actually kind of fun. Once you get experience with them you can already tell how much dissolved oxygen just by the color after adding only the first two or three reagents.

teehjaeh57 - I'm using the YSI DO200 with 30' cable. My ponds are about 25' deep so I had to go with the longer probe.

I am not a pro by any means but felt it was a reasonable investment. I bought it a couple years ago.

It is a "Bill Dance" edition of the DO200. It is yellow and came with a video of Bill Dance and his narrative on using the D.O. meter to find fish. For what ever reason it was a bit cheaper than the regular DO200. I think I paid in the range of $350-375 for it. It works perfect for my purposes.

Chuck

All;

Cecil and Bill are giving me very fiscally wise advice - stick with the kits for the amount of use I'll be demanding. However, I have this childlike penchant for things run by batteries...and the YSI CO 200 I priced was around $225.00.

I will keep everyone in the loop as to what I end up doing. Thanks again for weighing in.