I'm not Bill but that is what I'm doing for my yellow perch and smallmouth bass, although my smallies in the 6 to 10 inch range don't seem to be bothered by temps up into the mid 80's and slightly above. I see then patroling the shoreline looking for fatheads.
I turn on my compressors after dark, and turn them back off in the morning unless temps stay in the 60's for a while. You can use a timer which makes it easier.
I guess it all depends on what happens to your D.O. during the day in the deep water. If D.O. is at least 4 ppm until you crank up the compressor in the evening you should be fine.
One thing you may have going for you during the day is phytoplankton and macrophytes should be producing oxygen for you during the day.
Bill?
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 08/01/10 10:27 PM.
