So I got a puny little thing, but total cost is only $90.00 bucks.
http://www.aquaprofishfeeders.com/product_pages/fish_feeders/hanging_directional/index.htmlThat's a real nice monster unit.
http://www.texashunter.com/difife.htmlApproximate Output on 10 second feeding:
Game Fish Chow 2.6 lbs or AquaMax 600 1.6 lbs
That can put out some serious food pellets.
feedings * secs * # units * #of days = total secs of output
7*3*2*10=420secs @ 1.6/lbs*10secs = 67.2 lbs is about your ~100 lbs.
Assuming your doing something similar to Aqua max 600. That's nice info, Thanks
>> The feeding slowed down last year in early November and I stopped feeding totally the second week of November.
That's Alabama, just a bit warmer than Northeast Ohio (that's sarcasm). I was surprised by that data point cause Ohio season doesn't end too much before that time. Although my opinion of that is purely based on USGS data points and not actual practice.
When does your feeding season start in the Spring? Mine got going in May this year, and hot and heavy around Memorial day.
What temperature was the water when they started slowing up feeding?
What was it when they stopped?
Did you proactively start lower your feed rates?
What technique did you use for managing this?
I've heard 65-85F is optimum feed temperatures.
Further that at below 65, they slow up and that by 50F they stop.
But I've also heard that at that 65F transition point they actually feed more for that short time frame. In my area, it's a like less than a weeks worth of feeding, but it seems to be an optimum time for them - according to anglers - not Aquafarming or research papers.
In terms of times, I assume that you're going to cut out the 6:30am and 8:30 pm feedings soon as those will be dark. I notice that mine do like that 8:30 feed, I might add a little for them at that time.
Ken
