Try mixing it just enough each day to keep the bottom water below 70F or better yet 68F. Be aware that may not provide enough dissolved oxygen to keep the trout alive. Trout not only require lower temps but they also need relatively high dissolved oxygen where they are living. Minimum DO listed in the literature for trout is 5ppm (mg/L). For most other freshwater fish species the minimum DO is closer to 3mg/L.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/30/12 09:10 PM.

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