I would suggest a stress test to determine current compressor capability, but the risk of a gasket failure might be too high. Do we have a backup to put in place quickly?
Just measured a similar compressor system here. Was at 23 cfm peak. but min psi.
Indeed, the compressor might well suffer some sort of mechanical failure. Repairs are prohibitively expensive, and often require a specialist to diagnose each sub-assembly. Complicated, apparently.
Forget temperature and aeration. No, the true killer is obvious: pH shock. The icefish were probably used to neutral levels, around 7 pH. When the dark liquids of this BOS inundated them, they were suddenly thrust into an environment full of phosphoric and carbonic acids, with an estimated pH of between 2.5 and 4.2.
