Question about hobie bait tank.

[YakDout]

I have a 10 amp hour battery, been through 2 now and they don't last as long as I need them for. How long can you go with those macs in your tank without new oxygenated water?

[bus kid]

if your going to spend that much time on the water on a regular basis, then perhaps you should consider a lifepo4 battery. there are a few guys here using them perhaps they can provide some insight. I had a timer on my tank 6 volt 10 amp hr battery and could get 10 hours never stayed on the water longer then that with the tank needing to run.

[TJones]

Larger baits need more air supply . Have you hooked up a meter to check voltage on battery ? If it is new or in great shape it should be around 6.5 vlts. 6.3 vlts is in good shape and so on . I would think anything under 6 vlts? Would be going out or bad .I picked up a meter from harbor freight for dirt cheap. A good battery should power you for more than 6 hours . The flow will slow down , but still be more than adequate for a handful of macs . Two batteries should easily carry you through the day . Even a 10 and 7 combined . Two 7's might do it . It might be time for you to invest . Check frys , they might have something reasonable . I purchased some 7 Amp models way back . I would try to stick with tens though.

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by TJones

Larger baits need more air supply . Have you hooked up a meter to check voltage on battery ? If it is new or in great shape it should be around 6.5 vlts. 6.3 vlts is in good shape and so on . I would think anything under 6 vlts? Would be going out or bad .I picked up a meter from harbor freight for dirt cheap. A good battery should power you for more than 6 hours . The flow will slow down , but still be more than adequate for a handful of macs . Two batteries should easily carry you through the day . Even a 10 and 7 combined . Two 7's might do it . It might be time for you to invest . Check frys , they might have something reasonable . I purchased some 7 Amp models way back . I would try to stick with tens though.

Thanks for input. Yes I have a multimeter and my battery when full charged holds over 6 volts. I will probably be getting another one soon for backup. Is there a place to buy the plug for the wiring harness? I'm thinking I may build some sort of mount for a second battery on my hobie tank and run a switch, when one battery dies I can flip on the new one.

[TJones]

I would say within 20 minutes the macs will start slowing down . Probably they start loosing brain cells after 30 minutes . Water level and how many macs inside tank will give different results . I bought a longer insert pipe , so my water level is to the Top of tank .