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Keep Your Catch Alive with Oxygen


Keep Your Catch Alive with Oxygen Keep Your Catch Alive with Oxygen

Fish Oxygen Concentrators for Baitfish, Fishing and More

WHAT: The FishOx unit is a state of the art oxygenation system delivering 90% oxygen to live wells and bait tanks eliminating the need of high pressure oxygen cylinders.

WHY: The FishOx System was developed to reduce mortality rates in fresh and saltwater in baitfish and sport fishing.

APPLICATIONS: Perfect for oxygenation needs including Bass, Inshore, Offshore Boats, Bait Tanks, Bait Transporters, Tournament Holding Tanks and Fish Farms.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: FishOx Systems, Inc., FishOx and FishOx2 are Patent Pending oxygen generation systems. The systems are 12 Volt DC 3 Amp powered and generate oxygen by compressing outside air consisting of 21% oxygen, through a series of components which, separates the oxygen from nitrogen and other minute gases. Aerators and other similar products in use today on or off boats can provide only air, not concentrated oxygen. The FishOx is portable and can be used on or off the boat as well as can be used for holding tanks during tournament weigh-ins. The FishOx2 is a boat mounted panel system used on offshore fishing boats with larger live well capacities. Using the FishOx System allows the sport fisherman to contain at a minimum, double the amount of bait fish and up to four times depending on the size of bait fish and condition of the water.

ABOUT FISHOX SYSTEMS, INC.: FishOx Systems, Inc., was founded with 30 years of experience in the medical oxygen respiratory field and is committed to the conservation of sport fishing. Our products can dramatically enhance and improve the boating industries' on-board aeration and live well technology.

OTHER SERVICES: We can private label or design and manufacture specialty units to meet our customer specifications and applications. We also provide educational seminars on how to get the best use from your FishOx System in your particular application.

OUR MOTTO: To make a difference in doing our part of conserving the future of fish and the future of sport fishing. The conservation of today is the future of tomorrow.

FishOx Systems, Inc.
223 Hickman Drive
Suite 101
Sanford, Fl. 32771
(407) 936-0311; (407) 322-5372 fax
Visit our web site: www. FishOx.com
[email protected]

CONTACT:
Pete Ellis
(407) 936-0311 (day)
(407) 322-5372 (fax)

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Guest | Posted: March 22, 2009

What about this? Health Agencies. This noisy little unit will produce some oxygen too. The dose, volume and concentration of oxygen you may need is NOT adjustable, you have no choice here. The machine is either off or on as long as your battery lasts. Hot gases: PSA generators entrain ambient air at ambient air temperatures. Air temperature can exceed 100 F. in the summer. Inside the unit ambient gas temperature is elevated even higher because the electric motor/air compressor inside the sealed housing runs continuously producing mechanical heat. Because the gas delivered to livewell water is hotter than ambient air temperature, expect your livewell water to be really HOT, always hotter than air temperature. An encased 12 volt electrical air compressor/motor pumps room air through canisters of packed hygroscopic (the tendency of a material to absorb water and having the characteristic of drawing moisture from the atmosphere) Zeolite sieve beads. New and dry Zeolite beads can filter out some nitrogen and deliver near 87% oxygen in limited small volumes only when the unit is brand new. PSA generators deliver various concentrations of mixed gases; they do not deliver pure oxygen. When Zeolite sieve becomes saturated with water vapor, delivery oxygen concentration falls precipitously, sieve beds stop-up, gas flow occludes and maintenance is required. Zeolite canisters must be replaced or the Zeolite must be taken out of the canister and regenerated. The volume and concentration of oxygen delivered to the livewell is limited and cannot be controlled by the fisherman. Molecular filtering efficiency and outlet oxygen concentrations degrade rapidly when used on boats, specifically when used in warm high relative humidity environments. FishO2™ does not come with an air dryer on the inlet side of the air compressor which is a problem when used on the water. Inline air dryers eliminate relative humidity problems and extend the live span of sieve beads hundreds of hours. Air dryers reduce incidents of catastrophic system failure. Factory maintenance is required when FishO2™ is not working properly. Expensive testing and diagnostic equipment is commonplace at the factory. Fishermen do not need expensive oxygen testing equipment to know if there is a problem. The bait or mature tournament fish in the livewell “speak in terms of behavior” to the fisherman. When water quality is great, bait should behave like guppies in your 10 gallon square aquarium. Whenever the dissolved oxygen concentration is insufficient and unsafe, the bait behaves like it’s in an aerated livewell or bait tank at 2 PM in August… red-nosed, sloppy, dying and dead. Watch your bait or tournament gamefish in the livewell. Bait and fish will behave exactly like they did in summer in your aerated livewell: sickly, red-nose, red belly, dying and dead when the generator is not operating correctly and the bait tank occupants are not getting enough oxygen. This PSA generator has a very low outlet pressure which can be problematic when used with huge bubble air stones and small-bore oxygen tubing and will not work at all with small bubble stones. Air stones are ineffective because of insufficient delivery pressure. Be aware of this problem when using any PSA oxygen generator that delivers O2 concentrations less than 100% pure (like 90% oxygen. 10% air/nitrogen). Entraining PSA generated mixed gases through a livewell water pump venturi device will result in nitrogen supersaturation. Nitrogen pressurized (greater than barometric pressures) through a venturi device can cause a very serious fish health problem . If your livewell goal is to improving fish health and survival in your summer livewell water... nitrogen gas supersaturation is the cause of tissue emphysema, gas bubble disease, bends, additional livewell stress must be expected with PSA oxygen generators when the PSA generator gas is delivered into livewell water with water pump/venturi devices. FishO2™ PSA generators have many small delicate moving parts: valves, switches, constant noise, constant heat and constant vibration. The air compressor motor runs continuously, the compressor motor does not cycle on and off. PSA generators have internal switching valves that dump nitrogen and deliver oxygen intermittently to different internal canisters. When working correctly, it may sound like the generator is turning on and off and may give you a false impression of conserving electricity between cycles. Nitrogen is filtered from the air, dumped and returned to the atmosphere; oxygen is conserved in a small internal gas reservoir then pumped to the livewell at very, very low pressures. Giant pore air stones or venturi devises are recommended by the manufacturer because of the low PSA generator outlet pressure and the fisherman inability to adjust the generators gas flow. Just because FishO2™ is a low pressure oxygen system, oxygen (gas) safety is often discounted as menial and not important, or worse, oxygen safety is never mentioned. Oxygen enrichment is oxygen enrichment, there are safety issues that must be considered. Whether the oxygen inside the oxygen tube comes from a PSA generator, compressed gas cylinder or liquid oxygen cylinder, the “Rules of the Oxygen Road” apply. Some sales people recommend entraining PSA generated oxygen into the intake side of a submersible livewell pump located inside the livewell. However, Rule, Inc. At well, Dannco Pumps and other livewell pump manufacturers strongly DO NOT recommend entraining oxygen enriched gas through venturi devices located up stream or directly into their pumps impellers. Their pumps are certified for use in fuel/air environments like boat bilges. Not one of these water pumps manufacturers certify or recommend any of their bilge and livewell pumps for safe use in [pure] oxygen enriched environments. When PSA generators are used in high relative humidity environments, electrical switches, pneumatic valves and clogged sieve beads are problematic and require maintenance, especially when used in high humidity saltwater environments. Expect excessive noise, vibration, additional livewell heat, limited oxygen delivery volumes and concentrations, low gas delivery pressures, low variable gas flows and always the potential for catastrophic internal electrical failure is high. Expect additional livewell problems to worry about. Always ask the salesman about the all the hidden cost of PSA generators including required maintenance, repair and return shipping. This unit must be returned to T-H Marine for all maintenance, repair and adjustments. Before you purchase a PSA oxygen generator find out how much it will cost you to replace or rebuild the air compressor, electrical switch or to replace Zeolite sieve beds. This unit cannot be repaired on the boat. If you open the unit housing your warranty is VOID. Cost $750.00