Tiger Tank Oxygen Systems – pressurized O2 systems for new 2017 boats

[DarrenRoberts]

You would think someone that talked like this could add and measure also!

[clownshoes]

100% 02 is 100% o2- In my chemical engineering days thatll woulda gotten youu an “F-” when comparing an oxygenator vs an oxygen tank.The survival of these fish is most heavily based on ppm of dissolved o2 in the water. 100% o2 at flow rates that lead to 6ppm is worthless. 100% o2 that leads to 15ppm is awesome.Oxygenators that dont utilize compressed pure o2 arent starting with pure o2- they are taking air which is 21% o2, pushing it through a rock to make the bubbles of air(21%02) small enough that one might hope that the o2 would be dissolved into the water as the bubbles rise. Most studies say the bubbles rise too fast to do much and most of the o2 increases are from the bubbles actually stirring the water and the atmospheric 02 is more readily dissolved in a turbulent surface. Stones can impact a weigh in bag but not a livewell substantially based on my review of available literature. Heck if oxygenators worked then every fishery truck in America would preferentially use them.Oxygen tanks take 100% o2, generate similar microbubbles, and have substantially higher rates of abosorption. TPWD has definitively studied this topic in bass boat livwells.Oxygenator aint gonna reliably take 25 gallons of water and realiably push/keep the 02 ppm above 7ppm which is the TPWD critical level. Oxygen tank will everytime as BCB has identified a system with a high enough flow rate to positively impact their large livewells.Simply no way to consider these two technologies equivalent. As for Phil….Man if I could dream about Ninfas fajitas all day, hang out in the AC, fish Toledo or Rayburn every weekend, and occasionally spout off about some styrene that I wouldnt even give my buddy Ward a pint of to dilute some gelcoat with……..Id be ownin all the b!tch#$ on this board too!.Last edited by clownshoes on August 31st, 2016, 3:26 am, edited 2 times in total.C.O.D. Jr. III

[High Cotton]

DarrenRoberts wrote:You would think someone that talked like this could add and measure also!

[PhilAddison]

High Cotton wrote:DarrenRoberts wrote:You would think someone that talked like this could add and measure also!I can add and measure. Just cant see and hear. Hey Bug………… you know what comes next!!!

[High Cotton]

What

[PhilAddison]

You need to stop before you get me in trouble!

[High Cotton]

Lol. Im going to bed. Work tomorrow. Cant sleep at my desk like you As far as the thread that oxygen tank is cool as the other side of the pillow

[Bass Cat Boats]

All I kept thinking when I saw it was “Dammit Boys theres a place to hang a NOS Bottle!” Admit it Phil, it crossed your mind?!

[Bass Cat Boats]

Reminds us of an old friend we knew as nitro Mikey in the late 1980s. Popped his old 235 Johnson more times with that red button switch than we can recall. He got to where he just rebuilt it in the winter, in his garage by himself. Because he had a spare and usually needed it every year. BCB

[Bass Cat Boats]

Bass Cat Boats wrote:Sure there are cautions with any product, whether that is your boat, hydrogen gas from battery charging, gasolines fumes and overspill from filling or many other aspects. Oxygen definitely has presented a new set of challenges, though the regulator is not a medical rebadge,it is a custom built art for this purpose. The minting is with SS clamping and a removable quick disconnect clamp made to 4×4 offload fire extinguisher use. The hoses are thru wall bulk head SS fittings and compression releases. The air stone is a medium to small soap stone which regulates flow into the water. There is nothing onthe web site yet as the web site is under revision and a new one is on the way. Even then we doubt we dedicate a page to the Tiger Tank just yet. Just wondering… when a new 2017 BC boat is ordered with the new “Tiger Tank Oxygen System,” how much is the additional cost compared to the 2017 BCB with top-of-the-line standard aerated livewell with all the bells, buzzers and water pumps? Tournament bass fishermen are always very concerned about any additional cost for everything, especially OEM add-on equipment on new bass boats when we are personally paying for that boat. If the Tiger Tank Oxygen System cost more than the regular aerated livewell, that can be a major sale problem regardless of how great pure oxygen is for the summer catch or conservation. Like free livewell chemicals provided at tournaments are better than paying $20 for a bottle of the same chemicals, you know us bass fishermen and our fishing budgets, most of us are really tight.So how much additional money are we actually talking about for the BCB oxygen injection livewell system on a 2017 boat? Major innovative trends in bass boat livewell development (introducing livewell oxygen injection systems). This livewell addition is an OEM FIRST for all sport fishing boats… Livewell oxygen injection systems that administer pure 100% gaseous oxygen are definitely a hallmark break form the old fashioned mechanical aeration system in bass boats that have been promoted by boat manufacturers and so popular for the last 45 years or so.Although livewell oxygen injection systems have been commercially available for sport fishermen boat livewells as an after-market product for boat livewells and bait tanks over 20 years, this is a major OEM innovation for all bass boat manufacturers. When this innovation is coming out on BCB 2017 models, I would think that there would be great fan-fare and hoop-la on the net and in print by now, September 1, 2016. I would think a dedicated web page explaining the “Tiger Tank Oxygen System” in detail with numerous images on the BCB web site would be available months before dealers get the boats in 2017. I’m anxious to see it and better understand how to use it and especially safety issues addressing the use of pure 100% oxygen gas on boats and the high pressure oxygen equipment. Like the detailed livewell instructions. i.e. how to use the livewell timers, alarms and multi water pumps on the stock livewell systems that come with all brands of new bass boats.

[Bass Cat Boats]

Costs we always refer to the dealership and if your interested in a Tiger Tank, then they can help you. We dont think there will be a dedicated web page on the tank. Its pretty simple, we buy a high grade custom made one setting regulator that is labeled for Bass Cat Boats, then we install a hose assembly with stainless steel fittings, into s soap stone to regulate the oxygen release. The regulator has a valve, and the tank is mounted with stainless steel clamps to a fire extinguisher off road bracket that has one button to pull for a release. To fill you remove the regulator with that nut, then remove the bottle from the quick release and your out of the compartment. The soap stone is a smaller variation of a stone that many conservation agencies use for transporting fish. Locating that close to the recirculator will probably help mortality and oxygen dispersion with flow also. We have long wanted to do this and its certainly an extra step in conserving our catch. We dont think it is overly innovative as its been done on release boats for decades and in those delivery trucks. It is just the first time we know of a boat company taking this step forwards. Though we are used to being first at many things. The system is so simple, and filling is done by obtaining a loop that connects to a welding oxygen tank and the pressure simply equalizes. We also have a target of what our intent is on the project and that we hope to announce in several months. Time has to plow through some on that one as we are not ready yet. Of course we could get into CO2 tanks and the hazards we and our children are placing ourselves in front of when we play paint ball with those compressed air tanks. They dont have a fire hazard, though they are filled on the spot from large CO2 canisters, often at those paintball shacks and play yards across America. There are however less kids are playing PB today than 10 years ago as the fad has faded. All a matter of perspective!BCB Last edited by Bass Cat Boats on September 1st, 2016, 6:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Bigmike]

Will the refill loop be available through parts & can the system be purchased as an add-on for older models??

[Author]

Posts