Is a galvanized trough ok for quarantine? It is in a shady location so temp
fluctuations won't be drastic and it is very large 7' x 3'

I have an indoor 75 gallon but for koi, the more room the better. The
residents seem happy after about a week.

"Don" wrote in message
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Is a galvanized trough ok for quarantine? It is in a shady location
so temp
fluctuations won't be drastic and it is very large 7' x 3'

I have an indoor 75 gallon but for koi, the more room the better. The
residents seem happy after about a week.

I'm not sure but I would be concerned that if you had to treat for
disease or parasites that the copper or high concentration of salt
might react with the zinc.
"Don" wrote in message
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Is a galvanized trough ok for quarantine? It is in a shady location
so temp
fluctuations won't be drastic and it is very large 7' x 3'

I have an indoor 75 gallon but for koi, the more room the better. The
residents seem happy after about a week.

only if your alkalinity is over 7.5 or so. why not get a rubbermaid or such, it is
insulated and will moderate temp fluctuations better. Ingrid

"Don" wrote:

Is a galvanized trough ok for quarantine? It is in a shady location so temp
fluctuations won't be drastic and it is very large 7' x 3'

I have an indoor 75 gallon but for koi, the more room the better. The
residents seem happy after about a week.





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only if your alkalinity is over 7.5 or so. why not get a rubbermaid or
such, it is
insulated and will moderate temp fluctuations better. Ingrid
snip

This sounds like one of those super-cooling threads. I wonder if the
Rubbermaid and the steel would really show different temp fluctuations. How
much water are we talking about? Didn't the OP say 750 gallons? I'd think
750 gallons would not be very affected by a thin wall be it plastic or
metal.

Just wondering aloud, not arguing a point.

BV.

Of course, you are welcome to ask questions here, but sometimes, if you need
a question answered right away, goto
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and type in rec.ponds over on the right side under 'Newsgroup Return only
messages from the Newsgroup'

Lots of good info in the archives.
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"Don" wrote in message
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Is a galvanized trough ok for quarantine? It is in a shady location so
temp
fluctuations won't be drastic and it is very large 7' x 3'

I have an indoor 75 gallon but for koi, the more room the better. The
residents seem happy after about a week.

I had both 100 gallon rubbermaids and 144 gallon galvanized in my basement one winter
and the rubber ones held the heat much better than the galvanized. difference
between a conductor and an insulator. Ingrid

"BenignVanilla" m wrote:
This sounds like one of those super-cooling threads. I wonder if the
Rubbermaid and the steel would really show different temp fluctuations. How
much water are we talking about? Didn't the OP say 750 gallons? I'd think
750 gallons would not be very affected by a thin wall be it plastic or
metal.



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Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
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wrote in message
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I had both 100 gallon rubbermaids and 144 gallon galvanized in my basement
one winter
and the rubber ones held the heat much better than the galvanized.
difference
between a conductor and an insulator. Ingrid

"BenignVanilla" m wrote:
This sounds like one of those super-cooling threads. I wonder if the
Rubbermaid and the steel would really show different temp fluctuations.
How
much water are we talking about? Didn't the OP say 750 gallons? I'd think
750 gallons would not be very affected by a thin wall be it plastic or
metal.

Wow...I didn't think such a thin layer of any material would matter, at
least not with that huge body of water behind it. In my mind I was picturing
that middle-school science experiment, where you can't set a paper cup full
of water on fire, because the water takes the heat away.

Ingrid, have you ever compared temps to see how different the are? Is it
extreme?

BV.