Posted by Heah come da judge on June 01, 2005 at 03:04:00:
In Reply to: Re: creek bank bait tanks posted by Henry Sikes on May 31, 2005 at 22:47:54:
I looked at the features on the website and here is my verdict.
Over all a very good tank but not superior in my opinion. Put the "Creek" aerator on a Vest tank and you have a better tank than either. I like the gravity filter on the vest much better. In my Vest tank, I also use pillow stuffing in the top scale filter which catches scales and bait poop. I also use the in the bottom section above and below my activated charcoal and zeolite in the bottom section of the filter column.
This lets me grab the filter material from the scale filter and shake it out n the water and be back in the tank in less than 30 seconds with out stopping the pump or air injection. All the while the second layer of floss just above the activated charcoal is still filtering the water. With the Vest system I never have to stop my pump and air injection. If the Creek filter system becomes stopped up, it over flows from the bait side back to the filter side but doesn't go through the filter so you a just circulating dirty water. On the Vest system when the upper scale filer with pillow stuffing added gets stopped up, it just over flows in to the secondary filter of pillow stuffing above the charcoal in the lower section. so it is still filtered. When the Vest filter system is set up correctly, the "Creek" filter system doesn't appear as robust.
Also wondering if the thin outside walls will keep the water from heating up in the hot summer sun and the hinge system with the sliding locks seems likely to become damaged or wear out. There is no latch to catch my bait net on when I lay it across the open lid. I only put the wing nuts on when traveling on the highway.
So there appears to be some trade off, not all improvements.
Size vs. Insulation
Smaller size filter requires stopping pump to keep from dumping crap in tank vs. larger continuous filtering that can be cleaned while running pumps
Lid hinge locks that may wear out or become damaged vs. using wing nut
Lid latch that may hook bait net vs. wing nuts
If size in an issue, the Creek tanks wins over all but if not, I think the Vest is still better because I don't like the Creek's filter system.
Can I get a "The Creek Bank aerator", that's the part I like about the tank? Can I get one separately? I like the adjustable flow and it is a nozzle and venturi all in one as opposed to the other venturi systems. I appears that it would be cheaper to produce than the other venturi systems also. So, how much for the "The Creek Bank aerator" alone, just the head part that the air and water hose both connect to?
Just my opinion,
Duh Judge