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breather bags

Started by Guest_Elijah_* , Jun 23 2010 10:44 PM

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#1 Guest_Elijah_*

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Posted 23 June 2010 - 10:44 PM

I have a bunch of breather bags that I have rinsed and dried. Anyone know if it is ok to re-use them?
I don't see why not, but thought I would put it out there because I would hate to use them and end up with dead fish.
Thanks!

#2 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 24 June 2010 - 07:26 AM

As long as they are clean and have no punctures, they are safe to use over and over. I have found that after a few uses they become far less stretchy and more difficult to work with but they still seem to work fine.

#3 Guest_Elijah_*

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Posted 25 June 2010 - 12:23 AM

As long as they are clean and have no punctures, they are safe to use over and over. I have found that after a few uses they become far less stretchy and more difficult to work with but they still seem to work fine.

Thanks Dustin!

#4 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:39 PM

I'm going to go ahead and resurrect this topic, as my question is pretty relevent.

Does anyone know the best way to unstick the bags once they have dried together? I have not always done the best job of laying my bags out flat to dry (and even then they seem to stick to themselves and be very hard to fully open. I have a pretty nice wad of bags that have gotten very well stuck together but most if not all should still be usable if I can separate them. Has anyone perfected a method of making them more workable, or does anyone know a good way to at least keep them from sticking to themselves once they are empty? Thanks

#5 Guest_keepnatives_*

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Posted 19 January 2013 - 11:18 PM

if you can rub the ends a bit between your fingers and get a couple edges to seperate they generally pull apart ok. Once you get an individual bag open a bit add a bit of water hold edge shut and squeeze it around, the water opens them up easily. I usually hang them off the sides of my racks to dry out so they don't dry stuck to each other.

#6 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 19 January 2013 - 11:31 PM

Air pump will open them, or like Mike said, if you can open them enough to get water started in them, the pressure, and the water will open them.Worst case scenario, I have a ton of them, if you need a few.

#7 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 20 January 2013 - 12:05 AM

Ok thanks guys. The water usually works for me but the air pump thing could definitely be helpful (though the reason I was using them the other day was due to an extended power outage and lack of battery air pumps). They worked like a charm though, they just took a significant bit of time to get them all separated and functional. I will just have to treat them with more respect in the future.

#8 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 23 January 2013 - 11:07 AM

I have found that once they stick together, they get pin holes in them and are not usable. Now, mine have stuck together due to heat most likely not just from being wet and drying together. Be careful if you ever plan to use previously stuck bags to ship in. You often can't even tell they have a hole unless you sit it out on a paper towel or something for a while but they sure do lost their water in transit if there is even the tiniest hole.