Re: [Killietalk] bags

[Nick Ternes <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>]

I've tied and used rubber bands.  But even heat sealed bags leak a little.
Much like Brian has described.  It's not a leak like "oh, here's a hole."
But more like, "there's water in the box, where did it come from?"
Regardless who the bags have come from, fish double bagged or not, or how
they're sealed.  There's always been some leakage.  Perhaps it's due to the
fact that they were all manufactured at one point, and as the bags have
gotten older in Novalek's storage they've started to degrade and leak.  I
don't know.  It's not enough to be a real problem, but it is an issue that
nearly everyone I know who uses tham has experience with.

Nick Ternes
Port Washington, WI
WAKO
AKA


On 1/17/06, LeeH920226 at aol_com <LeeH920226 at aol_com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 1/17/06 1:32:43 PM, bwatters at shaw_ca writes:
>
> <<  have also had breathing bags leak but by a "sweating" process that has
> nothing to do with how they are tied off  >>
>
> They either were a bad batch or have degraded with age. Based on the
> little I
> know of the polymer used, they may degrade in sunlight or high
> temperatures.
> I have had a few that leaked from the side seam immediately after closing.
> I
> always test them with a little pressure from my hand before packing them.
> Wet
> newspapers are death and one leaking bag will kill many other fish.
>
> Lee Harper
> Media, PA
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