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Milwaukee River Streamside Rearing Facility notes

This is a brief web page for notes related to the Milwaukee River streamside rearing facility. Major changes to protocols will be displayed on this page. Please use these notes along with written directions on the dry erase board and changes in the written document to work at the facility. If you have any questions, please contact Marc, Mary (Riveredge) or Brad (DNR). To view biological data on the lake sturgeon, click here. 

Lake sturgeon updated protocols

Date Notes
Sept 8 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After cleaning the tanks chop 100 grams of krill per tank. In addition use these krill amounts for the four tanks.

Date   Tank A Tank B Tank C  Tank D
8-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
9-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
10-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
11-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
12-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
13-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
14-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
15-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
16-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
17-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
18-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
19-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050
20-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 900 900 1050

 

 

Aug 31 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After cleaning the tanks chop 100 grams of krill per tank. In addition use these bloodworm  and krill amounts for the four tanks.

Date   Tank A Tank B Tank C  Tank D
31-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
01-Sep Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
2-Sep Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
3-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 1000 900 1000
4-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 1000 900 1000
5-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 900 1000 900 1000
6-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
7-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
8-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
9-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
10-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
11-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
12-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100
13-Sep Bloodworms 0 0 0 0
  Krill 1000 1100 1000 1100

 

Aug 17 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After cleaning the tanks chop 100 grams of krill per tank. In addition use these bloodworm  and krill amounts for the four tanks. 

Date   Tank A Tank B Tank C  Tank D
17-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
18-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
19-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
20-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
21-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
22-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
23-Aug Bloodworms 275 250 275 250
  Krill 325 450 325 450
24-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
25-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
26-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
27-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
28-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
29-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
30-Aug Bloodworms 300 300 300 300
  Krill 600 700 600 600
Aug 4 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After cleaning the tanks grate and chop 50 grams of krill per tank. In addition use these bloodworm  and krill amounts for the four tanks. Make sure the krill is chopped up because its probably too big for them to eat whole.

Date   Tank A Tank B Tank C  Tank D
06-Aug Bloodworms 200 250 200 250
  Krill 100 150 100 150
07-Aug Bloodworms 200 250 200 250
  Krill 100 150 100 150
08-Aug Bloodworms 200 250 200 250
  Krill 100 150 100 150
09-Aug Bloodworms 200 250 200 250
  Krill 100 150 100 150
10-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250
11-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250
12-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250
13-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250
14-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250
15-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250
16-Aug Bloodworms 225 300 225 300
  Krill 175 250 175 250

 

July 23 2009

After cleaning the tanks grate and chop 50 grams of krill per tank. In addition use these bloodworm  and krill amounts for the four tanks. Make sure the krill is chopped up because its probably too big for them to eat whole.

  • Tank 1 - 300 grams bloodworms, 50 grams chopped krill.

  • Tank 2 - 250 grams bloodworms, 50 grams chopped krill.

  • Tank 3 - 300 grams bloodworms, 50 grams chopped krill.

  • Tank 4 - 250 grams bloodworms, 50 grams chopped krill.

 

July 9 2009

After cleaning the tanks grate and chop 50 grams of bloodworms per tank. In addition use these bloodworm  and krill amounts for the four tanks. Make sure the krill is chopped up because its probably too big for them to eat whole.

  • Tank 1 - 225 grams bloodworms, 10 grams chopped krill.

  • Tank 2 - 180 grams bloodworms, 10 grams chopped krill.

  • Tank 3 - 225 grams bloodworms, 10 grams chopped krill.

  • Tank 4 - 180 grams bloodworms, 10 grams chopped krill.

 

July 7 2009

After cleaning the tanks grate and chop 50 grams of bloodworms per tank. In addition use these bloodworm amounts for the four tanks.

  • Tank 1 - 225 grams bloodworms

  • Tank 2 - 180 grams bloodworms

  • Tank 3 - 225 grams bloodworms

  • Tank 4 - 180 grams bloodworms
June 22 2009

The belt feeders for blood worms have been installed. Please use the following amounts of blood worms:

Tank 1: 100 grams
Tank 2: 100 grams
Tank 3: 100 grams
Tank 4: 100 grams

The water for the belt feeders has changed from last year. The water is now coming directly from the inlet PVC pipe. There is a red handle on the valve that controls the amount of water coming onto the belt feeder. If necessary, adjust this valve so that there is enough water to wash the blood worms off the belt but so much that the water floods the belt.

May 29 2009

On Friday, May 29, Marc White and I transferred the Lake Sturgeon to the larger tanks. Please adjust your procedures based on the information below.

1) Make up 2 hatcher cones of brine shrimp based on the following formula for each hatcher, 2 gallons of water, 12 tbs of salt and 2 1/2 tbs brine shrimp.

2) Combine the brine shrimp from both hatchers into one container. Measure out equal amounts of brine shrimp and place 1/2 in one hopper and 1/2 in the other hopper. Place brine shrimp into each hopper filled with 5 quarts or 5,000 ml of salt water based on this formula. 5 quarts of 80 degree water and 3.75 tbs of salt. 

3) Measure out 50grams of bloodworms per tank and grate them into the tanks. The blood worms need to be grated because they are still too small to handle the whole worm. This should be done after the tanks are cleaned.

4) After cleaning and right before you leave, carefully place a handful of salt pellets under the water flow of each tank. Please make sure not to crush any sturgeon.