Factory Livewells

[reelapeelin]

Thanks Rick ... no plans, made it up as I went along ... that Super Bait Tank I left the link for is a GREAT tank ... the 20 gal version is all ya need ;) ...and NO-NO-NO plumbin' 8) ...

[rhahn427]

I have a 20 or 30 gallon round tank already with a Power bubbles aerator ......... I was wondering how you set up your pumps ..........

[phatdaddy]

I had an infloor in a previous boat and was not impressed with it. *bending over, water sloshing out in seas and when you got on plane, not fun. *This is one that I plumbed pretty easy and works well.



view from above. the large black hose is the overflow. The 1" clear hose is the water from the pump. I plumbed it wrong, it should be at 90* from the overflow


I can swap out wells depending on the bait for the day. Large one is 30 gallons, the small one about 10.


When underway, I don't need the pump because of the angle of the pick-up. *The main drawback to this is the pump is underwater all the time. *I get about 3 years out of a pump.

[reelapeelin]

Here's my pump setup...in the bottom of a stand-pipe...water comes up the half-pipe and thru the slot on right, down through a filter(Walmart batting and aquarium charcoal, not shown), pump shoots it through the areator and to the tank ...

[rhahn427]

Thanks for the explanation and the pics ......... it gave me some ideas ............ do you use the pump to bring in fresh water (from outside the boat) .....

[reelapeelin]

No...this system does not require pumping in fresh water...you fill it and it recirculates, filters and aerates the water from that fill up... 8) ...