guys, what do you use to clean your livewells, thanks
guys, what do you use to clean your livewells, thanks
DON'T use any bleach, probably some earth friendly detergent. Use the search threads, I have seen this question before.
I will probably hear that I shouldn't do it this way, but have for 5 years without any problems.
I fill the wells with a garden hose. While it is filling I add a couple cups of bleach to them. I then recirculate the mix for about 5 minutes. Then I drain it and refill with water only. I run the recirc for another 5 minutes. I do this fill and recirc and drain one more time. I then will use a clean towel and wipe down the wells being sure to get all the hard to reach places.
Once satisfied that I got all the debris out I fill and drain one more time.
When I get it on the water for the first time I will fill with lake water, recirc and drain.
I have never lost a fish in my wells so I am confident with this procedure.
Bill
thanks guys,
I just use a bit of dish soap, and when I say a bit only a bit. Then just flush it a couple time through the recirc and then just hose it down until i feel it's good. Never had any issues
I use dish soap.. rub everything, rinse and dry with a cloth.
I like C@mel's idea to activate the pumps and clean them out too.
A splash of Hydrogen Peroxide
I have used scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner with good, quick results in the past
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Biodegradable Simple Green. Flush after.
just warm water and a rag, than wipe them down with vanilla extract.
Could be a dumb question but what does the vanilla do?
no dumb questions, it gives it a nice smell and disinfects it.
Baking Soda, I also let the pumps run
I just wipe them down with clean water at the boat ramp after using them.
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I bought some livewell cleaner years ago in a granulated form. I would swear it was just
plain brown sugar. It did a good job and had no effect on the fish I caught. Have not tried
using brown sugar, but I don't know why it wouldn't work.
I use simple green and water.
I found out the hard way that you will lose allot more fish, if you don't clean your wells... I had about a 3 week time lapse that I had fish die on me 1 year, and an old "local legend" taught me the trick I use.
1.Fill closed off livewell up, with water hose, until there is a few inches of water in the bottom.
2. pour 1/2 bottle of distilled white vinegar, 1/2 bottle of hydrogen peroxide, and a few tablespoons of baking soda in the water.
3. Scrub entire live well with a clean rag sloshing the solution all around .
4. Open livewell to drain, and rinse well wit clean water.
The vinegar will clean any fungal algae, and it along with the peroxide will disinfect. The baking soda helps eliminate odors.
HOPE THIS HELPS
Original dawn... The blue stuff... That's what they use to get oil from oil spills off animals. It's not harmful. I use a small amount of that, and some hydrogen peroxide. Works good, never lost a fish.
+1 on both vinegar and baking soda. Baking soda on a wet rag first to scrub all the surfaces, then fill with about 10% vinegar, 90% water. Let soak for about an hour, then flush through recirc pumps before flushing with fresh water.
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