The Ultimate Cooler Livewell DIY
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- Ta Day we are going to build the Ultimate Livewell from an Awesome cooler . If this your first time watching , go over and checkout some of the other DIYs on the TH-cam Channel Page .
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"Why I failed History" fell out of my chair laughing. Keep up the good work.
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@@FishinNStuff i 💘 what you do and are about. I make my own fishing lures and stuff
Ok, let me help out here. I often transport small fish from Florida to Kentucky (12+ hours) for my aquariums 1) Main thing, despite what 90%+ people think, bubble boxes or air pumps do not put oxygen in the water, the bubbles are way too big. Water absorbs oxygen from the air at the surface. This is why aquarium fish shipped to pet stores are in plastic bags filled with 100% oxygen. What the bubblers do is circulate the water so it picks up oxygen. What you want is a maximum circulation. You will get better results with a smaller air stone with the pumps yo are using. They simply do not have the power fr the big air stones to work properly 2) If you have 12 volt, just use a 12 volt bilge pump (small one) just like the boat's live well 3) If you have an inverter so you have 110 volt, I mount an underwater filter to the side using silicon. This not circulates the water but filters toxic waste from the fish as well. 4) If you plan on having a lot of fish or fish for extended periods, pick up a nitrate remover, also called ammonia block (many different names) from the pet section. This removes the deadly ammonia produced by the fish. I also add another substance that helps the fish keep their slime layer. 5) Adding a small frozen blue ice or a frozen water bottle helps as well, cool water has more oxygen. 6) The gorilla tape is okay, do not use the gorilla glue. Personally, I use silicon (pet area and paint, hardware, craft have tubes), it is safe and can be peeled off if needed.
I’ve built what amounts to an under gravel filter for an aquarium before. I was thinking that a good old aquarium box filter, or an equivalent contraption might play well. But I’m really thinking in terms of growing my own minnows for bait and a big aquarium style filter. The box filter for the live well could be pre inoculated in the main tank to grow the appropriate bacteria to convert the ammonia. Then just add the box filter to the live well for fishing. The carbon and other filter material would be contained and would help.
And the advice to keep the water cold is really good! Cold water dissolves and holds gases much better!
@@dr.froghopper6711 adding the bacteria to a live well would do next to nothing. The bacteria work slowly and in a large amount of water to a small ratio of fish. Think about an established 50 gallon aquarium and you suddenly add 100 minnows. That would overload you system within a few hours. Under gravel filters are highly overrated. If you want to grow minnows just for size you will need a large tank, a large aerator and change water frequently. Now a friend of mine breeds nd grows creek chubs. He actually uses an 8 ft diameter above ground pool and simply uses the sand filter that came with it and live plants
@@dr.froghopper6711 Also, about the ice. I use the blue ice or frozen water bottle since they are reusable. Regular ice cubes work as well but you have to watch the chlorine if it is home made. Ice cubes do add small amounts of oxygen. HOWEVER the cooling should be used with extreme caution if the minnows are used for fishing, If the live well water is much cooler than the water you are fishing in, the minnow will die of thermal shock within seconds.
This is one of the best comments I've read on here.
@@RealRuler2112 Just trying to help out. Trying to keep fish alive for over 12 hours, you learn a thing or two
For the cheap hollow cooler lids, you can shoot some spray foam into them and get whatever insulation the foam provides as well as some extra strength (we've accidentally cracked a few of the hollow ones).
Keith, my man...you've done it again! Great DIY. Not a lot of DIY makers come up with better versions of their previous ideas, but you never have a problem out-doing yourself. Keep 'em coming!
Thank you brother
instead of cutting slits in your cooler, you can screw metal picture frame hangers into it with small screws. they make perfect holders for the clips on the back of the aerator.
Loved the "failed history" bit! I have shown this video to so many of my friends! They all loved it too!
I appreciate that brother . People like you make em worth do so thank you
I use to sell the refurbished koolatron coolers with air pumps in them 35 years ago. Still have my large sample model , and it stills runs awesome.
The small koolatrons were great for ice fishing , now I want to go and get a bunch of horned chub and go pike / cat fishing...👍 👍 🇨🇦
You got the best DIYs around! Thanks for the link to the solar bubbler, I hadn't seen one of those before. It's already on my wish list.
Nice Livewell , I’ll be building mine for my kayak. One thing I’ll be adding is a small aquarium pump so I can be pumping lake water in to keep the fish alive. I’ll also have to rig an overflow . I’ll post photos when I’m finished.
Don’t pump the water in, use solution that helps keep oxygen in ya water
And use ice at start of the day,
The water I would pump in would be from surface level which will get hot really quick which sucks more oxygen out,
Just put ice in ya box then fill with water
Put solution in and turn oxygen on,
Then keep shut as much as u can to keep cold, maybe bring an extra frozen milk container of water to chuck in half way through the day to cook it again.
You make it look so easy. I could watch you do stuff all day 24/7! Great video!
Lovin some fishin n stuff!!
BTW! You can use GEL super glue to glue the air stone down. It won’t kill fish or coral! Just make double dog sure that you purchase the gel super glue.
I bout cried when you was cutting and drilling on a $75 cooler. It looks good and I'm going to try it out. On a 20 dollar cooler.
I know what you mean lol . Ive made so many of them . I guess it didn't bother me as much lol
You are a genius! Filling your bait cooler with a 5 gallon bucket! Put that on the next "bucket hack" list!
Well my hose pipe won't reach too my building lol
@@FishinNStuff Sounds like you have another PVC hack, too! You never quit!
I just don't get tired of your DIYs. Good job!
I take small plastic drink bottles fill with water and freeze them. Then I fill cooler with cold well water. The cold slows down their metabolism and they use less air in addition to the bubbler. Gonna put 2 in.
I do that too in the summer . Learned that from my buddys that tournament bass fish . And it's smart because most bag ice has chlorine in it
I wanted to thank you a bunch!!!! I built one of these after your video. We spent 6 days in Northern Wisc, purchased 4 dozen Walleye minnows, only lost 4 minnows in 6 days!!! Obviously we added fresh water, but have never had such an amazing cooler!!! Thanks Brother
Hey thank you for watching brother . It does work good
@2:07 sitting in the sun all day cooking your live well with zero insulation is going to make this new one 10 times better because you can maintain a constant water temperature for ALOT LONGER! Awesome vid man!
Dude .. ya gotta say "CLICK DA BELL" .. it is what gives you some independence from other fishin channels ..sounds so cool
Lol I forgot too lol . I was trying some new ideas
@@FishinNStuff all good my friend .. I was laying in bed with wife some time ago and we were trying to figure out what to watch and she comes up with "put on the click da bell guy" .. so you see, you got a winner there brother!!! ... LOL .. keep up the great work!!
@@SomeGuy8796 I appreciate you telling me lol . I be sure to do it next time lol
@@FishinNStuff CLICK da Bell!!
Kick ass video and job . I'm going to make one next weekend but I'm going to use my old beer cooler because I got a new yeti cooler for father's day.
Lucky dog haha 😄
I hope I run into you at any fishing shows or any basspro shop.
He's Fishin n stuff and I'm likin vids n stuff before they even start!
Love the video. And like 2 reel yakrz said bellow the spray foam works just use the low expansion foam and don't over fill it.
Another idea would be to add an emergency blanket, one of the reflective type, you know the tinfoil ones, to the top of the live well.Carefully glue it on and smooth it out with a brush, no or only a few wrinkles. If you want to make it tough then just put a thin coat of clear epoxy over it, no glass.
Like the man says, these hack videos are AWESOME.
Thank you brother
Man, you did it again! Great video.
I know that talking/presenting can be a challenge and that you added the correction about oxygen content of air was amazingly humble. Very easy to just edit that out instead of owning it.
Alright, down to bidness:
Most coolers are rotomolded out of the same material as plastic kayaks, which means that you can heat the area you want to cut or drill to make it smoother/easier.
If you ran the placement of the air tubes to the corners then put a small loop after pump, you won’t get drips running back down if you don’t get good seal or just use caulk/sealant. Other advantage is you could put both stones in center like you first showed and have tube run down opposite side of interior, maybe even add some tape to them.
Digging solar? Me too!
Harbor freight has solar pond pumps that you can connect to a crossbar sprayer to add more movement in the well. Add some filter material and screen and it’ll cut down on the amount of crud floating around.
Seems there’s still a debate about aeration performance of bubble vs. surface spray, maybe setup both and test? RCYAGO Portable Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Meter, DO Range: 0-40.00 mg/L, 0.1 mg//L Resolution, Digital Dissolved Oxygen Meter with Electrode Filling Fluid www.amazon.com/dp/B08NFYY4L8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DAZM7D8SMFKWJ3KWGVVP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
And when it comes to healthy fish, to other enemy is ammonia. Here’s some reading on that: fishlab.com/ammonia/
While you can use conditioners to minimize impact of ammonia, it’s one more thing to run out of. I’d be interested to see if either aeration helped reduce it. Maybe split a batch of used bait water and run a 3 day aeration with tests?
Yep, must be Monday morning, this is way too long😂
Anyway, hope something in here helps.
Lol that's good info brother
If you are going to make another one then here's a suggestion. Make it have a mesh bottom for the inside with a handle on it. You can lift the handle and move the mesh up which will cause the minnows to go up. This makes it easier to catch them!
Thank you!
I was literally about to build the old baitwell cooler from years ago you posted and then boom now there’s an ultimate version , Thank You your awesome !!!!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼👌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💥💥
Than was a close one lol
Super video. My friend is in the process of building a live well like this. I'm about to share this one with him. Thanks
You know what’s pretty dang cool? … you are Fishin N Stuff!
Thank you
I'm BLESSED TO HAVE FOUND YOUR CHANNEL GREAT IDEAS, CLEAN HUMOR, VERY COOL. WISH YOU WELL!!!
Thank you , im glad you found it
I made a big one out of a cooler too just to keep bait from the creek in. Big money saver!!
That was Awesome. Happy Father's Day brother & thanks for sharing.
Happy Father's day buddy
To make it easier to get minnows out of your cooler, use a DIY tool that looks like the tool that comes with chainsaws where the screw driver is attached to the spark plug socket. Minnows love to hide in the “socket”. Just put it in the water and a minnow will hide. A DIY minnow disperser!!
😯 I might try that lol
I have been watching your videos for a long time now, but I have never subscribed until till now. Just a tip, to anyone who uses these type of bait wells, that have been around for as long as I can remember, but the old school type, if you are going to use them for keeping shrimp alive, for saltwater fishing, you have to install a way to allow the shrimp to rest upon. It could be a piece of cloth, or screen, just make sure that it doesn't interfere with you scooping your bait out. Fish, minnows, don't need to have that situation, as they are always suspended in water. Shrimp, how ever do rest, and walk on the bottom.
That's a good tip
That velcro comes in handy for kayak stuff.
Awesome. Ty.
Also you can get battery adapter and run it for the voltage regulator and have 12 volts from your ridged 18volt battery that is a rapid charge or DeWalt or Milwaukee
Another great video!
I look for folks throwing out coolers. Yeah, they just throw them out..perfectly good ones.
The problem you addressed about the hollow tops, on the older style, is an easy fix..drill a hole the same size of the tube diameter on a can of that expandable foam stuff..spray away until it's filled.
Also, Clam makes a rechargeable lithium bubbler with two outlets. I use it for both ice fishing and warm weather fishing to keep bait alive. Works great.
Thanks for the video!!!
Maybe you could use some of the connectors for air lines and drill one ☝🏻 hole instead of 2? Just saying…..Great Video Brother!!
I added a 12v hardwire pump in my boat. The D battery Hush is ok, but holy Toledo does the 12v pump pump pump so much more air. I also upgraded my stone to a micro air stone, again huge difference. Love the videos, keep em coming!
I sure hope Walmart is sponsoring you as much shopping you do at their place and use their name on here.
great ideas you come up with, I like um. Tight Line
Nope I don't have any sponsors , but I do shop at Walmart some , the cooler came from Academy Sports and the bubble pumps came from Amazon lol
That’s a really good idea.
Thank you
Yep that is what I am needing for my catfish bait.
To help keep the water and fish cool you can make a cover for the cooler with Reflectix Radiant Barrier. Most big box stores sell it. And buy a roll of the foil tape. My cooler cover is like a box, without a bottom, that slips over my cooler. There is a slit in the top for the handle. Keeps my worms happy all day. At the end of the day the blue ice block still feels cool.
Nice I like the dual battery and 110 bubbler that is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
That's awesome.
Thank you Sir
Bud that's a darn great idea. Glad you shared it.
Add a small 12V pump, spray handle and a cutting board; and you have a cleaning station as well 🤔🤓
Your videos always exciting and can't wait to ear your ideas... stay posting..!!!
Ty
Good Bait = Great Fishing ,, Simple As That ,,, That's A Good DIY PROJECT ,,Purty Dang Awesome Right There Y'all 🦈🎣👀😁 Keep It Reelin Brother
I definitely enjoy watching your videos they are so informative and very simple to follow keep up the good work keep them coming may God bless you from the Old Man in Tampa Florida
Gonna build me one of these !!! Awesome 👍. Thank you Keith for sharing…🤴 of DIY’s. Take care brother
I’m in the process of building me a boat and I’m going to have two live wells permanently installed those will probably be the ones that I use
Lee, go buy the 12v hardwire air pump. It will provide tons more air flow than the D battery types do. The 12v version has 2 ports for 2 livewells. I'm using one in my boat for 1, 26gal recirculating livewell. I put both ports into 1 main line, and bought a micro bubble air stone. Hope this helps you out.
thats cool idea
I really enjoy your show I can't get out fishing much I'm handicap you really make my day
Thanks!
Thanks brother fisherman.
I just made one from a 5 gallon bucket, thanks for the info. Axton, VA
Grab some suction-cup airline holders to rout those hoses to exactly where you want them to be. They stick and stay :) ...I enjoy your stuff very much...It's AWESOME !
Thank you Sir
Recently needed a spotlight for my boat and decided instead of paying over $100 for a marine one that had the 12v plug I made my own lighting rig. Ordered a pair of 240w 7" led lightbar spot beam lights for $40 mounted them to a piece of angle (would have used flat bar but the angle already had pre spaced holes and was free) and I used a bmx bike peg for a handle. Wired up my own 12v plug to the 2 lights with a switch mounted inside the bmx bike peg so I can turn it on and off while plugged in.
cheers mate
Fantastic. I made one out of a 5 gallon ice cooler for my bait fish.
They work good . I've thought about using a round Gatorade cooler for shad . I think it would work . Especially if you added a filter
Should be sleeping right now for work, but here I am watching fishin n stuff! Love your content brother!!
I feel your pain brother , I was so tired after I finished editing and upload this video my eyes were crossing lol
Only thing that would make this the ultimate would be a little light in it for people who night fish still great video an idea
Awesome
You ARE the MAN!!!! Got to fasten your seat belt when you hit play on this channel!
Lol I try not to waste your time lol
I Have found that the big water coolers work great ! Bait doesn't bump there nose and the tall one's keep the water from splashing out .Shad stay alive a lot longer when they don't have a corner to hit there nose on .
Your right . For shad you'll need something without covers or they'll get red nose and die . The regular coolers are for shiners , minnows and bluegill or perch . Even transferring fish
I will be building one of these with two of my grandsons soon
I like the dual aeration systems. And I didn't even know they made a solar powered aerator. That is awesome!
I use a suction cup style recirculation pump / aerator. It works great, but does use more power. But it'll run off a 12 volt, sealed lead acid battery or 12v cigarette port (in my boat / truck)
Yep, this is my next DIY Kayak Fishing Project for catfishing 👍 and add some leds to it 👍
Great DIY!! Love it. You should do one for a small cooler that would fit on a beach cart. That would be "awesome"!
Hey Fishn n Stuff, how about building a personal air conditioner out of a cooler ? Might make a good video and I think it would be good to have. Frankincooler is a good place to start your research. I'm seriously considering building one, as I get older the heat seems to hurt me worse than before. Another way to beat the heat is what I'm currently doing, get a clamp on 12 volt Walmart fan and mount a mister in the center connected to a 1 gallon pump up spray jug. The mister components can be ordered from Amazon, 1.5 mister head is all you'll want or need.
You can add also Peltier element with the circulation pump and that will keep your water at whatever the temperature you want provided that you installed the controller and temperature sensor.
I like your show keep it up
You are freeking AWSOME, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
I have used many of your hacks on my kayak. I would like to see how you would build a do-it-yourself Live Well to keep the fish you catch in for an Old Town autopilot 120 either to mount on the outside and Float alongside the kayak or to put in the kayak. That would be great. I Enjoy watching your videos. They are very helpful and I have used many of your hacks. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas.
For tournaments, for live release . Or to eat . Because for like crappie and fish I'm keeping . I just put ice in my cooler and throw em in it
Great video
Thank you
Awesome live well cooler
That’s cool. I’ve lost count on how many coolers I have here. Gotta make me one.
I'd build some sort of mount for the bubbles only a matter of time before get knocked off.
I like your DIY Hacks you love using pool noodles and I just had a light bulb ho off.
I have a Zebco portable depth finder I use it for ice fishing and in my canoe. It has a 20 foot cord for the transducer and you can order little foam rings to make it float. I have a pool noodle that we don't use anymore 😃👍👍👍🤩 it's going to be AWESOME!!!
Dang....well done !
They were under $ 3.00 till video came out . LOL Pretty cool looking Cooler .
Lmbo your probably right lol . I learned along time ago if I'm making a video and I really like it I buy me a few before I post it lol
Yup this is gonna be AWESOME!
This is great! I see me doing this. Thanks, Keith!
Awesome brother
Awesome video! Definitely be tuning in on Monday night. 🎣🤙🏼
Awesome build
Great DIY! Heading to Wally World to pick up supplies. Thanks.
The cheaper coolers have a hollow lid so you can pull that center plug out an fill the lid with water an freeze it so it helps keep your drinks colder longer.
I did a video where I filled the cooler lid with foam . But I like your idea alot
I enjoy watching your helpful videos
Dang Keith!!! Man you hit the jackpot with this video!!! I always wanted to know how a portable live well works. Man I appreciate your knowledge , and skills to the max!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you Sir
@@FishinNStuff you’re welcome. 👍🏾👍🏾
Freeze a bottle of water , drop it in livewell to keep water cool on hot days
Should have put a drain hole in it so you can change the water on occasion? But I like this homemade bait aerator
Hey I mounted a 12 volt aerator to my boat underneath the console and put it on a timer switch that kicks on every 15min. and runs for about 10min and does quite well. Where my hose comes out of the cooler I added a brass hose fitting so I could unplug it from the hose . Get my minnows wheel it back to the boat and with the help of my friend pick it up and reattach it to the to aerator. It works for me. In the summer I may add a frozen 2 litter bottle to keep the water cool. But good video. The reason I put it on a timer switch is I don't like hearing Mr bubbles all night fishing but that's me
It did get annoying
With the insulation drill few holes in the lid and spray insulation foam in in you get in a can then plug holes
your great
You're one of the most entertaining TH-cam Fisherdudes!
Thank you
This guy is awesome
Thank you Sir