Thread: Best way to clean a rank livewell

Found an extra fish yesterday that I caught Tuesday in one of my livewells--needless to say it was pretty nasty--thought is was rducks at first
would regular dish soap and water do the trick--I don't want any residue that will kill fish the next time I use em.
thanks in advance for your input

Make a paste out of baking soda and water....scrub the live well down with this and then rinse thoroughly

Water and clorox. Long as you rinse it well the bleach won't hurt your fish. I clean my minnow vats about once a month with bleach and water and the minnows appreciate it.

Originally Posted by feelay

Water and clorox. Long as you rinse it well the bleach won't hurt your fish. I clean my minnow vats about once a month with bleach and water and the minnows appreciate it.

Bleach may dry out rubber o-rings and rubber tubing and cause prolems with leaking after long term of this method.

Rather than bleach, I'd use simple green, brush and rinse well. I'd be worried about bleach on the livewell fittings, lines an pumps.

Wannabe...

If it is just the smell, take about 1/2 dozen charcoal brickets and put them in the live well and close it up for about 3 or 4 days. Haven't done it on a live well, but it works amazingly well on coolers.

+1 on clorox. Fill your tank n add a quart of clorox let ot sit over night then rinse several times. Ats the only way to clean a fishy cooler n will work on livewell to

I use a product called Wesley's Bleach White to clean my coolers and my fish cleaning station, as well as my livewells. It has the correct mixture of bleach to clean and disinfect without being too harsh, comes in a handy spray bottle and can be found at most auto part stores and big box stores. Chlorine dissapates with time and contact with bacteria, so i do not think you should be worried about hurting your next livewell full of feesh.

Originally Posted by feeshrman

I use a product called Wesley's Bleach White to clean my coolers and my fish cleaning station, as well as my livewells. It has the correct mixture of bleach to clean and disinfect without being too harsh, comes in a handy spray bottle and can be found at most auto part stores and big box stores. Chlorine dissapates with time and contact with bacteria, so i do not think you should be worried about hurting your next livewell full of feesh.

Thats some good stuff its white wall cleaner,does good on sneakers also,or bout anything.

thanks guys. I like the bleach. Will probably do it then the backing soda as extra measure!!! WB--don't know much about that simple green stuff