Live bait tank tips

[Hosery]

Hi all just in the process of putting a bait tank in my boat. I had a quick search here but didn't find much. If I've missed anything point me in the right direction.

I'm glassing it into an existing seat. Mostly interested in wondering how you pick up water when underway. I've seen on eBay a 10mm alloy pipe bent at 90 degrees for the job. Would 10mm be large enough?
Interested in any tips you may have for a bait tank. Cheers

[smile0784]

10 mm should do
How far does the water travel fro. Pick up point to the tank?

[Nude up]

My boat has a through hull pick up then a shut off ,pipe to the pump then to the tank. I think it depends on the type of pump you are using.

[Hosery]

10 mm should do
How far does the water travel fro. Pick up point to the tank?

Without measuring how far I'd guess 800mm max. Tank will be right at the back of the boat. So from bottom of transom straight up and around a little.

[Hosery]

My boat has a through hull pick up then a shut off ,pipe to the pump then to the tank. I think it depends on the type of pump you are using.

If I read that correctly your pick up is plumbed into your bilge pump? I was just guessing I'd need to run two lots of pipe work going in to the tank.

[cobby]

My boat has a through hull pick up then a shut off ,pipe to the pump then to the tank. I think it depends on the type of pump you are using.

This. stainless through hull scoop skin fitting about 30cm from the rear of the boat so it's always in water (unless airborne) to a short pipe, connected to ball valve tap, another short pipe to a dedicated pump that's not a bilge pump, another bit of pipework to the tank. Exit from tank is merely an overflow pipe into the engine bay.

[Nude up]

My boat has a through hull pick up then a shut off ,pipe to the pump then to the tank. I think it depends on the type of pump you are using.

If I read that correctly your pick up is plumbed into your bilge pump? I was just guessing I'd need to run two lots of pipe work going in to the tank.

No my bilge pump is seperate. My bait tank has a dedicated pump similar to a wash down pump it doesn’t need to be immersed in water like a bilge pump

[Sinsemilla]

Im sure there was a thread on this a while back. discussing best shapes for live bait tanks and pumps and fittings.. i cant seem to find it though.

I use this threw the hull. Underway it pretty much doubles the pressure. My live bait tank and deck wash both run off the same pump.

Anth

[Nude up]

That looks pretty robust. My boat has more pumps than anything else bait tank pump,deck wash pump.fresh water pump and bilge pump. I don’t use the fresh water pump or tank and am thinking of using it to run my slimey tubes instead of using the deck wash hose

[frozenpod]

Out of interest how do you find the slimey tubes?