The tank has been improved with a solid lid, increased flange size, upgraded hardware, cnc milled parts, and central standpipe. Still available on our website. Thanks!
So how does water get through the intake holes and over the false bottom. Wouldn't debris get stuck in there? Not knocking it. It looks awesome just confused how it works.
A few questions: Do you sell these built like the one in the video? If so, how much are they? Also, do they run on 110 or a deep cycle battery? Thanks for your help!
Very nice setup . What do yall use in the water to help with keep shad for say months . I have a Deep freeze that holds Roughly 120g and would like to start keeping shad . I have kept bluegill alive for months in their but i tried to keep Shiners in their they didn't last a week thanks.
The tricky part is the first 48-72 hours. We recommend our custom shad-specific blend of salt and other good stuff that we make in-house called Shad Crack. After the first couple of days, regular salt will work for long term. If you're keeping shad for months, you're not fishing enough, they're not supposed to become pets!
Ok do yall have a website? And yea i know months is a long time and i have enough pets but sometime shad are no where near where im fishing and have to travel a long distance to get them and just thought i would be nice to have them at all time .
On average, you should have no problem holding 100 smaller 4 inch herring. If it's hotter, reduce your numbers some. The aeration in this tank is equivalent to the most expensive tanks on the market while the filtration is as good or better than most of them.
@0:04 What model is the white oval-shaped livewell? It looks a lot thinner than the 26 gallon livewell. I need a livewell that is less than 16-inches in width.
Has anyone used this with finger mullet ? I dont use shad or pilchards but we use a ton of mullet. Mullet can't be super finicky in a live well and from what I hear the pilchards , shad etc are the same. Im really interested in something like this to keep a 2-3 dozen mullet overnight in the backyard. Ive heard 1 gallon per mullet so Im guessing 2 would be my max.
The tank works amazingly on mullet. Unfortunately we are no longer in production in anticipation of our newer, vastly improved version. It is in the design/prototype phase, so bear with us while we sort a few final touches out. When it drops, the best bait tank in it's class will be widely available! #souptank
I'm sure this is going to be a dumb question, but is the "dirty" water at the bottom of the tank actually sucked into the large pipe, or does it just flow in due to the Dannco moving the water around?
It draws the water into the filter column by way of a standpipe and the slots cut into the bottom of the large pipe are where the debris gets sucked in. The water then flows downward through 2 different types of filter media where it goes into the pump cleaned out and then through the Dannco and back into the bait chamber.
What separates the water or keeps the water from coming through the holes in the bottom of the pvc and directly getting sucked up into your 360 bilge which is also on the bottom? I understand it comes up through the smaller pvc and passing through the filters and then to your bilge but how? Excellent video!
Thanks for the reply. My question is is the bilge pump sitting right next to the intake holes you drilled in the big pvc or did you create a cavity to separate the intake holes from the pump? If you didn't create a cavity/floor above the intake holes with the only opening being the "standpipe", then not sure why the water would take the detour to be filtered and no just go directly to the pump bypassing the filter media.
There is a false bottom about 3/4" above the floor of the tank inside the filter column leaving an open space for the debris to be drawn into and up the pipe. We are currently working on an even more efficient system, stay tuned.
The guys at Striper Soup are basically bait geniuses. This little tank is amazingly efficient AND the design has been improved since this video. There are guides and tournament professionals now using this tank.
