I am sure this topic has been covered numerous times but I would like to open it anyway.  I am curious how most of you operate your live wells to maintain good health of fish in tournaments.  Currently me and my partner turn on the live well pumps and pump fresh water into the well all day, with out shutting it off.  Our fish are always kicking when we pull them out.  How do you feel this would compare to filling the well and then simply aerating the well?  Any of you use additives, (reguvenate)?  

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I fill them up and as soon as a fish goes in the recirc pump gos on and stays on all day.I do not use a timer. I flush the old water out and new water in ever hour or two or after each run. I have been doing this for the past 34 years and I have not lost anyfish. even on lake erie where fish have a hard time in livewells.