I'm looking to turn my cooler into a livewell does anyone have any suggestions on what kit to use or works best?

Thanks, Nick

I've just used a bildge pump.  Put a hose on it to fill the cooler, then remove the hose and let it recirculate periodically.  Never had any issues except in hot water.  In that case, take plenty of ice with you and always use a catch and release formula.

You might want to test your cooler to see how bad the top seal leaks.   Mine, the water had to be down quite a ways to minimize the water loss from jostling around.   Thought of adding a thin rubber tube around the perimeter to help seal, but haven't tried it.  I was also looking for easy way to latch the top down, since most coolers just close on a tight fit, these days.  

I was just going to use a bilge pump on a hose to fill it, and use to exchange water.  I was planning to use just an aerator to oxygenate the water.   My thought was that bilge pumps do not do that too efficiently.  

Hope this helps and let us know how you make out.

I just used a bilge pump also, it worked great. just run a tube around the top and cut a few holes in it so that it has some pressure. If it is really hot out use some ice. Mine wasn't even a cooler just a big plastic bin and it worked good enough.

check out this one http://www.tinboats.net/index.php/Projects/building-a-livewell.html if ya live where it gets hot you mite wanna use a cooler to keep your water cooler