
Better Fishing Results & Healthier Fish:
The New Benchmark In Livewell Performance
- As we strive to improve customer’s experience with our livewell products we have been gathering research on fish health as it relates to tournament and catch and release fishing.
- Comparing the data to the performance of current “best-in-class” aerators on the market, a significant opportunity for improvement was identified.
- As you will see in the following report, fish in a livewell environment are stressed and have definable oxygen requirements necessary to stabilize, be returned to their natural environment, to grow bigger, and to live and fight again!
- Importantly, this data has enabled Flow-Rite to categorize the performance of our current aerators, which already set industry standards for oxygenation, and develop a premier addition to our aerator product suite that is economical and establishes the benchmark for livewell aeration performance.
Testing, Results, and Final Thoughts On This Research:
Test Setup
Testing & setup was performed by our Chief Scientist & Principal Engineer Hank Bonnah.
- Full length perforated plume channel
- 800 GPH Pump
- Twin light sources
- Fully reflective reticle
- Lengthwise plume illumination
- Pump backpressure measurement 0-15 psig
- 0.5 lpm resolution aspiration measurement

Assessment Method
Here we see a snapshot of Power Jet Plus Aerator design in action. We see an 800 gph pump punching out 9lpm air aspiration at a depth of 150 mm.
A series of comparative empirical assessments was used across this research article series in parts 1-4.
The evaluation also looked at the % “on time” (Duty Cycle) required to keep stressed fish safe and alive in the most demanding situations. Below, we see the assessment of Flow-Rite’s Power Jet Plus Aerator vs. “Brands X, Y, and Z.”
Red% in the above graph means the pump system cannot properly keep up with the fish's needs.
Flow-Rite's Power Jet Plus Aerator provides the proper amount of oxygen to allow fish to recover, return to optimal health, and fight another day!
Flow-Rite's New Power Jet Plus Aerator's Design Goals Achieved & Requirements:
100% More Oxygenation:Flow-Rite's Power Jet Plus Aerator vs Other Brands
Final Thoughts On This Research
This new design stands upon the shoulders of the Campau invention US Patent 5,876,639.
• New research in the biology of livewell management coupled with well understood water chemistry revealed current venturi-based aspiration aerators are not presently up to the task of now understood needs.
• The Power Jet Plus Aerator design doubles the aspiration whilst reducing the aerator jet speed thus increasing oxygen with less turbulence upon the fish.
• The Power Jet Plus aerator brings next level performance while simultaneously reducing power requirements and providing a significantly healthier environment for fish.
Research, Data, & Lab Testing By:
Hank Bonnah | Chief Scientist & Principal Engineer
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