Curing all new Rubbermaid and plastic buckets

[whatevva]

I found this and thought it was interesting..does anyone DO this?

Curing all new Rubbermaid and plastic buckets

When buckets are made they are put one inside the other. This is called nesting. When newly fabricated buckets are made and they are nested, there is no way any air can circulate. Thus any toxins from newly formed synthetic materials cannot escape.

To cure: Fill the container with water. Add one cup of Clorox (bleach) and 10 pounds of common salt (rock salt will do), to each 25 gallon size container.

Allow to sit for 4-5 days.

Dump out, not on your lawn! Wash with clean fresh water.

Fill with clean fresh water. Add de-chlorinator. Allow to sit for 4-5 days.

Discard this water. Allow to open air cure (leave in your back yard) for 4-5 days.

At the end of this process, smell inside the container. If there is ANY odor of plastic, resins, etc. Cure again.

Once there is NO odor of any type, you can safely use this container to mix and store salt water.

This is why we DO NOT use or recommend selling marine salts in new plastic 5 gallon buckets. -- E.g. Get a bucket of salts... it has an odor of resin, plastic, etc. This bucket MUST be cured prior to mixing or storing salt water.

MDP
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Michael Del Prete
CEO Aqua Craft.Inc.
www.AquaCraft.net

[Caoineag]

Honestly I don't. I have never used a bucket with a chemical odor though so technically my stuff meets his standard.

[reefBoyDc]

Hmmm, i didn't know that. Thx for the info.

[Cuda]

Uh Oh, I'm curing my first batch of LR and all I did is rinse out the Rubbermaids. I didn't smell anything, but then I didn't stick my nose to the surface either Maybe that's why curing takes so long, the toxins kill more than would have otherwise died???

[Loverotties]

Originally Posted by reefBoyDc

Hmmm, i didn't know that. Thx for the info.

Alot didn't know that!

[VWD]

I have never done it, Never had a problem with them, I guess it can't hurt.

[skeety]

interesting. I have two 34gal Brute (rubbermade) trash cans, and about 3 rubbermaid bins that I use all the time...NEVER did that. Haven't seen any problems.

Makes sense though.

[Tim224DT]

Nope never done that and never had any problems or smelled any toxins......


Tim

[Hardhead Cat]

I've never heard of curing the buckets - I have four 50-gallon and 2 30-gallon and have not had a problem. Didn't notice any smells though. Very interesting!

HHC