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11-06-2006, 05:32 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 221
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RO Water Tub / Barrel
Where do you find such a thing locally? What kind of retail store would sell these???
p.s. and no i'm not thinking aout going over Niagara Falls in it
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11-06-2006, 05:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Spring Hill , Middle TN
Posts: 462
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what about a rubber maid container. It would have a lid on it , a good size is around 25 /30 gallon and you could plum it with a ball valve a few inches up from the bottom to get the water out easy.
HMMmmmm , i think this might be my setup. I just got a RO/DI and thinking this would work pretty good. You could even put a powerheadlike a 302 AC in there and mix your salt mix right there. With the lid and in the garage it would be a dark cool place for it to mix. |
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11-06-2006, 06:51 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
Posts: 16,920
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Brute gabage can with wheels is a good way to go , you can get 44 or 55 gallon size.
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11-06-2006, 07:14 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 797
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Boat Yard...or commercial fisherman.
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11-07-2006, 06:48 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: corona
Posts: 101
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Army surpluss stores sometimes has them, also chinese food resturaunts sometimes get their soy sauce in them clean them out really well though also there is a guy on e-bay is called barrel man pretty cheap out of las vegas.
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11-07-2006, 07:00 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
Posts: 5,800
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I would try tractor supply or any farm supply in your area. They keep stuff like that with feeding and water bins.
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11-07-2006, 07:03 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,778
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I have that container(got it from a freind thats a chemist)but I'd go with the rubbermaid with wheels.
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11-07-2006, 10:15 AM
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Stinky Slimey FEESH
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,904
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I have 2 30-gallon Rubbermaid garbage cans with lids, available at any Home Depot or similar store. You can get them with wheels too (garbage cans).
HHC
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135-gal Oceanic reef, MH, PC, Lunar
12-gal Nanocube
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11-07-2006, 11:23 AM
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squid
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Carroll County, Maryland
Posts: 4
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How long are you able to keep RO water in a garbage can without risking any deteorating issues??
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11-07-2006, 11:24 AM
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Stinky Slimey FEESH
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 1,904
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I don't keep it in there long - 24 hours to circulate (with a power head) after I put the salt in - - certainly not longer than a couple of days. I store the excess SW in covered 5-gallon jugs (white plastic) that I got from the LFS. They said they are good for 2 weeks in those jugs, covered.
HHC
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You can't kill a fish born to hang.....
135-gal Oceanic reef, MH, PC, Lunar
12-gal Nanocube
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11-07-2006, 12:00 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Wooster, Ohio
Posts: 3,168
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all i use is a 55 gallon garbage can with wheels and a lid on it. and it has worked great. I dont store in there very long i end up putting it in 5g jugs with a top on them.
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