Water Storage (1 Viewer)

[fishboyt]

Can you use any 55g barrel for storing water, or does it have to be food-grade?

Also, how much are the Brute trash cans at Home Depot?

 

[soymilk]

theres different size brutes that range from 10g-44g
$20-$60, search homedepot.com

yes, it has to be food grade. Anything else might leech chemicals into the water.

 

[DustinB]

You can get the 32g brute at home depot for around $60 with the heavy duty wheels. I have one for RODI water and one for saltwater.

 

[Jamie9169]

I use 55 gallon blue plastic barrels. I got them from Baytec. They were made for the Coca Cola Corporation to store syrup. They never got used by them so he bought them. I have been using two of them for over two years and have never had an issue.

 

[Mike_Reefer]

I've had several different "Brute" sumps over the years and Ive never had a problem.

 

[fishboyt]

I was just thinking, I am currently using 10 gallon plastic containers that once held chlorine for pools. I'm not having a problem, either. Maybe as long as they haven't been used previously, plastic barrels don't have to be food-grade?

 

[DustinB]

They have to be food grade to prevent chemicals from leeching out of the plastics.

 

[fishboyt]

I was reading on another saltwater forum that the chemicals don't leech out unless heat is applied to mess with the molecular structure.

 

[DustinB]

Here's a thread with some good info on plastics: http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/reef-safe-plastics-leaching-myths-facts-57828.html

 

[breiter3]

I don't know about you, but I put a heater in my barrel during water changes to get the temp up to tank specs. The plastic near the heater does get warm, but who knows how hot is hot enough to cause it to leech...

I'd just stick to anything that is food grade. Why gamble with something like your water changes and top off water?

 

[jack520]

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[emixa]

So here is my dumb question contribution. Is RO/DI water ok for drinking consumption. Yes, "he did ask that question".

Reason I ask is that i see alot of homes with filters connected to their water supply. I am not sure, nor ever asked, if that is the sameas an RO/DI unit. So if I am going to invest the money in setting one up, I have to lay down the gavel at my house and then beg for permission from the admiral. So in order to make sure I have a leg to stand on, I have to have all the advantage parts of it. Giving her the reason of "its for the good of the tank", might land me a bed in there with my shrimp.

 

[trb]

RO water is used for drinking. RO/DI tastes horrible and you would not want to drink it. Most people that use the filters for their home water have the water tap and storage container after the RO and before the DI, then only run their aquarium water through the DI filter.