Need large food grade water container

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Lots of barrels for sale on CL. Just have to make sure they are food-safe. I have bought ones that contained distilled water from a lab at UBC. Lots of local reefers have been using the food-safe barrels from different CL sellers for years.

[jason604]

I'm scared they might b contaminated n not know it. I would prefer to buy new and the collapsible one does sound sweet

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/zip/4862413846.html

A plastic barrel that held fruit juice.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/grd/4854180129.html

100g drum brand new. Would love to get this for myself but my doorways are too narrow to easily haul these in and out of the house. If I had a fish room, this is what I would get for sure.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/grd/4854180129.html

100g drum brand new. Would love to get this for myself but my doorways are too narrow to easily haul these in and out of the house. If I had a fish room, this is what I would get for sure.

Ooo that's a sweet drum. I was planning to leave it outside. Would the sun ruin my water my RO water?

[ferret]

I won't store the ro water at exterior particularly the area underneath sunlight.
You need to consider if there is any possible speed growth of unwanted algae even you've a powerhead circulating the prepared water. The rapid changes of outdoor temperature is also a factor need to be considerated. Moreover, I'll use all the new ro water within a week rather than storing the water for more than 8 days. HTH

[daplatapus]

I used to use the Brute garbage cans with good success. For my new build I bought a couple 100 gal drums from Barr plastics.

http://www.barrplastics.com/plastic-tanks.html

[Samw]

I've read that gray, white and yellow Rubbermaid Brute's are Certified to NSF Standard #2 for food safety.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1496204

for example Brute 44 Gray:
http://www.rubbermaidcommercial.com/...rcpNum=2643-60

NSF:
http://www.nsf.org/services/by-type/...ent-standards/