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![]() I use that exact container to store RO/DI water in. No problems as of yet. Maybe they are made with Bisphenol A, which everyone has seen on the news as a very nasty chemical to be ingesting. The fact is no matter what you do to store water, something "could" leech its way into your water supply. Old Silicone, dust in the air, your sig other spraying febreeze in the other room... <insert rolling eyes here> but my point is, if its not one thing its another. I'm not going to stop using that container until I see scientific proof (other than dead sperm) that it had detrimental affects on my tank. BTW, they work great with the wheels.
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![]() Fortunately, I use food-grade plastic barrels for all my water changes & salt mixing. Got mine from a UBC lab that used it to transport distilled water or something like that. Whew.
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![]() I only use FOOD GRADE products for water storage and sumps.
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![]() Good info, thanks for posting. I'm always a bit nervous about plastic these days, and not just in relation to our hobby. Plastics aren't good for people either, that has been proven. Knowing that the water in his container reacted in that way makes it easy to identify potential issues when first trying out a new container. I myself use a 10 gallon clear plastic container for a fuge. I haven't, or didn't notice ill efects when I first put it into action. I'm lucky I guess.
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http://bb.wetwebmedia.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&p=24051 Maybe its because IO is less expensive salt than others, but I think its kinda funny how IO was used in experiments to culture cyanobacteria! (Second from bottom, right paragraph). http://resources.metapress.com/pdf-p...l&size=largest However, after reading Bourneman's article, I think Reef Crystals may be at least a better choice than Instant Ocean. http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic10....aspx#bm101263 |
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![]() His single observation is hardly scientific proof that such containers are automatically evildoers. As Ron mentioned, did Borneman (or more likely one of his lab assistants) rinse out the Brute prior to use? As a former lab rat myself I can tell you that simple things like this can easily get missed when you're a unpaid schlub who just pulled an all night cram job for a midterm.
Further, using "food grade" containers is no guarantee either. The whole bisphenol A issue was such a big deal because it was being used on numerous "food grade" containers for years. I'm now on the lookout for a 55 gallon Pyrex cylinder, BTW ![]() |
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![]() I agree that a single article is hardly sufficient evidence to start getting overly concerned. I use a rectangular rubbermaid container for my water change container. Don't think it's considered food safe but that doesn't mean it's necessarily going to leach a deadly amount of toxins in the several days it takes me to mix up a batch & do the change.
I do however use glass wine making car boys for my top up DI water. Not due to any worries re plastic, but more because the form is convenient and they work well with my lo tech air pressure top up system. The drawback with them is weight, they're significantly heavier than a comparably sized plastic container. I have several food grade 55 gallon barrels, one of which I will eventually use to contain my DI water. Right now I'm using it to collect the RODI waste water for use in the garden etc. I'll continue to use the rectangular rubbermaid to mix up my water change batches though.
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![]() Mike, where did you get your 55 gallon food safe barrels from? I've been trying to source something like these in Vernon for a while without luck.
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