Questions about using Trashcans to store H2O

Wildeone · 04/03/2006, 09:05 AM

I purchased two 35G trash cans to store my RO-FW and SW for top off and change outs. Other than rinsing them, do I need to clean them with anything?

Also, I understand the idea of using a powered to keep the SW good and mixed, but can I attach a hose to a powered to move the water from can to bucket? I don't really want to install a bulkhead in the can if I don't have to.

I remember from my school days having a waterbed and I had an electric pump that worked well to drain it. It was a simple small, cheap inline pump. Can these be used, or will the SW ruin them?

What do you folks do. Thanks!

tehon3299 · 04/03/2006, 09:13 AM

Yeah, I actually have a Mag 24 to pump the water from my basement where my Typhoon 3 is to my tank upstairs. The pump is plumbed inside my trash can to a quick disconnect on the outside so I can connect a garden hose.

I would rinse the garden hose real well though. I hooked it up to a powerhead in my sink and and let water cycle through it for about an hour with a little Alconox mixed in and then for another hour with just clean water.

WaterKeeper · 04/03/2006, 09:48 AM

Alconox, the Master Cleaner? WK suspects that Tehon works in a lab.

I keep my water in plastic trash bins and never has a problem. I just soak em overnight in plain water, throw that away and after a quick rinse with some RO water use em. Of course, if you have Alconox in your kitchen feel free to use it.

tehon3299 · 04/03/2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally posted by WaterKeeper
Alconox, the Master Cleaner? WK suspects that Tehon works in a lab.

haha...Yeah..Alconox isnt sold at Home Depot

I dont work in a lab "per se" but I have connections..

Plus...my basement might as well look like a lab with all my fish equipment! But its about the best stuff to use in this type of application because its free rinsing in regular tap water and residue free.

Wildeone · 04/03/2006, 10:25 AM

Well since I don't have connections, I think I will just fill them up and let them sit and then rinse them with RO. I appreciate your help!

04/03/2006, 09:05 AM	#1
Wildeone Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Posts: 303	Questions about using Trashcans to store H2O I purchased two 35G trash cans to store my RO-FW and SW for top off and change outs. Other than rinsing them, do I need to clean them with anything? Also, I understand the idea of using a powered to keep the SW good and mixed, but can I attach a hose to a powered to move the water from can to bucket? I don't really want to install a bulkhead in the can if I don't have to. I remember from my school days having a waterbed and I had an electric pump that worked well to drain it. It was a simple small, cheap inline pump. Can these be used, or will the SW ruin them? What do you folks do. Thanks!

04/03/2006, 09:13 AM	#2
tehon3299 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 268	Yeah, I actually have a Mag 24 to pump the water from my basement where my Typhoon 3 is to my tank upstairs. The pump is plumbed inside my trash can to a quick disconnect on the outside so I can connect a garden hose. I would rinse the garden hose real well though. I hooked it up to a powerhead in my sink and and let water cycle through it for about an hour with a little Alconox mixed in and then for another hour with just clean water. __________________ +90g AGA Megaflow +30g Custom Sump +100lbs Live Rock +ASM G3 Skimmer

04/03/2006, 09:48 AM	#3
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Alconox, the Master Cleaner? WK suspects that Tehon works in a lab. I keep my water in plastic trash bins and never has a problem. I just soak em overnight in plain water, throw that away and after a quick rinse with some RO water use em. Of course, if you have Alconox in your kitchen feel free to use it. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

04/03/2006, 10:25 AM	#5
Wildeone Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Posts: 303	Well since I don't have connections, I think I will just fill them up and let them sit and then rinse them with RO. I appreciate your help!