Mixing station

lennyd19 · 04/03/2016, 05:24 AM

I have some left over plumbing and a pump and wanted to have a mixing station. I have read most posts on here and there are some great ideas. The single problem I found is where to buy the holding tanks. Every seller online wants more for shipping than what the tanks are worth. Any ideas for local sellers. Thanks!

billdogg · 04/03/2016, 07:18 AM

my local craigslist has them every day.

55g food grade barrel for $20

Deefish714 · 04/03/2016, 07:25 AM

Yes cl always has them.

jwilliams860 · 04/03/2016, 07:28 AM

Hardware stores? Northern tool called the white poly tanks, farming supply places are a good source as well. Some people just used the brute yeah cans that you can get at Lowe's or home depot as well

lennyd19 · 04/03/2016, 08:13 AM

Awesome thank you.

ali1 · 04/03/2016, 08:29 AM

anything above 55gallons will be difficult to find locally. I'm in the same boat looking for 75/100g reservoirs and shipping is crazy.

billdogg · 04/03/2016, 09:23 AM

And we're back to craigslist. The same place that has the 55g barrels has containers up to 250g

04/03/2016, 05:24 AM	#1
lennyd19 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ny Posts: 334	Mixing station I have some left over plumbing and a pump and wanted to have a mixing station. I have read most posts on here and there are some great ideas. The single problem I found is where to buy the holding tanks. Every seller online wants more for shipping than what the tanks are worth. Any ideas for local sellers. Thanks!

04/03/2016, 07:18 AM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	my local craigslist has them every day. 55g food grade barrel for $20 __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

04/03/2016, 07:25 AM	#3
Deefish714 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 215	Yes cl always has them. __________________ Deefish714

04/03/2016, 08:29 AM	#6
ali1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 997	anything above 55gallons will be difficult to find locally. I'm in the same boat looking for 75/100g reservoirs and shipping is crazy. __________________ Originally Posted by Gogandantess "I'm totally frustrated by this disease. My display has been fallow for 2 months now. If ich happened to mysteriously appear again, I'm giving up and going back to African Cichilds."

04/03/2016, 09:23 AM	#7
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	And we're back to craigslist. The same place that has the 55g barrels has containers up to 250g __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

04/03/2016, 07:28 AM	#4
jwilliams860 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 407	Hardware stores? Northern tool called the white poly tanks, farming supply places are a good source as well. Some people just used the brute yeah cans that you can get at Lowe's or home depot as well

04/03/2016, 08:13 AM	#5
lennyd19 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ny Posts: 334	Awesome thank you.