Where to buy a LARGE water holding container for RO water

pennyguy23 · 03/19/2006, 04:18 PM

I am looking to buy a large, tall, water holding container. I need it to hold about 200-300gls so that I can just get fresh clean water when ever I need it. I saw one it was about 7ft tall with about 3fl wide with foucet type thing at the bottom to get the water out. I forgot where I saw it. Anyone know where to get one?

Bandsaw · 03/19/2006, 04:25 PM

A lot of folks use the Brute containers from Rubbermaid. Available from Home Depot.

crumbletop · 03/19/2006, 04:50 PM

Tractor Supply sometimes has large storage containers (and the plumbing that goes with it -- bulkheads, valves). There are several that appear to be near you:

http://www.mytscstore.com/default.asp

I also was considering ordering from here (35 gallon tank) until I picked one up locally from a reefer who was getting out of the hobby. They sell lots of different sizes, but I imagine the shipping would kill you for ones that hold 2-300 gallons. The vertical storage tanks are listed here:

http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?cat=25

Jack

XOrionFE · 03/19/2006, 08:43 PM

I got one from Farm & Fleet

jpitch · 03/20/2006, 12:37 AM

200-300 gallons? lol, Lake Michigan might suit your needs 8)

pennyguy23 · 03/20/2006, 11:44 AM

I live next to it. We have boat out there. I wish it was salt water so that I could do my water changes with that

. I want such a large on incase some bad happened and I need alot of water.

ohioreef · 03/20/2006, 12:44 PM

www.usplastic.com has all kinds of plastic containers. Pretty much any size you could imagine. Not sure how much hipping would be, however.

Rendos · 03/20/2006, 12:49 PM

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/.../4083/cid/1176

Alaskan Reefer · 03/20/2006, 12:59 PM

Can you put a few trash cans in a row? 44 gallon Rubbermaid Brute cans are awesome for holding water.

pennyguy23 · 03/20/2006, 04:49 PM

Thanks Rendos, YOU FOUND IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

jumpincactus · 03/21/2006, 12:21 AM

Along this thread line,,, how long can RO/DI water be stored if its indoors and in a covered plastic container?? Also does it need to be aerated with airstones or anything along this line???

pennyguy23 · 03/22/2006, 07:01 AM

No, but it wouldn't hurt. If you had some way to get an air hose in the water or a cheap powerhead in there but no you don't have two. Just don't leave it there a month with out doing anything with it but then again you probably could.

jumpincactus · 03/22/2006, 05:50 PM

So you are pretty confident it would keep at least a month??? I was thinking that also especially if I kept it dark and covered. This way there would be an algal issues.

Bandsaw · 03/22/2006, 06:41 PM

Keep the water covered and in a cool spot if at all possible. Most threads I've seen learn toward keeping a power head running in the water.

Bathel · 03/23/2006, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bandsaw
Keep the water covered and in a cool spot if at all possible. Most threads I've seen learn toward keeping a power head running in the water.

In RO/DI water? I'm not sure I would put any airline or powerhead in it. RO/DI water is very very active and will pickup/leech stuff from the air if it can. I agree that you should keep the Salt water mixing to keep it fresh, but I'm not so sure I would do that with RO/DI water. I know I don't and I don't have any issues.

I use a float valve so my RO/DI water stays full and I pump over 30 gals of water to another container to mix Salt about every 6 weeks . I fill 5 one gallon containrs with RO/DI water and make Limewater every week to drip into the tank as top-ff ... but other than that it just sits there for a month and a half unitl I need to make more salt water. I do always test the RO/DI water for TDS before I make any Salt, and test the salt after it is made and have never seen any issues.

I have two Brute trashcans, 44 gals if i remember correctly... one for salt one for RO/DI. I keep them with the lids on and in the dark. The Salt has a heater in it but the RO/DI does not .. the enviornment around the containers is normally between 70-80 degrees.

YMMV.

pennyguy23 · 03/23/2006, 11:36 AM

Yes I am

okreef98 · 03/23/2006, 12:49 PM

FisherScientific has a great selection, kind of pricy though.

03/19/2006, 04:18 PM	#1
pennyguy23 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MI Posts: 694	Where to buy a LARGE water holding container for RO water I am looking to buy a large, tall, water holding container. I need it to hold about 200-300gls so that I can just get fresh clean water when ever I need it. I saw one it was about 7ft tall with about 3fl wide with foucet type thing at the bottom to get the water out. I forgot where I saw it. Anyone know where to get one? __________________ Steven - See my tank in my gallery Current Tank Info: 360gl inwall, reef , 40"Geo Skimmer, 4 Tunze 6100's w/ controllers 400watt Sfiligoi Lighting with 4 ACLS Units

03/19/2006, 04:25 PM	#2
Bandsaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Eastern Ontario (above Sudbury) Posts: 720	A lot of folks use the Brute containers from Rubbermaid. Available from Home Depot. __________________ VE3SZB Failure is not an option - It is a requirement if you expect to learn anything. Click on my home page button for pictures of my aquarium. Current Tank Info: 75g Display, CPR SM Aquafuge, 8g sump, 20g tall fuge, Maxspect R420R LED, KoralLin 1502 CaRa, EV-180 Skimmer

03/19/2006, 04:50 PM	#3
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	Tractor Supply sometimes has large storage containers (and the plumbing that goes with it -- bulkheads, valves). There are several that appear to be near you: http://www.mytscstore.com/default.asp I also was considering ordering from here (35 gallon tank) until I picked one up locally from a reefer who was getting out of the hobby. They sell lots of different sizes, but I imagine the shipping would kill you for ones that hold 2-300 gallons. The vertical storage tanks are listed here: http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?cat=25 Jack __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

03/20/2006, 12:37 AM	#5
jpitch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Middle Island, NY Posts: 908	200-300 gallons? lol, Lake Michigan might suit your needs 8) __________________ 36X36X30 DT, 75g sump, Vertex Vectra L1 return pump, Apex 2016, Apex DOS +DDR, Apex 1link, 4 X Kessil A360's, Vertex Alpha 170, Maxspect Gyre 250 x2

03/20/2006, 11:44 AM	#6
pennyguy23 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MI Posts: 694	I live next to it. We have boat out there. I wish it was salt water so that I could do my water changes with that . I want such a large on incase some bad happened and I need alot of water. __________________ Steven - See my tank in my gallery Current Tank Info: 360gl inwall, reef , 40"Geo Skimmer, 4 Tunze 6100's w/ controllers 400watt Sfiligoi Lighting with 4 ACLS Units

03/19/2006, 08:43 PM	#4
XOrionFE Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 33	I got one from Farm & Fleet

03/20/2006, 12:44 PM	#7
ohioreef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western Ohio Posts: 3,106	www.usplastic.com has all kinds of plastic containers. Pretty much any size you could imagine. Not sure how much hipping would be, however. __________________ Gary

03/20/2006, 12:49 PM	#8
Rendos Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 5,380	http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/.../4083/cid/1176 __________________ Richard Rendos - Founder WTMRAC It can't rain all the time. Current Tank Info: 92 gallon corner bowfront

03/20/2006, 12:59 PM	#9
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	Can you put a few trash cans in a row? 44 gallon Rubbermaid Brute cans are awesome for holding water. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

03/20/2006, 04:49 PM	#10
pennyguy23 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MI Posts: 694	Thanks Rendos, YOU FOUND IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! __________________ Steven - See my tank in my gallery Current Tank Info: 360gl inwall, reef , 40"Geo Skimmer, 4 Tunze 6100's w/ controllers 400watt Sfiligoi Lighting with 4 ACLS Units

03/21/2006, 12:21 AM	#11
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	Along this thread line,,, how long can RO/DI water be stored if its indoors and in a covered plastic container?? Also does it need to be aerated with airstones or anything along this line??? __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

03/22/2006, 07:01 AM	#12
pennyguy23 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MI Posts: 694	No, but it wouldn't hurt. If you had some way to get an air hose in the water or a cheap powerhead in there but no you don't have two. Just don't leave it there a month with out doing anything with it but then again you probably could. __________________ Steven - See my tank in my gallery Current Tank Info: 360gl inwall, reef , 40"Geo Skimmer, 4 Tunze 6100's w/ controllers 400watt Sfiligoi Lighting with 4 ACLS Units

03/22/2006, 05:50 PM	#13
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	So you are pretty confident it would keep at least a month??? I was thinking that also especially if I kept it dark and covered. This way there would be an algal issues. __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

03/22/2006, 06:41 PM	#14
Bandsaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Eastern Ontario (above Sudbury) Posts: 720	Keep the water covered and in a cool spot if at all possible. Most threads I've seen learn toward keeping a power head running in the water. __________________ VE3SZB Failure is not an option - It is a requirement if you expect to learn anything. Click on my home page button for pictures of my aquarium. Current Tank Info: 75g Display, CPR SM Aquafuge, 8g sump, 20g tall fuge, Maxspect R420R LED, KoralLin 1502 CaRa, EV-180 Skimmer

03/23/2006, 11:36 AM	#16
pennyguy23 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MI Posts: 694	Yes I am __________________ Steven - See my tank in my gallery Current Tank Info: 360gl inwall, reef , 40"Geo Skimmer, 4 Tunze 6100's w/ controllers 400watt Sfiligoi Lighting with 4 ACLS Units

03/23/2006, 12:49 PM	#17
okreef98 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: OKC, Oklahoma GO SOONERS Posts: 78	FisherScientific has a great selection, kind of pricy though.