IO Easy open top. How new is it?

tkeracer619 · 05/30/2006, 03:17 PM

How long has this new design been around. I went to a different lfs today and picked up a bucket. Wow this new design is so easy to use, seel, and open.

Horay!!

funman1 · 05/30/2006, 04:02 PM

pic??

pwachs · 05/30/2006, 04:15 PM

do you mean the one that you hammer to open/close?

SCR · 05/30/2006, 05:33 PM

No hammer needed for the new design.

Drakis · 05/30/2006, 07:23 PM

Is it 150 gal still or did they go back up to 200?

marinelife · 05/30/2006, 07:28 PM

Sounds like the one right before the hammer one, about a year or more ago. It was a great lid but for some reason they went to the new one with the hammer needed to open it

King-Kong · 05/31/2006, 07:44 AM

I just dont close my old IO buckets too tight, so i dont have to bust out the hammer.

Still seals it.

..and so much better than that POS bucket Tropic Marin Pro comes in. I just re-use these nice IO buckets and pour my TMP into it. You'd think for 2x the price they'd include something better than a thin bag and cheap plastic tie!

ste6168 · 05/31/2006, 07:47 AM

that is exactly what i do ^^ only i dont not use tropic marin pro. I just close my IO bucket tight enough to seal, but not tight enough that i have to put it in a vice and use the hammer...

05/30/2006, 03:17 PM	#1
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	IO Easy open top. How new is it? How long has this new design been around. I went to a different lfs today and picked up a bucket. Wow this new design is so easy to use, seel, and open. Horay!! __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

05/30/2006, 04:02 PM	#2
funman1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 4,898	pic?? __________________ Professional Pyro: NO REALLY; I get PAID to blow stuff up!! ~Steve~ Current Tank Info: 12G NANO

05/30/2006, 07:28 PM	#6
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	Sounds like the one right before the hammer one, about a year or more ago. It was a great lid but for some reason they went to the new one with the hammer needed to open it __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

05/31/2006, 07:47 AM	#8
ste6168 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,066	that is exactly what i do ^^ only i dont not use tropic marin pro. I just close my IO bucket tight enough to seal, but not tight enough that i have to put it in a vice and use the hammer... __________________ Mike "algae free is the way to be" Current Tank Info: 75g AGA RR, 29g DIY sump, Coralife 260w PC fixture, CSS 125, Kent Phos-Reactor, QuietOne 4000 return, 2x Modded MJ900's, 45lbs Fiji LR, 40lbs Base Rock, 75lbs HD Playsand

05/30/2006, 04:15 PM	#3
pwachs Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: River Falls, WI Posts: 67	do you mean the one that you hammer to open/close?

05/30/2006, 05:33 PM	#4
SCR Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Central, Fl Posts: 708	No hammer needed for the new design.

05/30/2006, 07:23 PM	#5
Drakis Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, WA (the Couve) Posts: 241	Is it 150 gal still or did they go back up to 200?

05/31/2006, 07:44 AM	#7
King-Kong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 2,346	I just dont close my old IO buckets too tight, so i dont have to bust out the hammer. Still seals it. ..and so much better than that POS bucket Tropic Marin Pro comes in. I just re-use these nice IO buckets and pour my TMP into it. You'd think for 2x the price they'd include something better than a thin bag and cheap plastic tie!