Water Containers/jugs Maintenance

[Canadianeh]

What do you guys do to "clean" water containers/jugs that you use to keep RODI water and ATO?

 

[Salty Cracker]

I use the salt buckets for ATO, and I use a food grade olive barrel for RO/DI, never worried much about contamination, just rinsed them out in regular tap water.

 

[shamous113]

I use vinegar followed by a hot water rinse.

 

[Canadianeh]

I use the salt buckets for ATO, and I use a food grade olive barrel for RO/DI, never worried much about contamination, just rinsed them out in regular tap water.

I use vinegar followed by a hot water rinse.

and how often you guys do this? I have not done anything with mine for 4 months now.

 

[shamous113]

just when I first get the container.

 

[Canadianeh]

just when I first get the container.

is it necessary to do it once per month or in regular basis? don't they build some kind of film on the surface over time?

 

[shamous113]

I've only cleaned containers when I first get them to remove any residue from them, the only time I have had to clean a container was after it was sitting for a long period of time, it started to grow mold in it, but that was 10+ years ago. I haven't noticed any build up of stuff in my new setup.

 

[Salty Cracker]

Yeah once only. If I was worried about a container, I would fill it with 0TDS RO/DI water and then test the TDS after a month. One time I found that blue rubbermaid tubs actually leeched INSANE amounts of phosphate into my water. Had to find "white" tubs that were reef safe.

 

[shamous113]

One time I found that blue rubbermaid tubs actually leeched INSANE amounts of phosphate into my water. Had to find "white" tubs that were reef safe.

Hummmmm now I want to test the water in the brute trash can I have