Water storage - What do you use?

[xxmurrxx]

I'm looking to set up some RO/Saltwater storage.
About to buy some Brute cans, but want to see if there are better maybe cheaper container options locally?

What do you all use? where did you get them?
Cheers.

 

[Salty Cracker]

Just be sure whatever you get is food grade or you'll have a billion PPM of phosphates in your water.  I unfortunately learned that the hard way.  Usually white containers are phosphate free, but def not guaranteed.  Only way to know for sure is to fill one up, leave it a week then check for phosphates.  I had a blue rubbermaid tote that was putting .80 ppm of phosphates into the makeup water!!  That gets hairy pretty quick. 

 

[Neopimp]

Brutes work for me.

 

[reeffreak]

I think we have been down this road , these bins dont leach as much as you think ... especially not a Billion PPM

 

[xxmurrxx]

billion zillion's
Guess il just grab a couple brutes.

 

[Salty Cracker]

It was def a topic of discussion on reefcentral, seemed to be more people reporting that the brutes didn't leech phosphates, than those that said they did.  The only real way to know for sure is to test.  I just wish there was a nice cheap source for the big white food grade containers, but they're pricey even at places like tsc. 

 

[jones02]

I just tested my ato water and it was at .46!!

 

[Duke]

i make water into culligan water jugs and use a rubbermaid to mix for waterchanges. no issues here.

 

[unibob]

This is what I used to do as we'll. I did buy a big container to store water in but I think it is leeching something as the water stinks like chemical warfare lol.

 

[xxmurrxx]

Lol probably not a good sign

 

[reeffreak]

I just tested my ato water and it was at .46!!

your ato says .46 ?????? care to elaborate on that more .... so you topping up your tank with .46 of phosphate filled water ? or hows your ATO set-up

 

[unibob]

Lol probably not a good sign

Haven't used since it got the smell, going to be looking into something else. Does everyone keep lids on there water storage?

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

When they fill the water bottles like culling and the put air tight caps on ..so they do last

 

[jones02]

[quote author=jones02 link=topic=3183.msg26489#msg26489 date=1348678829]
I just tested my ato water and it was at .46!!

your ato says .46 ?????? care to elaborate on that more .... so you topping up your tank with .46 of phosphate filled water ? or hows your ATO set-up
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I never thought to test the the water before, I been using a 20g rubbermaid. But I'm done with that nnow, I have a 29g I'm going to use. Nothing can leak out then.

 

[jroovers]

I've used the grey rubbermaid brutes from Rona for a couple years now without any noticeable, detrimental effects (knock on wood).  Just rinse them out well and wipe down with vinegar when you first get them to make sure they are clean.

 

[pulpfiction1]

i have 4 of these i use for keeping live rock,mixing salt water and water storage,i have had no issues yet.i keep lids on the rock only,maybe 5 yrs now