Collapsible Rain Barrel For Mixing Station

[Forscythe]

I'm looking to set up a mixing station for my 4 saltwater tanks. I have a 125, 108, 75 and 30 gallon tanks. With this much volume, I want to get bigger storage tanks ( I'm currently using a 55 gallon brute barrel). I see a lot of you guys use the white 65 gallon storage tanks and that's what I want to use, but they are very expensive to ship,, and no one locally has them for sale

 

[Forscythe]

Oops, accidently posted before I was finished typing lol.

Anyways, I saw these barrels that are green, collapsible, and are much cheaper.

My question is, has anyone ever used these for mixing?
Are these safe for saltwater?
Any input would be appreciated

Thank you much

 

[polyppal]

Is there a link to the barrel your talking about?

check local Craigslist? Seems like there’s always tons of large food grade barrels around here for 30-40$ ea

 

[Forscythe]

check local Craigslist? Seems like there’s always tons of large food grade barrels around here for 30-40$ ea

I did see that people were selling blue plastic barrels for cheap, but I was sure if I could add bulk heads by drilling my own holes for plumbing?

 

[Forscythe]

Is there a link to the barrel your talking about?

check local Craigslist? Seems like there’s always tons of large food grade barrels around here for 30-40$ ea

100 Gallon Rain Barrel Foldable Portable Water Collector Storage Outdoor Supply | eBay

Rain water is ideal for a multitude of applications including biodynamic and organic vegetable gardens, planter beds for botanicals, indoor tropical plants like ferns and orchids, and for cleaning household windows.

www.ebay.com

 

[Forscythe]

100 Gallon Rain Barrel Foldable Portable Water Collector Storage Outdoor Supply | eBay

Rain water is ideal for a multitude of applications including biodynamic and organic vegetable gardens, planter beds for botanicals, indoor tropical plants like ferns and orchids, and for cleaning household windows.

www.ebay.com

This is one type I found on ebay. Not sure if it would work though.

 

[polyppal]

hmm never seen that, the brute is prob much more stable in the long run... What city you in?

 

[Forscythe]

hmm never seen that, the brute is prob much more stable in the long run... What city you in?

I’m in Rochester NY. I found a guy on Craigslist that has white food grade barrels for $20 each. I’m prolly gonna go with those. Now I just gotta research the best way to plumb it all up