RODI water storage questions

fishbox · Jul 22, 2017

For my ATO, I just have a 5g bucket as my tank is only a 40B at the moment. Does this bucket need cleaned out so often? If so, how often and how? The bucket does have a tight lid on it with a a hole I drilled for the power cord and water tubing. So very minimum light / air enters it.
I also plan on getting a storage container to hold RODI water before mixing. So the same question applies for this. But til then, I have a bunch of 1g containers with tight lids that I was thinking of storing water in (kinda like milk containers). Will these be ok?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 22, 2017

If it is just RO/DI water, there's no need to ever clean it.

Milk jugs won't last forever (they crack as they age), but they too are OK.

fishbox · Jul 22, 2017

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
If it is just RO/DI water, there's no need to ever clean it.

Milk jugs won't last forever (they crack as they age), but they too are OK.

Yes it's just RODI and the jugs are very temporary. Can I ask how would you care for a saltwater storage container ?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 22, 2017

For storing normal Instant Ocean, I never did anything to it except clean it (a grey Brute trash can) when I first got it. The solids in it that accumulate are not a concern to me.