Water storage container

[Wolf89]

Would a container that used to hold liquid bleach be good for water storage?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Would a container that used to hold liquid bleach be good for water storage?

What size container? If it smells, I wouldn't use it.

 

[ddc0715]

I bought a ten gallon tote with lid at walmart under 10 bucks. I would not use a use bleach bottle.

 

[Wolf89]

What size container? If it smells, I wouldn't use it.

One of those 275 gallon ones with the metal cage

 

[Bryce M.]

I would assume if you wash it out but personally I would not allow that anywhere near my tank. I'm also worried about that, I have separate containers (that I wash daily btw) for my salt and fresh, just for water changed, even if it's all clean, nope, they get separate

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Soak it in dechlorinator first if you use it.

bleach can be hard to remove fully from plastic.

 

[Quietman]

Most storage recommendations say it has to be rated for food/potable use. But 275 gallon storage if you have it cheap/free is a heck of a bargain, so I may risk it. But I'm going to let it soak for a long while after washing out several times and test for chlorine/smell often.

 

[Wolf89]

Most storage recommendations say it has to be rated for food/potable use. But 275 gallon storage if you have it cheap/free is a heck of a bargain, so I may risk it. But I'm going to let it soak for a long while after washing out several times and test for chlorine/smell often.

30 bucks. Not sure how much they usually go for?

 

[ddc0715]

If you use it. But you should buy some cholrine test strips that are use with rodi testing NOT THE POOL TEST STRIPS. If they read 0 for choline then your good. BRS sells them. .... INSTA-TEST FREE & TOTAL CHLORINE & CHLORAMINE STRIPS
Water can spoil if you let it sit to long. 250g is alot of water for one tank. How big is your tank?
(FRESH WATER)..

 

[Wolf89]

If you use it. But you should buy some cholrine test strips that are use with rodi testing NOT THE POOL TEST STRIPS. If they read 0 for choline then your good. BRS sells them. .... INSTA-TEST FREE & TOTAL CHLORINE & CHLORAMINE STRIPS
Water can spoil if you let it sit to long. 250g is alot of water for one tank. How big is your tank?
(FRESH WATER)..

Its 90 gallons with 40 gallons in the sump

 

[Shooter6]

One of those 275 gallon ones with the metal cage

I used one for post meds qt. Fill it up with tap water, dump an intire bottle of declorinator for ponds from homedepot in leave it a week. Drain and repeat. No issues at all afterwards. Getting ready to add 2 to my system. One cryptic live rock, one a macro algae refugeum.

 

[rmurken]

Soak it in dechlorinator first if you use it.

bleach can be hard to remove fully from plastic.

You could probably buy enough thiosulfate on amazon or eBay to actually do that!

 

[Shooter6]

You could probably buy enough thiosulfate on amazon or eBay to actually do that!

The pond declorinator comes in liter size bottles and is highly concentrated. I believe 1 bottle is rated fo 20000 gallons. It worked for me, i used 2 bottles with new tap water with each bottle i left it for 3 days filled for each bottle