Water storage

[Greef_in_the_Reef]

I just got my ro up and running and figured my next step is water storage/ salt water storage. Where is the best website for that? Are there kits that I can buy? Any help is much appreciated. TIA.

 

[jsker]

This may help you out a little bit, Link That article is about mixing stations by @dbl but valuable information

 

[Greef_in_the_Reef]

Thanks for the Info!

 

[dbl]

There are several sites that sell the clear plastic water storage containers. I personally bought mine from www.tank-depot.com, but there are others. The "problem" with them is the shipping unless you can find a site offering free shipping or they have a location near you that you can pick them up. Some of the farm stores also sell them so that may be an option.

You can also use the Grey Brute trash cans that you can find at the Orange or Blue big box stores. They work perfectly fine, are a lot less expensive and readily available.

You won't find a "kit" that I'm aware of but it's not real difficult to put together a well designed water station. The article that my good friend @jsker referenced above is just one reference point of many here on R2R, let alone the interweb.

 

[Greef_in_the_Reef]

There are several sites that sell the clear plastic water storage containers. I personally bought mine from www.tank-depot.com, but there are others. The "problem" with them is the shipping unless you can find a site offering free shipping or they have a location near you that you can pick them up. Some of the farm stores also sell them so that may be an option.

You can also use the Grey Brute trash cans that you can find at the Orange or Blue big box stores. They work perfectly fine, are a lot less expensive and readily available.

You won't find a "kit" that I'm aware of but it's not real difficult to put together a well designed water station. The article that my good friend @jsker referenced above is just one reference point of many here on R2R, let alone the interweb.

Thanks! I just read the post. It was very informative. I’ll have to shop around and see what I can find.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Grey Brute trash cans are a good choice.

 

[Tautog]

I used a food grade 55 gal plastic barrel. They are stronger than garbage pails, but the garbage pail works. I got mine for free and the guy wanted me to take them all

 

[Greef_in_the_Reef]

I did a search in my area and found 15, 30 and 55 gallon food grade barrels. For the price of 20$ I can’t complain. Thanks for the ideas everyone!

 

[Scotty Buttons]

@Greef_in_the_Reef where did you find those barrels for sale? Was it a retailer?

 

[Greef_in_the_Reef]

@Greef_in_the_Reef where did you find those barrels for sale? Was it a retailer?

Sorry I haven’t been on lately. I found them on Craigslist, here In my local area.

 

[Finatik]

I purchased two of these 65 gallon water tanks here:

 

[Scotty Buttons]

No problem. Thanks for the reply. I ended up finding that exact tank except it's a 75 gallon, from a supplier advertising on my local craigslist. So it all worked out!