Water storage

[pugz508]

Found what might be a decent option for water storage and wanted others opinions. Toter sells a 32g trash barrel made of Polyethylene. Its very rugged with built in wheels. Being made out of Polyethylene it is reef safe but my concern is it is colored green a maybe painted. Any thoughts? On this or other water storage ideas without breaking the bank

 

[USMC2897]

Problem with this is when you tip it back to roll it, the water sloshes out of it. The brute cans with the wheel cart are much smoother and less troublesome.

 

[RobB]

I don’t know much about those bins (brute user here) but I was curious. Googled and found this

Two-Wheel Carts (Trash Cans) | Toter LLC

Toter® Two-Wheel Trash Cans for homeowners are perfect for residential waste and recycling uses. Recognized as the World’s Toughest Carts™, Toter trash cans offer years of maintenance-free service. And they’re suited for a variety of uses, including storing and transporting birdseed, dog food...

www.toter.com

Looking at the specs the load is 112lbs for the 32gallon. That is approximately 14 gallons of water. I hope this helps.

 

[pugz508]

Problem with this is when you tip it back to roll it, the water sloshes out of it. The brute cans with the wheel cart are much smoother and less troublesome.

Yeah my main concern is just leaching into the water

 

[JeanR]

58 Gallon Shipping Barrels - farm & garden - by owner - sale

If ad is up, the barrels are still available. Pricing is firm, don't ask for a discount. 58 gallon, food grade, plastic shipping barrels. Olives were shipped in them. Screw top, two piece lid for...

boston.craigslist.org

I recently bought one of these 58 gallon barrels from someone locally to set up automatic water changes. This is the second one I bought, the first I bought a few years ago and have been using it for RODI water storage. They were previously used to ship olives, so have a little brine smell when you first buy them, but once you give them a good rinse you have a big food grade container for $40.

 

[srit1]

58 Gallon Shipping Barrels - farm & garden - by owner - sale

If ad is up, the barrels are still available. Pricing is firm, don't ask for a discount. 58 gallon, food grade, plastic shipping barrels. Olives were shipped in them. Screw top, two piece lid for...

boston.craigslist.org

I recently bought one of these 58 gallon barrels from someone locally to set up automatic water changes. This is the second one I bought, the first I bought a few years ago and have been using it for RODI water storage. They were previously used to ship olives, so have a little brine smell when you first buy them, but once you give them a good rinse you have a big food grade container for $40.

I use these as well, here is a pic:

 

[Reef2Sanity]

58 Gallon Shipping Barrels - farm & garden - by owner - sale

If ad is up, the barrels are still available. Pricing is firm, don't ask for a discount. 58 gallon, food grade, plastic shipping barrels. Olives were shipped in them. Screw top, two piece lid for...

boston.craigslist.org

I recently bought one of these 58 gallon barrels from someone locally to set up automatic water changes. This is the second one I bought, the first I bought a few years ago and have been using it for RODI water storage. They were previously used to ship olives, so have a little brine smell when you first buy them, but once you give them a good rinse you have a big food grade container for $40.

I use the same for my water station

 

[shrimpchips]

I use these as the dimensions were ideal for my sump rack:

https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Polyethylene-Lever-Lock-Capacity-Diameter/dp/B082GHH9FP