5 gallon buckets keep leaking.

[absolutecarrot]

I have had 2 5 gallon buckets leak over my floor causing a huge mess. I am currently using the ace hardware buckets. Does anyone know a 5-gallon bucket meant to hold water? Thanks

 

[this is me]

Shouldn't leak.
I've used 5 gallons bucket from Lowes to hold my ALK, CA, and MG solution when I was dosing. Never had any issue.
I believe I can throw the empty bucket from the second floor down the driveway and it still be able to hold water.

 

[absolutecarrot]

Shouldn't leak.
I've used 5 gallons bucket from Lowes to hold my ALK, CA, and MG solution when I was dosing. Never had any issue.
I believe I can throw the empty bucket from the second floor down the driveway and it still be able to hold water.

Yea, Im surprised I have used them for years for freshwater and never had a problem. What usually happens is it breaks on the bottom.

 

[srit1]

I have only seen that for buckets left outside that freeze/thaw.

 

[absolutecarrot]

I have only seen that for buckets left outside that freeze/thaw.

They have never been outside

 

[Knight]

I stick with the white food grade buckets from Lowes - they have that easy on/off black lid

But isn't that their ad ?

Ace is the place with the helpful buckets that sometimes breeeeeeak

 

[absolutecarrot]

I stick with the white food grade buckets from Lowes - they have that easy on/off black lid

But isn't that their ad ?

Ace is the place with the helpful buckets that sometimes breeeeeeak View attachment 152591

, I’ll try some buckets from a place other than ace. Thanks

 

[Cpage101]

Some buckets have the handles which penetrate into the inside of the bucket I know red sea salt mix buckets have this. I use the Home Depot buckets and you can fill these right to the top

 

[coralfishreef]

I haven’t had any problems with either HD or Lowe’s clear or white food grade buckets. I like the clear buckets with the foam handles

The buckets that salt comes in usually get cracked during shipping.

 

[absolutecarrot]

I haven’t had any problems with either HD or Lowe’s clear or white food grade buckets. I like the clear buckets with the foam handles

The buckets that salt comes in usually get cracked during shipping.

Yea I’m going to try out the ones from home depot or Lowe’s.

 

[bcarm]

I've been using the white Ace buckets for almost a year now, no problems.

 

[absolutecarrot]

I've been using the white Ace buckets for almost a year now, no problems.

I was using them for 2 years in freshwater with no problem, but while using them for saltwater 2 have leaked.

 

[afboundguy]

I use white 5 gallon buckets for fresh saltwater, orange Home Depot buckets for old tank water or misc other fluids such as hydrogen peroxide left over from when I sterilize phyto culture stuff and I've never had an issue with leaking... I personally like the color differences especially when it comes to sterilization for phyto cultures...

I also think 5 gallon buckets are cheap enough that if they're leaking for you just get new ones...

 

[absolutecarrot]

I use white 5 gallon buckets for fresh saltwater, orange Home Depot buckets for old tank water or misc other fluids such as hydrogen peroxide left over from when I sterilize phyto culture stuff and I've never had an issue with leaking... I personally like the color differences especially when it comes to sterilization for phyto cultures...

I also think 5 gallon buckets are cheap enough that if they're leaking for you just get new ones...

I like the idea of color differences, thanks

 

[afboundguy]

I also have 5 gallon blue buckets from old salt that I use to keep my NSW with a small powerhead...

 

[GraniteReefer]

At work I use a bucket vacuum( wet vac that sits on/fills a bucket) ace, HD, and Lowe’s buckets all suck in from the walls being thinner. Surprisingly the 8$ petco buckets don’t cave in. As well as pickle buckets from moe’s subs LOL but those stink. Point being not all buckets are created equal and the big box stores make the worst ones.

 

[gobyvin]

I was going to say... cheap junk buckets abound now. I noticed they don’t last like they used to. Salt buckets from IO used to be super tough, I have one that is 15 years old or more still kicking around. I have not bought buckets of salt in years, regardless of cost, , just boxes of bags since I hate the plastic waste. This stuff is screwing our planet on so many levels.

 

[absolutecarrot]

I was going to say... cheap junk buckets abound now. I noticed they don’t last like they used to. Salt buckets from IO used to be super tough, I have one that is 15 years old or more still kicking around. I have not bought buckets of salt in years, regardless of cost, , just boxes of bags since I hate the plastic waste. This stuff is screwing our planet on so many levels.

yea plastic is a huge problem

 

[Cpage101]

no buckets

 

[absolutecarrot]

no buckets View attachment 152612

I wish I could do that, looks great