anyone have/where to find 7 gal buckets?

[bawla47]

hi, im trying to find the taller size buckets, 7 gal i think. does anyone know where i can get one locally, hopefulyl today?
also

anyone have 1 uniseal i can buy off you, or where to get one also locally?


thanks!

Jaymie

 

[jeffbrig]

I don't know of any local place to buy uniseals, I have bought them from aquatic eco in the past. I think I have a few in my plumbing bin in the garage. What size are you looking for?

btw, how are those corals doing?

 

[thesaent14]

what sice uniseasl you need drap me a pm with youre number i have difrent sices

 

[bawla47]

hey jeff, thats where ive bought them in the past, was going to use the uniseals, but i ended up finding some bulkheads that will work for me.


the corals are doing great. love the blastos. they look all cute next to my large colony i have lol.hoping they take off on growth, ordered one of those squirts so i can start target feeding my lps.
anyhow thanks again!

still looking for a big bucket, but if not, the 5 gal will do.

 

[Ryanqk]

like open top round buckets or water jugs? I have like 5 blue 7gl water jugs with valves and handles for storing water i got from walmart or k mart.

 

[bawla47]

hey ryan, trying to find open top ones. just like the 5 gallon buckets for salt, just a bit taller.

going to be making a RDSB this weekend, to polish off any little bit of nitrates i do have in my system.

the 5 gal would work, but the deeper the better.

 

[Ryanqk]

what kind of plumping and pumps are you gonna use to do that with?

 

[bawla47]

its VERY simple, just need a 5 gal bucket, either 2 bulkheads or uniseals, most people do 3/4" inlet, 1" output. fill the bucket till about 3-4" from the top with sand. feed the bucket to get about 200-250gph through it, and the output gravity fed back into the sump.

its worked WONDERS on so many tanks, and it cost barely anything to employ.
My nitrates are about 1-2, but im hoping this bucket polishes it off completley.

 

[D Ro Supafly]

I am doing the exact same thing this weekend or maybe Monday.

I just picked up two bulkheads from Exotic Aquatic this afternoon for it.

Instead of a bucket, though, I am usging an 18 gallon sterilite tub from Target. I was going to use a 13 gallon kitchen trashcan but it is 1 inch too tall, so I am going to take it back.

The door to the stand is 22 inches tall and my sump is 17 inches tall, and the container is 15 inches tall with a 3/4 inch lip. I'm going to build a frame from a 2x4 to lift it up 4 inches so that the return pipe will clear the top of the sump.

This is a gravity drain. The input is from a T off my return pump. I'm using silica play sand from Lowes. I've got about 60 pounds already, so i need another bag or two.

This is NOT a great drawing but it will show you how it works. The return pipe should actually be about 2-3 inches above the surface of the sandbed.

I'm also hoping to get the stand for my refugiums built this week while I am on vacation.

 

[fla_spearo]

Wall mart has sealed 6 gal plastic desert jugs for 7 bucks.