Can I store rodi water?

[NastyZ]

I was wondering if I could store rodi water in a brute can for top off water and mixing water? How long could I keep it in there with out being used? And is there any bad sides to storing it?

 

[bigworm175]

I keep it in a 35 gal. Brute. I'm curious if there is any downside as well. I have done it for a long time but curious anyway.

 

[kretzkiller]

I kept my water in a 35g brute and it started stinking after a while because there was no water movement. I put a power head in there, which prevented the water from getting stale and it helped a lot.

 

[Michigan Mike]

Is it open topped or sealed?

 

[SUP]

I have mine in a brute 35 container with top and a powerhead. I also set it up with a cheap pump that will allow me to pump the water out to fill the refill bucket. I fill it and it last about three -four weeks. Been doing this at least a year. No issues so far. Also have a heater in the container to keep temp similar to tank temp.

SUP

 

[88rxna]

i stored mine in a brute also until i found that it was leaching a ton of.phosphates....
it sat a week in the can and i got .75 with a hanna reader!
Straight from my ro/di unit its .02

 

[NastyZ]

i stored mine in a brute also until i found that it was leaching a ton of.phosphates....
it sat a week in the can and i got .75 with a hanna reader!
Straight from my ro/di unit its .02

That's what I'm afraid of did u have it with a top?

 

[NastyZ]

I have mine in a brute 35 container with top and a powerhead. I also set it up with a cheap pump that will allow me to pump the water out to fill the refill bucket. I fill it and it last about three -four weeks. Been doing this at least a year. No issues so far. Also have a heater in the container to keep temp similar to tank temp.

SUP

This is how I want to set mine up and I think thts how long it would take me use it all before fill ups have u checked phosphate levels to if they go up

 

[Reefdogs]

If you store ro/di in a plastic container will it leach phosphates into the water???

 

[stubby 58]

look for a container that is food grade it will have no harmful effect on tank and will not leach phosphates.

 

[NastyZ]

Yea the brute can I have is NFS which is food grade

 

[Tennsquire]

I store my RO/DI in the 5 gallong plastic bottles that drinking water comes in. I've never had any problems with it.

 

[88rxna]

That's what I'm afraid of did u have it with a top?

Yes, top is always on and its a food grade drum.