Can i used these water barrels?

[fishkeeprian]

Hello can I use barrels that have had hand sanitiser in them to store my water if rinsed out?

Thanks

 

[Paul B]

It depends on what they are made of. Barrels are made of wood so, No. But if they are plastic, that should not be a problem as hand sanitizer is mostly alcohol. But you would have to clean them very good. I use course salt as an abrasive to scrub things like that.
I would also fill it with fresh water and let it sit for a week or two before I used it and check for smells.

 

[griss]

Yep, as Paul said. Clean them really, really, really well and you should be okay.

 

[kfisc]

Agreed with above, but just for the sake of another idea: You have spent, or are about to lay out, a big chunk of money on your tank, so why not reduce risk as much as possible and just buy a couple of brand-new rubbermaid (or similar food-grade) containers? They're relatively cheap, and you won't have to worry about oils or other stuff sticking around from hand sanitizer.

 

[wvned]

I would use the hand sanitizer barrels without worry.

 

[Paul B]

The hand sanitizer is fine, sometimes they add lanolin or some other moisturizing chemical that we are unsure of.

 

[wvned]

Clean them with Dawn, rinse twice and use.