DR. Pepper Reefsafe?
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lllosingit
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Find out for sure what was in it. If it was dr Pepper syrup It should be fine, its a food grade container so all you need to do is clean it out.
I have several 55g plastic barrels that contained apple vinegar. To clean them out I just filled them with tap water and let them sit for a couple day then drained and refilled and let it sit for a couple days before draining again.
After that you could hardly smell anything in them.
I have several 55g plastic barrels that contained apple vinegar. To clean them out I just filled them with tap water and let them sit for a couple day then drained and refilled and let it sit for a couple days before draining again.
After that you could hardly smell anything in them.
hahnmeister
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I wouldnt even worry. high fructose corn syrup wont do much except maybe feed some anaerobic bacteria.
dodgersfan25
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where do you guys get these old/used soda drums from? i hear several people with them and i sure could use one!
SoCalReefs
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I have found my Drums at livestock feed stores, where they sell hay and other horse supplies. They use them as water troughs.
lllosingit
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Check around your area and see if you have any juice bottling plants nearby, The get juice concentrate in plastic 55g barrels.
dodgersfan25
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ok well ill try to find the nearest bottling company (any soda or juice factory) and see if they have any leftovers
do they usually charge? or is this just their trash that we seem to treasure
do they usually charge? or is this just their trash that we seem to treasure
lllosingit
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I offered to buy a couple and they just gave them to me, My brother works there and told me they just send them to be recycled.
Just start calling around to bottleing plants. The one in Fort Worth sells the barrels really cheap-15 gallon $2, 35 gallon $5 and 55 gallon $10.
They are the blue food grade plastic and the 55 and 35 I got cleaned up easily.
Good luck in your search.
They are the blue food grade plastic and the 55 and 35 I got cleaned up easily.
Good luck in your search.
dodgersfan25
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sweet! ive been looking for cheap transportation for water (in large quantities). this makes life much easier!
fillibar
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The only thing to be careful with is that some syrups are super-concentrated. Usually by the time they are in drums small enough for us to handle they should be OK, but some syrups are actually so concentrated they are toxic (there was a truck that jacknifed a few years ago and hazmat had to deal with the syrup it leaked, if I recall it was a Cola tanker).
dodgersfan25
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haha, well i agree. lets find out the truth!
fillibar
Premium Member
They did a Cola myths one time. They tried some of the these (if I remember the results):
Clean chrome - plausible
Clean blood - busted
Eat away a penny - busted
Eat away at teeth - busted (with quantities that wouldn't kill you in the first place).
Of course that was not the syrups. In any case, the barrels should be fine if you give them a thorough cleaning.
Clean chrome - plausible
Clean blood - busted
Eat away a penny - busted
Eat away at teeth - busted (with quantities that wouldn't kill you in the first place).
Of course that was not the syrups. In any case, the barrels should be fine if you give them a thorough cleaning.
dodgersfan25
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oh thats cool! so they have tested it........
so coke doesn't eat away at teeth.........after all those rants from my mom about how it does
im getting thirsty now
so coke doesn't eat away at teeth.........after all those rants from my mom about how it does
im getting thirsty now
