RO/DI water storage

[boydx6]

What does everyone store their RO/DI water in?

 

[flfirefighter13]

gallon polyethalene drums, install a uniseal on the bottom with a valve and it super easy

 

[benf]

I have a 50 gal fish tank under my laundry room sink for storing the water and stuck a maxi jet with a hose on it for filling my buckets.

 

[alizarin]

5 gallon buckets - versatile

 

[CMcNeil]

two 33 gallon trash cans,one for salted/dosed water,one for fresh.

 

[jokeefe727@aol.com]

55 Gallon drum

 

[Ah64av8tor]

That depends on how much water I think I'm going to need.

2.5 gallon pressure tank under sink

5 gallon buckets

32 gallon brute

 

[jokeefe727@aol.com]

Before mixing new into old water take a cup or two old water and seed your new water with it.

 

[alizarin]

Before mixing new into old water take a cup or two old water and seed your new water with it.

Why's that?

 

[BlitzK]

Depends on the size you need...

6 gallon water containers (~$6-7 at walmart... blue ones)

32 Gallon trash cans
55 gallon trash cans
55gal drums

etc etc etc

 

[mlivvy]

collapsable tanks!

 

[boydx6]

Any truth to some plastic trash cans leaching chemicals into the water?

 

[playa0069u]

... Arizona tea bottles... lol

 

[DaddyJax]

Brute trash cans

 

[ReefArtist]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8825275#post8825275 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by boydx6
Any truth to some plastic trash cans leaching chemicals into the water?

I've been using them for years for my freshwater and since starting my reef tanks - no problems at all. I did some research before doing this with my reef water and all indications seems to be that this is how most people store their water without incident. I have a TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) tester and I did a test by leaving my water in the container for a week. I tested it when I first filled it, then I added the salt (Tested again). After a week I tested and got the same readings for TDS - FWIW.

Make sure you get a very sturdy container because mine bows out when they're full of water, now I need to replace them (I have the Rubbermaid containers - 35g and a 25g).