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02-27-2008, 11:06 PM
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| Plate Coral  | RO/DI in 5 gal salt buckets? I've been keeping RO/DI in 5 gal Instant Ocean salt buckets and Home Depot buckets for top off purposes. I use them to fill my 5 gal glass ATO tank once or twice a week so the RO/DI isn't sitting in them too long. I just wanted to make sure these are good storage containers for that purpose, I wouldn't want anything leaching into the water. The buckets have the #2 in the triangle arrows on the bottom which I think is supposed to be good according to this link but I just want to be sure. Lastly, if they are good for storing RO/DI, what is the longest it can be kept in them safely? Thanks!
__________________ Justin _________________________________ Please watch out for motorcycles (look twice, it could save a life). 90gal mixed reef w/40gal sump/fuge, ATO, Octopus NW-200 Skimmer, 2x 250W 12k Reeflux MH & 220W VHO actinics, Koralia #4 & #3, Mag 9.5 return, Aquacontroller jr., LR & LS, and community fish (Yellow Assessor, Bluespot Jawfish, paired Yellow Watchman Goby & Red Striped Pistol Shrimp, paired O Clowns, 1 Green Chromis, Yellow Clown Goby, Scooter Blenny, and a Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse). updated 7/11/09 Here's my 90gal Chronicle (Lots of pictures and DIY) |
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02-27-2008, 11:08 PM
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| Smile Maker    | Re: RO/DI in 5 gal salt buckets? I use them for that purpose. I would assume that they are nonreactive with water.
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02-27-2008, 11:38 PM
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| Scopas Tang  | Re: RO/DI in 5 gal salt buckets? you are sefe with them.... 
__________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 750W MH + 390W PC light =1140W Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer RS 135 Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clowns |
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02-28-2008, 12:30 AM
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| Plate Coral | Re: RO/DI in 5 gal salt buckets? Glad to hear it, thanks guys.
__________________ Justin _________________________________ Please watch out for motorcycles (look twice, it could save a life). 90gal mixed reef w/40gal sump/fuge, ATO, Octopus NW-200 Skimmer, 2x 250W 12k Reeflux MH & 220W VHO actinics, Koralia #4 & #3, Mag 9.5 return, Aquacontroller jr., LR & LS, and community fish (Yellow Assessor, Bluespot Jawfish, paired Yellow Watchman Goby & Red Striped Pistol Shrimp, paired O Clowns, 1 Green Chromis, Yellow Clown Goby, Scooter Blenny, and a Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse). updated 7/11/09 Here's my 90gal Chronicle (Lots of pictures and DIY) |
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