Tee August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 Hi All, I want to buy some 5 gal empty container with lid. The type that you go to the fish store to buy some RO water. Can you guy tell me where to get it? Call one of the LFS, and they said it's 18 for that empty container. Seem a bit too much for just a plastic container. Thanks Tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 (edited) Home Depot $2.54 5gl paint bucket: LINK Edited August 4, 2009 by Boret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.a...roduct%5Fid=480 not bad price you get at the lfs considering shipping and they typically give you the first fill free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 LOL nevermind the bucket!!! Ha ha ha I thought you wanted a 5gl container like the salt buckets, I guess I confused RO with RC for Reef Crystals..... I need to stop free basing kalkwasser!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdytat August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 I bought 5 gallon bottles at Walmart for around $8. This style: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 LOL nevermind the bucket!!! Ha ha ha I thought you wanted a 5gl container like the salt buckets, I guess I confused RO with RC for Reef Crystals..... I need to stop free basing kalkwasser!! Don't kid yourself........once you start, you can NEVER stop!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret August 4, 2009 Share August 4, 2009 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite August 5, 2009 Share August 5, 2009 Sometimes the camping sections of Wlamart or Kmart have some really sturdy water containers, some of which are "flat" so they stack nicely away on top of each other, and they often have water spigots on them. Maybe a little more expensive than you want, but maybe worth a peek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee August 5, 2009 Author Share August 5, 2009 Oh, this is nice. Hopefully Walmart still have it. I am moving my 46 gal fish tank, and I don't know how to keep the rock in the water. It'll be so heavy. I think I might have to give up the SW tank. Tea I bought 5 gallon bottles at Walmart for around $8.This style: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward August 5, 2009 Share August 5, 2009 Oh, this is nice. Hopefully Walmart still have it. I am moving my 46 gal fish tank, and I don't know how to keep the rock in the water. It'll be so heavy. I think I might have to give up the SW tank. Tea I got mine from either Home Depot or Lowes - they were near the gas cans, but grey and labeled water. They were closing them out when I bought mine a few years ago. Plastic gas cans will work too - just make sure you relabel them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward August 5, 2009 Share August 5, 2009 Oh, this is nice. Hopefully Walmart still have it. I am moving my 46 gal fish tank, and I don't know how to keep the rock in the water. It'll be so heavy. I think I might have to give up the SW tank. Tea Oh, if you're moving the tank I would definitely pick up a couple of the Hefty Brute trashcans. Put the rock and water in those, move the tank and then pump the water back into the tank. That may work better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k August 5, 2009 Share August 5, 2009 LOL nevermind the bucket!!! Ha ha ha I thought you wanted a 5gl container like the salt buckets, I guess I confused RO with RC for Reef Crystals..... I need to stop free basing kalkwasser!! Freebase? That's way before crack. Why not buy a used RO from a WAMAS member? Saves gas and time going to the LFS, plus you'll know exactly how much TDS are in your water unlike how much may or may not be in the giant RO tank at the LFS. It'll pay for itself in less than 6 months if you buy water from the LFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee August 5, 2009 Author Share August 5, 2009 Brian, Thanks a lot for the suggestion, I'll do the way you suggested. This is the first time I move SW tank, so it's a bit frustrating. Oh, if you're moving the tank I would definitely pick up a couple of the Hefty Brute trashcans. Put the rock and water in those, move the tank and then pump the water back into the tank. That may work better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k August 5, 2009 Share August 5, 2009 sorry if I missed the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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