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Originally Posted by cromedogg33
I did not upgrade to the ES version. I have one already that is ES version and I personally see no reason for the upgrade after playing around with them.
I have 2 of those 55g blue barrells that I too got off cragslist. They have the 2 small holes on top. Mine came from a local food distributor and one had vinegar and one had soy sauce in it. After some soap/vinegar and rinsing I'm using them with 0 side affects.
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Cool, thanks for the info on the ES drivers. I see a lot of people upgrade the drivers but set them to Lagoon or ReefCrest so I didn't know what the benefit would be. Perhaps the ease of setting a standing wave, but I don't run mine like that anyway... I always see the barrels with fixed lids and 2x bungs on the top like your barrels, Josh. Are the holes large enough to fit a decent size pump in there, or how did you plumb yours?
BTW soy sauce is great with fish.
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Originally Posted by 110galreef
Brett,
look for drums from the food industry and you will be set.
This i believe is pretty much what i have if you need to resort to buying a new one.
http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/...p-Plastic-Drum
They also have a 55g version. Not sure how much shipping would be tho? |
Sweet! Thanks for the link too. Too bad they are so pricey new. Some of the used blue 55 gallon barrels on Craigslist are going for 8 bucks in my area! But, a lot of them have fixed lids and I'd probably prefer the removable lid for ease of cleaning.