Is this safe to mix my salt water in?

fishkeeprian · 05/21/2018, 01:45 PM

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01...RZL&ref=plSrch

homer1475 · 05/21/2018, 01:47 PM

From the description:

Made with food grade plastic, this storage bin can be used for gardens, houses, or farms. It also could be used to store animal feed.

I would say it's just fine.

lpsouth1978 · 05/21/2018, 01:48 PM

They claim it is food grade, so it should be fine. Many reefers, including myself, use the Brute trash cans for mixing.

fishkeeprian · 05/21/2018, 01:51 PM

I've just noticed when I warm my water up and put the lid on then a few hours later take the lid off it smells like plastic, is this normal? The brute cans are really expensive in the UK.

lpsouth1978 · 05/21/2018, 02:04 PM

The plastic smell is pretty normal, I usually don't keep the lids on or don't put them on tight to allow for some air exchange.

Steve175 · 07/15/2018, 08:17 AM

No worries on the plastic smell. Not harmful. And will fade with time.

Kmack0415 · 07/15/2018, 08:04 PM

+1 on brute. Only thing I would worry about with that is it doesn't say how thick the plastic is, to thin it might not support a full load of water very well if you put it on a dolly. looking at it it looks similar to the brute, but it might be worth asking on there how thick it is.

dsimonsonsr · 07/16/2018, 12:17 PM

Same question here. I was able to pickup two 55 gallon food grade hard plastic barrels that olives were shipped for $20. I’ve been scrubbing, rinsing and baking in sun over and over for about 10 days now. Still when I spray the walls with a nozzle on the hose and will get a very very light glimmer substance of the waters surface. I haven’t wanted to use anything stronger than Dawn dish soap. Any thoughts or advise on if they are clean enough or some other cleaner I can use?

mcgyvr · 07/16/2018, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dsimonsonsr

Any thoughts or advise on if they are clean enough or some other cleaner I can use?

Vinegar is a great cleaning product to use in this hobby and anywhere for that matter..

dsimonsonsr · 07/17/2018, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Vinegar is a great cleaning product to use in this hobby and anywhere for that matter..

thank you. going to try this tonight

05/21/2018, 01:45 PM	#1
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	Is this safe to mix my salt water in? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01...RZL&ref=plSrch __________________ If in doubt ask!

05/21/2018, 01:47 PM	#2
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	From the description: Made with food grade plastic, this storage bin can be used for gardens, houses, or farms. It also could be used to store animal feed. I would say it's just fine. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

05/21/2018, 01:48 PM	#3
lpsouth1978 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 915	They claim it is food grade, so it should be fine. Many reefers, including myself, use the Brute trash cans for mixing. __________________ Current tank: 40B work in progress w/20L sump

05/21/2018, 01:51 PM	#4
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	I've just noticed when I warm my water up and put the lid on then a few hours later take the lid off it smells like plastic, is this normal? The brute cans are really expensive in the UK. __________________ If in doubt ask!

05/21/2018, 02:04 PM	#5
lpsouth1978 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 915	The plastic smell is pretty normal, I usually don't keep the lids on or don't put them on tight to allow for some air exchange. __________________ Current tank: 40B work in progress w/20L sump

07/15/2018, 08:17 AM	#6
Steve175 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,186	No worries on the plastic smell. Not harmful. And will fade with time. __________________ Steve ---------------------------------- Current Tank Info: 2 separate 250G bowfront rimless ELOS tanks plumbed to 260G sump, 220G refugium, 220G frag, BK DeLuxe 300, 400W MH x4, closed loops, 3/4hp chiller x2, Phos reactor, Kalk reactor, Charcoal reactor, Ca reactor, 60G surge tanks, & a huge elec bill

07/15/2018, 08:04 PM	#7
Kmack0415 Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Imperial, mo Posts: 95	+1 on brute. Only thing I would worry about with that is it doesn't say how thick the plastic is, to thin it might not support a full load of water very well if you put it on a dolly. looking at it it looks similar to the brute, but it might be worth asking on there how thick it is.

07/16/2018, 12:17 PM	#8
dsimonsonsr Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 10	Same question here. I was able to pickup two 55 gallon food grade hard plastic barrels that olives were shipped for $20. I’ve been scrubbing, rinsing and baking in sun over and over for about 10 days now. Still when I spray the walls with a nozzle on the hose and will get a very very light glimmer substance of the waters surface. I haven’t wanted to use anything stronger than Dawn dish soap. Any thoughts or advise on if they are clean enough or some other cleaner I can use?