RO/DI storage tank?
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tree
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not sure but you could check out USPlastics they carry a lot of different types of storage tanks. Some pricey. some not.
We got our storage tank from a water supplier that also does water conditioning systems. These carry the salt for the systems. Once they are used the supplier just puts them in a bin for recycling. They were free and food safe plastic. I would think you could put a bulkhead in them near the bottom to do what you are talking about.
We got our storage tank from a water supplier that also does water conditioning systems. These carry the salt for the systems. Once they are used the supplier just puts them in a bin for recycling. They were free and food safe plastic. I would think you could put a bulkhead in them near the bottom to do what you are talking about.
scsinet
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There are tanks like this... US Plastics sells them, but you'll find the prices are outrageous.
Just take a rubbermaid brute can and drill a bulkhead into the bottom, then mount a valve.
Fair warning... don't buy the cheap Rubbermaid "roughneck" containers... they are made of thinner plastic and won't hold water for long before they spring a leak. Spend the 30 bucks on a 28 gallon "Brute."
Just take a rubbermaid brute can and drill a bulkhead into the bottom, then mount a valve.
Fair warning... don't buy the cheap Rubbermaid "roughneck" containers... they are made of thinner plastic and won't hold water for long before they spring a leak. Spend the 30 bucks on a 28 gallon "Brute."
nightstalk
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I went to wal*mart and bought a big 54 gallon Coleman cooler, gave it a vinegar washing and it seems to work great. They have the drain plugs at the end and thats what i love. i need some water i just hold a jug under the spout and fill it up, close it when i'm done, no problems.
shawnlx86
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Originally Posted by ninjamini
I am going to get a RO/DI so that I can stop running to the LFS. I was thinking about a 20-30 gallon storage tank. IS there one out there that has a tap at the bottom so that I dont need to pump it out?
I just posted a thread of the exact same thing. tanks, hold 25gal h20, I just drilled them, put in bulkheads and ball valve, put them on a short stand and open ball valve and fill bucket.
link: https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=250371
I am going to get a RO/DI so that I can stop running to the LFS. I was thinking about a 20-30 gallon storage tank. IS there one out there that has a tap at the bottom so that I dont need to pump it out?
I just posted a thread of the exact same thing. tanks, hold 25gal h20, I just drilled them, put in bulkheads and ball valve, put them on a short stand and open ball valve and fill bucket.
link: https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=250371
fender
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There is a problem with storing RO/DI water - it can become acidic over time.
Deionized water will quickly acquire a pH while in storage. Carbon dioxide, present in the atmosphere, will dissolve into the water, introducing ions and giving an acidic pH of around 5.0. The limited buffering capacity of DI water will not inhibit the formation of carbonic acid H2CO3. Boiling the water will remove the carbon dioxide to restore the absence of a pH value.
Try to limit exposure to air - Keep a lid on it.
Deionized water will quickly acquire a pH while in storage. Carbon dioxide, present in the atmosphere, will dissolve into the water, introducing ions and giving an acidic pH of around 5.0. The limited buffering capacity of DI water will not inhibit the formation of carbonic acid H2CO3. Boiling the water will remove the carbon dioxide to restore the absence of a pH value.
Try to limit exposure to air - Keep a lid on it.
ninjamini
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Originally Posted by SHAWNLX86
I just posted a thread of the exact same thing. tanks, hold 25gal h20, I just drilled them, put in bulkheads and ball valve, put them on a short stand and open ball valve and fill bucket.
link: https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=250371
Thats nice. 2-questions. Is it air tight? How much $$? Where do you get it?
I just posted a thread of the exact same thing. tanks, hold 25gal h20, I just drilled them, put in bulkheads and ball valve, put them on a short stand and open ball valve and fill bucket.
link: https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=250371
Thats nice. 2-questions. Is it air tight? How much $$? Where do you get it?
nightstalk
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The coolers have lids too!
:thinking:
shawnlx86
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Originally Posted by ninjamini
Thats nice. 2-questions. Is it air tight? How much $$? Where do you get it?
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Thats nice. 2-questions. Is it air tight? How much $$? Where do you get it?
E-MAIL ME @ SHAWNLX86@HOTMAIL.COM- I CAN'T GIVE WEBSITE I BOUGHT FROM ON HERE
sharkbait9
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heres my mixer and storage unit looks just like it.
dragracer
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Ok dumb question, I have a brute can and I am getting an ammonia reading. This thing is brand new. I tested the water right out of the RODI unit and it was perfect. I added some salt and some PH powder.........could the ammonia be coming from the undissolved powders...........thats all I can think of because there is nothing else??
trainfever
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You still have to thoroughly clean the trash can when new. There are things called release agents used when molding plastics. They help in removing the molded item from the mold.