Soy sauce and ro water
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reefreak29
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I personally wouldnt chance it , when so much money is involved
I bought a 30 gallon plastic tote from walmart for like 5 bucks and used that.
I bought a 30 gallon plastic tote from walmart for like 5 bucks and used that.
fishygurl
Active Member
Originally Posted by alix2.0
i would bleach it, rinse it out really well with dechlorinator, let it dry and maybe rinse again, and see if it still smells. i have piles of used buckets that i bleached, i hate spending $6-10 on a bucket.
you would rather spend the money on bleach?
i would bleach it, rinse it out really well with dechlorinator, let it dry and maybe rinse again, and see if it still smells. i have piles of used buckets that i bleached, i hate spending $6-10 on a bucket.
you would rather spend the money on bleach?
mie
Active Member
The problem with the plastic totes and rubbermaid style cans is that the manufacture's use recycled plastics which means the 50 gal rubbermaid garbage can that you use could have recycled gas cans, milk jugs, oil containers, antifreeze, etc...Plastic absorbs its contents. That is why i chose a food grade container.
reefreak29
Active Member
Originally Posted by mie
The problem with the plastic totes and rubbermaid style cans is that the manufacture's use recycled plastics which means the 50 gal rubbermaid garbage can that you use could have recycled gas cans, milk jugs, oil containers, antifreeze, etc...Plastic absorbs its contents. That is why i chose a food grade container.
oh althuogh ive never seen any ill effects using those containers you do have a point, just fill it up with water and a couple cups of vinager let it soak over night then triple rinse it.
The problem with the plastic totes and rubbermaid style cans is that the manufacture's use recycled plastics which means the 50 gal rubbermaid garbage can that you use could have recycled gas cans, milk jugs, oil containers, antifreeze, etc...Plastic absorbs its contents. That is why i chose a food grade container.
oh althuogh ive never seen any ill effects using those containers you do have a point, just fill it up with water and a couple cups of vinager let it soak over night then triple rinse it.
petjunkie
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The five gallon buckets I use for water changes say they used to be road chemicals and have scary hazard symbols all over them but I got them off a guy when I bought his tanks and they'd already been used for a couple years so I figured they must be safe. I have since switched most of them out with old salt buckets just in case and so they are white instead of blue. I would go with some vinegar or bleach and rinse really good, who knows, maybe your fish like chinese food.
snakeblitz33
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Wash it out with freshwater, then add a capful of bleach. Stir it with a powerhead for a few days. Then, wash it out a few more times, run a dechlorinator through it. Once you have done that, I would take it outside and turn it upside down in the sun for a week or so. Letting the sun bake the rest of the stuff out. See if it still smells like chlorine and if not, you're good to go.
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by mie
The problem with the plastic totes and rubbermaid style cans is that the manufacture's use recycled plastics which means the 50 gal rubbermaid garbage can that you use could have recycled gas cans, milk jugs, oil containers, antifreeze, etc...Plastic absorbs its contents. That is why i chose a food grade container.
I have been using the same plastic garbage can for quite some time now with no ill effects at all. Toss the soy sauce container and get a new one.
The problem with the plastic totes and rubbermaid style cans is that the manufacture's use recycled plastics which means the 50 gal rubbermaid garbage can that you use could have recycled gas cans, milk jugs, oil containers, antifreeze, etc...Plastic absorbs its contents. That is why i chose a food grade container.
I have been using the same plastic garbage can for quite some time now with no ill effects at all. Toss the soy sauce container and get a new one.
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vicegrip
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vinager is acidic. I belive it's a 5% solution. Great for cleaning mortar off brick and stone.
t316
Active Member
There should be absolutely nothing wrong with that container. You have already washed it out. If you can sterilize it with vinegar or something, that would help, but from the threads I have studied on here (anything from food tubs to paint buckets), you are definately on the safe side. If you still feel unsure, cleanse with HOT
boiling water. If heat doesn't kill the unwanteds, nothing will IMO.