Richard Kagen
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seems very useful and $20-$25 is sure cheap enough, anyone buy them? from who? there seems to be a place in Salem and another in Metheun
Craigslist plastic drums - "food grade" anyone buy one of these for making SW?
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Moe_K
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Many people have bought them and use 'em.
I bought two; years ago from a Craiglist seller. Can't remember where he was located. He had a bunch, I grabbed two.
I'd buy one or two more if I could find someone close. I'd plumb two with bulkheads and plumb them to my sump.
I'd mix new saltwater in barrel A for a water change.
When ready, I would fill barrel B with water from my sump to know that I'm removing as much water as I'm filling.
Then I would fill the sump with the new water from barrel A.
I would have the at least one other barrel (call it C) with ready to use RO/DI water.
I bought two; years ago from a Craiglist seller. Can't remember where he was located. He had a bunch, I grabbed two.
I'd buy one or two more if I could find someone close. I'd plumb two with bulkheads and plumb them to my sump.
I'd mix new saltwater in barrel A for a water change.
When ready, I would fill barrel B with water from my sump to know that I'm removing as much water as I'm filling.
Then I would fill the sump with the new water from barrel A.
I would have the at least one other barrel (call it C) with ready to use RO/DI water.
don in mass
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there was a guy on cl from fall river 55gal white drums with 5 gal hash marks on them he sells them for 20 ea or 4 for 60 there from blount seafood they hold clam juice hth don
here's the link he's even cheaper now 10 ea
http://providence.craigslist.org/for/3449763690.html
here's the link he's even cheaper now 10 ea
http://providence.craigslist.org/for/3449763690.html
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MrX
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I just sold the two 55g blue food-safe drums I bought from a guy in CT last year. These had vanilla syrup or something in them originally. They also had the 5g graduated marks.
I cut out the tops with a sawz-all and then bought some brute trash barrel lids (not cheap!).
I used one to hold fresh RODI water; had two little holes drilled near the top for my RODI float/backpressure switch and a 1/2" tube connected to a MJ600 for ATO use (along with the OSC command on my Apex).
The other had no extra holes and was used to mix water. When it was time to do a water change I drained my 100g stock tank down, added in new water, drained a little more down, and then more new water back to my normal operating line.
I cut out the tops with a sawz-all and then bought some brute trash barrel lids (not cheap!).
I used one to hold fresh RODI water; had two little holes drilled near the top for my RODI float/backpressure switch and a 1/2" tube connected to a MJ600 for ATO use (along with the OSC command on my Apex).
The other had no extra holes and was used to mix water. When it was time to do a water change I drained my 100g stock tank down, added in new water, drained a little more down, and then more new water back to my normal operating line.
