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Tank water and plastic dustbin lawrence.zarb 09-19-2007
Posted by on September 19, 2007, 9:11 am
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Are plastic dustbins suitable for storing matured tank water during a
tank stripdown and rebuild?


Posted by Gill Passman on September 19, 2007, 6:04 pm
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 lawrence.zarb@tesco.net wrote:
> Are plastic dustbins suitable for storing matured tank water during a
> tank stripdown and rebuild?
>

I used some big bins from B&Q to store my tank water when I did a tank
move....I rinsed them with tap water first and then just went for
it.....no problems for any fish.....bit of a job to empty the darn
things back into the tank though......the key I think is new bins that
have not been used for any other purpose

Gill


Posted by 2pods on September 20, 2007, 7:01 am
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> lawrence.zarb@tesco.net wrote:
>> Are plastic dustbins suitable for storing matured tank water during a
>> tank stripdown and rebuild?
>>
>
> I used some big bins from B&Q to store my tank water when I did a tank
> move....I rinsed them with tap water first and then just went for
> it.....no problems for any fish.....bit of a job to empty the darn things
> back into the tank though......the key I think is new bins that have not
> been used for any other purpose
>
> Gill

I use a small-ish pond/water feature pump and a bit of hose to get the
water back in.
Don't forget the fish though ;-)

Peter



Posted by Paul on September 19, 2007, 6:42 pm
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 lawrence.zarb@tesco.net wrote:
> Are plastic dustbins suitable for storing matured tank water during a
> tank stripdown and rebuild?
>
Sure, a lot of folks do it. Even if its new, you want to clean it
well though, no soap of course.

Paul



Posted by Edward Cowling London UK on September 20, 2007, 4:20 pm
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lawrence.zarb@tesco.net writes
>Are plastic dustbins suitable for storing matured tank water during a
>tank stripdown and rebuild?
>
Plastics are incredibly inert substances, so as long as you wash out any
dirt it'll be not only ok, but probably ideal for the job.

I use some 20 gallon size animal feed bins I got from a farm shop for
the princely sum of £4.99 each. The same rough plastic as bins and I've
been using them with no trouble for 5 years.

--
Edward Cowling "If it screams it's not food yet !!"


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