Curing all new Rubbermaid and plastic buckets - Page 6

MDPinUSA · #51 (**permalink**) 07-28-2006, 12:39 AM

My reply to Stus might have been.... We did not get our information from links on the internet.

We hired and commissioned Ph.D's, consultants and experts to give us the information we required.

I shared some of this information with RAG members.

The information we paid for is the property of Aqua Craft Products.

Kirin1 · #52 (**permalink**) 07-28-2006, 12:37 PM

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If you wish to learn exactly what types of packaging we have made for us ... the grades of ingredients we have selected/employ and how they are produced specifically for us , ... dig deep and buy our company.

Thanks all for your replies.

I've started having some Aiptasia that are big enough to go after, and I've noticed that their are several in the pump chamber of my aquaclear filter. Maybe I'll give em a good multi-soak as Dave describes.

Thanks!

**DaveK** · #53 (**permalink**) 07-29-2006, 12:38 AM

Post by Stus on this thread have been removed, as I considered them flames, and counter productive to the nice attitude on RAG.

Enough said.

DaveK

fiftyfive · #54 (**permalink**) 08-30-2006, 11:48 PM

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Dump out, not on your lawn!

HAHA amusing as always. Good tip!

mduguay · #55 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 12:23 AM

Wow...I have read a lot of books on reef keeping and marine aquariums, as I am just getting into the hobby. But I have NEVER come across one mention of curing plastic buckets before using them to store salt water.

...and I just went down to Wal-Mart and bought 8 brand new 6-gal containers to make up some RO water for a new tank. They are all filled and ready to dump into the new tank when it arrives tomorrow. (Siggggghhhhh...) So I guess I'll have to dump out the precious RO water, cure the buckets and start all over.

But do you think I can "save" a week's work, and keep this water, or will the chemicals in the new buckets forever tarnish my first tank?

Thanks for helping me to avoid a major disaster!

ScubaGirl

MDPinUSA · #56 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007, 12:36 AM

Discard any water in question.

Water is the cheapest part, but the most essential part of all aquairums.

ChuckG · #57 (**permalink**) 04-22-2007, 10:15 PM

WHY use salt water and bleach to cure rubbermaid? I understand the bleach part buy why salt water? I understand our reef systems are salt water but what does that have to do with curing plastic?