Home Depot buckets ... safe for aquarium use?

[Harry Muscle]

Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the HD
logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with aquariums
(ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under my
tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.

Thanks,
Harry




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[Sajjad Lateef]

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:34:31 -0500, Harry Muscle wrote:

> Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the HD
> logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with aquariums
> (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under my
> tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.

Sure, they are safe. Just rinse them out.

For cheap buckets, visit your local Dunkin Donuts and ask for their
used Jelly buckets. You can also get small buckets from your local
deli. The folks may charge you 50 cents or a buck and you'll have to
clean them out.

[Toni]

"Harry Muscle" > wrote in message
...
> Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the
HD
> logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with
aquariums
> (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under
my
> tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.
>


Home Depot does sell a 3 gallon can indentical to the 5g - only not as tall.
Look in the bucket aisle <g>


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[Carlos]

home depot sales all kind of buckets. look around paint aisle and cleaning
products aisle


"Toni" > wrote in message
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> "Harry Muscle" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the
> HD
> > logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with
> aquariums
> > (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> > smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under
> my
> > tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.
> >
>
>
> Home Depot does sell a 3 gallon can indentical to the 5g - only not as
tall.
> Look in the bucket aisle <g>
>
>
> --
> Toni
> http://www.cearbhaill.com/discus.htm
>
>

[John Lange]

Harry

I have 10 of them I use them to store RO water for my aquarium. NEVER had a
problem...

JOhn ><>

"Harry Muscle" > wrote in message
...
> Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the
HD
> logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with
aquariums
> (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under
my
> tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
>
>
>
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[Dave Peck]

I got a 5 gal and a 20 qt. at Lowe's. The 20 qt has marks on the inside so
I know when I have a gallon or 2 so I can add my de-chlorinator w/out having
to fill the bucket up to where it will spill or to measure how much I take
out when I am cleaning. I am a newbe so I need to measure everything...

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Dave Peck
"Harry Muscle" > wrote in message
...
> Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the
HD
> logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with
aquariums
> (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under
my
> tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
>
>
>
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[Ben]

Harry Muscle wrote:
> Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the HD
> logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with aquariums
> (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under my
> tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
>
>
>
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I found my 2 gal bucket at Cash & Carry which is a resturant supply
store. food grade and has mesurment lines on it.

Ben

[Adam]

> Are those buckets that you can buy at home depot (the ones that have the
HD
> logo on the outside, I think they are 5G or so) safe for use with
aquariums
> (ie: water change, etc.). Also does anyone now of a source for slightly
> smaller buckets/containers? A 5G might be a little too big to fit under
my
> tank ... a 3-4G would probably be ok.
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
Get a 14 qt bucket from your local dollar store. Filled to the top they
come out to right around 3 gallons. For the price you can get several of
them. Also milk jugs work nice for smaller tanks. I keep about five of
them ready to go to top off my seven tanks.

HTH

Ed