If the container was used to store water for the previous owner, then I
highly doubt it is going to leech anything.
If it does, then the rock is contaminated already from the previous owner
storing his/her water in it (and their tank would have been dead already.

Most consumer plastic "Rubbermaid" types of trash cans are plenty inert
enough to do what you are doing. They are used all over the web for water
storage, refugiums, etc.. If there were such problems, then why are so many
successful with such a wide range of plastics....

Too bad you didn't ask and then do.
So I would have to say that Most people do not agree on that and BigO is
just trying to make you feel bad. Sure is a self righteous statement huh?

"Brandonb" wrote in message
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Agreed. Unfortunately I had the rock before I found out I would be needing
to keep it out of the tank for a while. The original plan was to get it in
a tank near immediately.

Brandonb


BiG Orange wrote:
Most people agree that the grey commercial rubbermaid containers are
needed to store the live rock. Anything else may leech stuff into the
water which obviously gets in the rock.

Too bad you didn't ask and then do.