Cheap 'tanks'

[demonmagus]

If anyone is looking for a cheap 'tank', there are some big storage boxes for sale at staples, with the biggest being 84 litres and costing £20. The biggest also comes with a 35 litre box free.

 

[jkrekord]

that sounds pretty cool
you should post this on the betta section as cheap fry tanks

 

[OohFeeshy]

Hmm, handy, but are they food safe? Wilkinsons also has some cheap plastic continers, all of which are foodsafe, methinks.

 

[FBF]

are they not made of cardboard?

 

[demonmagus]

They are plastic, I'll ask about foodsafe though

 

[Torrean]

I'd be a little worried about it being able to hold water. I've got some 15ish gallon tubs that bow REALLY badly when filled with water. I wouldn't trust them to hold water long term. So if you try this I'd fill it outside and see how bad it bows first.

 

[020292]

could you please give me a link as i am looking for a new tank!

Thanks!

 

[KrayzieVanh]

Here what I found on the US Staples website.


Item 277137 Iris® 12-Gallon Tote, Blue Lid

You could probbaly find these at any department stores. The problem would be in the clarity of the plastic.

 

[Tolak]

If you aren't too worried about clarity, these work great; http/www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/k...-pid-R4219.html

Food safe, don't bow, multi-functional. Larger liquor stores carry them.

 

[Tolak]

I have a plastic kiddie pool in the garage along with the keg bucket, emergency tanks!

 

[Ami]

I've got several plastic, apparently food safe and not lost any fish using them, 40l containers that I bought from B&Q years ago.

No lids though but cost under a fiver. Very handy when doing a major reorg on a tank or for mixing up BW.