Nepthea Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Hi everyone! I bought a 20 gallon container for my water change water storage today. I thought if the water was pre-mixed and ready to go, I'd have no excuse! Anyway, my question is that the tub smells really bad of new plastic (imagine that??!!). I'm wondering if this off gasing will contaminate the water I'm about to put in it. I've spent a nice chunk on this tank, and the water (got distilled at Walmart..not really a bad deal..58 cents a gallon) to have it all trashed by a $9.00 plastic tub! If anyone knows if this is safe or not, or if you know what I can do to make it safe, please let me know. I plan on mixing the salt into it, then always running a heater and PH to keep it ready to go. Thanks guys! :D Link to comment
tinyreef Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 that 'aroma' you smell is the plasticizer in the material. i wouldn't worry about that as much as any possible release agent or grease that made still be on the part. i'd just rinse it out and let it air (not under sunlight tho) out. after a day or so the smell should be gone. Link to comment
Nepthea Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 Ok, into the tub with HOT water it goes!! Thanks! Link to comment
SeaMountain Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I thought about that to when I set up my pre-mix tub. A Rubbermaid w/top. But it hasn't caused any troubles. And I do a 1g WC every few days. After a week or so the tub has no noticeable odor at all except for the water itself. Link to comment
Nepthea Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 Good to know. Thanks guys! Link to comment
passthegrits Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 This is a good question. I bought a 30+ gallon rubbermaid roughneck garbage pail to premix and heat water. I went to use the water today and it was quite noticably tinted green (the color of the container). I assume that something from the container was leeching into the water. I'm planning on dumping this batch, but I was wondering if this is something that will subside if I allow the container to soak for a while? Has anyone else used this container with success or failure? Any suggestions for a large, relatively inert mixing pail? Thanks! Link to comment
tinyreef Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 that's very unusual, how long did you store the water in the container and where did you store it? the colorants used in plastics don't leach into whatever it's in contact with. the colors may fade from uv exposure but they don't 'leak' out. ??? Link to comment
Nepthea Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 Did you put some of the water into a glass container to be sure it just didnt look green in the container? Maybe a green reflection? Link to comment
DeskJockey Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 When using rubbermaid containers to pre-mix water you should only use the white & light grey. Those are NSF approved. Im not sure about the dark grey. If in doubt turn the container over and it should have a NSF mark. They must stamp all food approved items with the NSF listing. Using the black or green can have bad effects with leaching chemicals. Link to comment
passthegrits Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Actually, I only noticed the color change after I had started filling my 37gal. I have white walls and a neutral colored carpet and the green water was very obvious. I had the pail in the garage, and the water was mixing for maybe two weeks. I guess I'll be out looking for a white or light grey rubbermaid container this weekend. Do you all use rubbermaid garbage cans or do you use the storage bins? Maybe I was just in the wrong section of the store to begin with. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 don't take this the wrong way, i'm just going over all possibilities and not knowing your exp. the glass has a green tint to it could it have been that? also, could it have been microalgae that developed during the two weeks? i wouldn't get the garbage can/containers altho that really shouldn't have made a diff. those party tub containers are good, the ones with the nylon rope handles. Link to comment
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