Home depot homer buckets!

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Ive noticed for the last month alot of increase in hair algea in my display. None in holding tanks.

For about two weeks ive been going nuts looking for a cause!

This morning before going to work i realized i use the 5 gallon homer bucket for top off and water change just for my display.

I took a a clean glass and added a cup of rodi and tested my top off water in the homer.

This is crazy

Glass - 001
Homer - 032

This is a 3 year old bucket, i cant beleive it leaches tha much crap

 

[ducati335i]

Wow,, think that's def it? I have two huge plastic bins that hold my ro water.. Hope they are ok!

 

[bigdog1428]

Wow , imma test my buckets now

 

[E.intheC]

I have been using the same buckets for a while.. I think they just get a film build up and need to be cleaned out periodically.

 

[greg 45]

Try washing with alcahol or muratic acid
they get a slime build up on them , fell the inside of the container

 

[greg 45]

try washing with alchol or muratic acid
they all get a slime build up on them

 

[rbtwo4]

wow thats weird i too use home depot buckets

 

[lfsmarineguy]

It's probably just a build up over time. I use the same buckets at home but I hose them out and wipe them down every few weeks.

 

[Lostinthedark]

If you have a Lowes near you they have a white food grade 5 gal bucket.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

What are the two numbers, 001 and 032?

 

[Reef Reaper]

I just use the empty salt buckets!

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Wingo its the reading from tds.

Im gonna clean the bucket out and give it a try.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Yea I agree with the others I def think it's from getting a slime layer over time I always clean out my buckets and I never had a problem.

 

[ducati335i]

Hmm so I have two huge jugs that hold ro/top off water.. I don't think there is anyway I could clean them.. I'll have to test,, there is only a small opening on the top of these jugs, then spicket on the bottom

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Interesting finding.
Assume the RO/DI filter is functioning. If the input is RO/DI, 90+ percent of solid should have been filtered. So where does the extra solid come from?

And, since the input is RO/DI, the slime should be mostly bacteria not solid chemicals unless they convert some nutrient in the RO/DI into solid.

Anyone knows what method is used in the TDS meter? Will the presence of bacteria foul the result?

 

[bizzarro]

I have a few HD buckets, one had a crack on the bottom so it's useless now for w/c. They are thin compared to others.

If you're going to spend $5 might as well spend it on a bucket of salt assuming you don't need the bucket right away.

I would spend the money for the food grade buckets that should not leach into the water.

 

[shmibly]

I'm not sure it the buckets are labelled (they should be) but check what kind of plastic it is on the bottom. #'s 2 4 and 5 should not leech anything into the water.

http://ecovillagegreen.com/1812/what-are-safe-plastic-numbers-to-use/