Water tank

Wow 90 x 10 gal that's a massive grow. Love to see pictures

Pictures gets people busted in my world. Rest of the water I use washing my indoor great white shark.

jijiandfarmgang said:

The rubbermaid storage totes are not foodsafe (not tested), and the brute trash cans (at least grey) are food safe.

- Jiji

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Anyway to confirm? I've seen the commercial supply catalogs that have a ton of Rubbermaid products (ULINE is one) so I was going to check there & the Rubbermaid site myself...

And --- in other related news I saw an article somewhere on the intertubes about them now saying the chemical that was supposed to be replacing BPA is worse for you than BPA was...

jijiandfarmgang said:

Rubbermaid brutes are used commonly by growers and reefers, they don't belly out.

- Jiji

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I'll ditto that one... I've filled mine nearly full and no buckling... the trash can ones...

Another tip: I use those grey "bus trays" from Rubbermaid (you can get at Sams's in 2-packs) as a mini-flood table... then for those I use a 25 gal brute tote underneath as a rez per tote... Now those totes do bow out considerably but I'm thinking about doubling up one inside another (ouch... at $20 something a pop...) and filling the voids with expanding foam to further insulate... Or otherwise reinforce it somehow.
For my tray I also used the good Botanicare flood/drain fittings that screw together - not slip-fit - and a decent pump and you've got a nice little tray that holds a 5 gal smart pot perfectly (maybe a 7g even)... or a combination of smaller containers... I use fabric pots with coco...

Previously I had a massive Igloo cooler (those big white ones - often found at Sams) as a rez under a 2x4 tray... it's insulated which is nice for your temps and pump noise, etc...

31 gallon roughnecks at 20 gallons each makes them bulge a bit but the top still holds a beefy plant ime.

BPA schme-pee-aaa I'm good lol

NewGrower2011 said:

Anyway to confirm? I've seen the commercial supply catalogs that have a ton of Rubbermaid products (ULINE is one) so I was going to check there & the Rubbermaid site myself...

And --- in other related news I saw an article somewhere on the intertubes about them now saying the chemical that was supposed to be replacing BPA is worse for you than BPA was...

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On the rubbermaid website its all posted. In the Q&A they answer the question that totes aren't tested for food. Somewhere you'll find the nsf rating for the brutes.

BPA is foodsafe, and yeah I read about replacements for BPA being questionable, way over my head.

- Jiji

Hey I drink water out of the hose sometimes. LOL tastes like vinyl on a hot day but never killed anyone. I wouldn't sweat it too much, just don't use containers that were previously used for chemicals. Bad mojo in those.