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55 gals drums

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Carlo

Maybe I missed it. Did he ever say what material these are made from? I want to watch what I store RO/DI water in. I'm not as concerned with mixed salt water.

Carlo

PS The "little" 15g cans could make very nice Kalk reactors too depending on what they are made of.
 
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Embowe

They are made of a plastic material...I don't know exactly what though...they are opaque white in color and the bungs are about 2.5" in diameter....Ill find out today how many I can get...
 
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Embowe

ok...I talked to the boss and there seems to be a problem...he can charge what he wants being they are his drums... ::) .....he knows I am reselling them and is charging me $5 more per drum then origionally posted....sorry if this puts a damper on it but as I said before...this guy is GREEDY.... as for a limit...I asked him and he said no more than 300 at a time because thats all that fits on a truck.....so as far I as I understand he dosnt have a problem...I just cant be buying dozens at a shot...I am going to have to limit it to 2 per person until I can figure out exactly how to do this...as I can only fit so many in my truck to bring home (no group buys..sorry)..I am figuring paypal would be the way to go...we set up a pickup date (prefer as much notice as I can get) and you pay me via paypal....I will PM my address to those that paid....first come first server basis..I dont want to get overwelmed doing this (i do have a normal job to do...Im not a drum dealer... ;D).....I WANT TO START WITH ONLY 55's...I MAY GET INTO THE OTHER SIZES AFTER I FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT..... PM ME FOR DETAILS>....
 
Phyl

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The bung holes (?!) really put a damper on these for me. Any chance of getting them with snap-on lids? Ok, probably not, but I couldn't resist asking. I'll have to pass at this point, unless someone can help me make sense of using them with the hole configuration.
 
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Carlo

The bung hole puts a damper on it for me too Phyl. I was thinking they could still be used for RO/DI purposes only. Not to great for mixing salt water however. I'd rather have something a bit more versatile to use.

I'm going to sit out on this one for a while and let the people who really need them get them first. Then maybe later...

Carlo
 
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Embowe

The only way to make them open heads are to cut the top off with a sawzall....the open heads we have are not for sale...they use them for special orders....just let me know so I know what to do
 
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Embowe

Here are two pics of the drums...I hope they will work for everyone...

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htkdkid

i think these could work. cut one of the holes big enough to stick a water pump inside to mix the salt. the hole also has to be big enough to take a water sample to check the salt level. to take the water out all you need is a siphen pump, or just use the water pump being used mix the water to pump it out.
 
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PMolan

We need a guy with skills. Someone that can build a ship in a bottle. Someone who can take apart a mag 5 and re assemble it in the drum with tweezers.
 
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Carlo

I bet a MaxiJet 1200 would fit inside easily. That should really be all the pump that is needed to mix or pump salt with. You could also use 2 of them if you thought you wanted more action in there. I use a MJ 1200 sometimes in a 44g Brute and it seems to work OK.

Carlo
 
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