Overdose Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 A bit of an odd one this, but I'm in need of buckets/containers like in the picture below so I can move the contents of a fish tank to a different address. Been to Edan Park, Island Aquatics, B&Q and Bobby Sadler's but not had any luck. Ideally I'm after about 6 of them (25ltr) with lids (be great if they've got handles too), not worried if they're clean or not as I don't mind giving them a good scrub before use. Anyone got any at all? Or at least know where I could find some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manx-person Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 A bit of an odd one this, but I'm in need of buckets/containers like in the picture below so I can move the contents of a fish tank to a different address. Been to Edan Park, Island Aquatics, B&Q and Bobby Sadler's but not had any luck. Ideally I'm after about 6 of them (25ltr) with lids (be great if they've got handles too), not worried if they're clean or not as I don't mind giving them a good scrub before use. Anyone got any at all? Or at least know where I could find some? Have you tried the Tynwald Pet Centre? I would suggest you ask for some of their strong plastic bags, then u can fill them, zip tie them, and put em in cardboard boxes. I've done this before it works well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdose Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's probably the only place I haven't tried purely because I haven't been anywhere near St Johns this week. I'll give them a call and if I don't have any luck there I'll get the ones I found on ebay last night. Bags would be a good idea if it wasn't a marine tank, which means having to transport the water too..... Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manx-person Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's probably the only place I haven't tried purely because I haven't been anywhere near St Johns this week. I'll give them a call and if I don't have any luck there I'll get the ones I found on ebay last night. Bags would be a good idea if it wasn't a marine tank, which means having to transport the water too..... Cheers. Using bags is fine for the water too, in fact i have used them for 130l of r/o for my tank setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdose Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's probably the only place I haven't tried purely because I haven't been anywhere near St Johns this week. I'll give them a call and if I don't have any luck there I'll get the ones I found on ebay last night. Bags would be a good idea if it wasn't a marine tank, which means having to transport the water too..... Cheers. Using bags is fine for the water too, in fact i have used them for 130l of r/o for my tank setup That must have taken a while!! I've ordered some buckets now, at the end of the day I reckon they'll be useful to have for storing top-up RO, doing water changes, upgrading tanks etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieiom Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I use one of the plastic bins from B&Q - 80 ltrs capacity but tall enough for live rock etc which is more of a space issue than capacity. - I always stick a bin liner in then you can tie the top to transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdose Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Cheers for that Cookie, the guy in Island Aquatics said the same thing (was that you?), however I'm after a method that's easy to handle and transport which is why I was after 25ltr buckets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manx-person Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Cheers for that Cookie, the guy in Island Aquatics said the same thing (was that you?), however I'm after a method that's easy to handle and transport which is why I was after 25ltr buckets. Thats why I like using plastic bags, u have the flexibility on how much water to use, and the bags only take as much space as the water in it. Its also easier to get the water back in the tank as u just put the bags in and cut them with a knife. The bags that Tywnald pet centre have given me in the past are very thick and would be fine for keeping live rock and water in for transport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiman Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Try asking at Ramsey bakery, much of their mix comes in 25ltr tubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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