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Parrothead

I think they are double the size you think Paul, and strong for grow beds. For Dutch buckets! Look at the buckets on the photo. also a cheaper alternative are used paint buckets (they are on sale all over town).

The photo above regarding the Blue barrels, have the cutting service at their shop.    

 

We dropped by the market today and looked at them. They had 3 of that size available and several smaller ones. Not sure of size. Figure maybe 40 to 50 liters? Still, eighteen bucks is a bit too much, I think, considering a 208 liter drum is under $20.

 

With that said, they are sturdy, for sure. Made in Thailand. Would make for good grow buckets, for sure, depending on how you wanted to pipe them into your system. 

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Keep in mind Paul, fiberglass is not waterproof!  Many fiberglass boat owners have discovered this when their hulls begin to delaminate.  You have to apply a barrier coat between the water and the fiberglass.  A good epoxy paint will do the job, but I have no idea if there would be some lingering effect on your fish.  Once the epoxy is cured, I would think not, but if I were doing it, I would certainly do some investigating before applying such a product to the fiberglass tanks.

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Keep in mind Paul, fiberglass is not waterproof!  Many fiberglass boat owners have discovered this when their hulls begin to delaminate.  You have to apply a barrier coat between the water and the fiberglass.  A good epoxy paint will do the job, but I have no idea if there would be some lingering effect on your fish.  Once the epoxy is cured, I would think not, but if I were doing it, I would certainly do some investigating before applying such a product to the fiberglass tanks.

 

No worries. I ended up going with IBC totes and plastic barrels, for my system.

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