Where to buy buckets

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  1. Bloodkip

    Bloodkip Ritteri Anemone

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    Where do you guys buy your buckets for mixing salt? like Brute buckets.
    Thanks
     
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I get mine at the Ace hardware or the dollor store. ;D
     
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  3. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    Do you mean empty 5 gallon buckets or big trash cans.

    5/6 gallon buckets can usually be picked up free from Burger King, McD's or any fastfood burger joint. All you gotta do is ask the manager to hold a few empty pickle buckets for you. Or you can buy them from home improvement stores for 5-7 bucks each.

    Big trash cans can be bought at any Wal-Mart or home improvement store.
     
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  4. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    bought mine at home depot. they are a bright orange with the home depot logo on them :( but oh well they were cheap about 2 dollars each. lowes also has them also a better color in my opinion. but i was at home depot and not running to lowes for a nicer colored bucket. lol
     
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  5. Bloodkip

    Bloodkip Ritteri Anemone

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    Yea, the big trash cans. So I guess I'm going to Walmart then.
     
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  6. Fresh2Salt

    Fresh2Salt Feather Duster

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    Homedepot or lowes will have them with lids
     
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  7. offensetaken

    offensetaken Montipora Digitata

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    Ace hardware has the 32 gallon brute trash cans for like 8 bucks.
     
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  8. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    what!?!?! Seriously? 8 dollars is well below wholesale cost... If your local store is selling them that cheap buy all they have!

    We are talking about these right? Brute 32-Gallon Gray Trash Can - FG 8632-92 GRA at The Home Depot

    Ace website has them for $30 each if you buy a pack of 6...

    It was probably just the lids they had for $8.
     
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  9. gabbagabbawill

    gabbagabbawill Pajama Cardinal

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    I buy buckets of salt...so I guess I have about 8 empty IO buckets now. Maybe your local reef club is giving them away? I would give mine away, but I keep finding uses for them.
     
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  10. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    I bought my 65gal rain barrel at Ocean State Job Lot & my 32gal Rubbermaid Brute with lid at Lowes. I keep RODI in my 66gal & saltwater in my 32gal. There are 2 sizes for the Brute barrels. The 32gal is $26.98 & the 44gal is $41.88 at Lowes.

    The pic is when I was building my system.
     

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