plastic bucket ok for sump?

[magern2]

Is it ok to use a large plastic bucket, like the ones sold in sundry shops, for a sump? Has any one tried before? My worry is whether the salt water will leech the colours from the bucket.

[ervine]

Get those translucent ones loh... but then very difficult to segment the plastic sump because the sides are sloping...

[magern2]

Actually, I just want to increase the total volume by increasing the so-called "reserve volume." A ten gallon doesn's give much room to play with. I want to get an anemone and some more fish. Want to keep tank size itself minimum while having it connected to a large reserve volume which is highly mobile, and can be shifted out at a moment's notice.

[Gouldian]

According to what I have read in one of the FAMA mag, it is possible provided you use food grade plastics. One of my friend tried it on Toyogo tub, but he paid higher for those used for food preparations. The cheaper ones we see often are not meant for food preparation thus did not try.

[ReDDeviLs]

sounds like a good idea,can even have fishes below hehe

[NormanH]

I'm using plastic bucket to store my pre-mix salt water, sometime up to 2 weeks. No problem ...