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| Author: | Daniel [ Oct 17th, '06, 10:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Free 200L blue barrels in Gillman (south Australia)!!! |
I was driving past and noticed a sign saying "free 200L barrels" so i poped in to check it out. It was called something like cambell brothers, it was on the corner of maritime road and bedford street in gillman/port adelaide. They have prob around 65, used for different chemicals. I picked one up that had chlorine antiseptic in it. I am going to try and clean it to use. Any suggestions on the best way to remove chemical residue? To test whether they are clean enough, i have some sacrificial glass shrimp, that are very sensitive to chemicals, so if they die i will clean it more. And test again |
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Oct 17th, '06, 10:08 ] |
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Daniel, AM described how he washed out his IBC's, try reading through his system topics (or wait til he comes on )
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| Author: | aquamad [ Oct 17th, '06, 10:22 ] |
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If it had chlorine dioxide in it cleaning will be rether easy (this is because it is not deadly in small amounts to us - after all, many mouth washes use the same stuff in their composition) hydrogen peroxide has been used on may occasions to neutralise chlorine compounds - so thi might be an option for you.. When I cleaned my IBC's I scrubbed them with an environmentally friendly dish detergent, then soaked them in chlorine bath, then in a water bath (for a few days), then rinsed well and aired for a week... and my fish are all happy - what is important is knowing EXACTLY what was in it so as to neutralise it propperly. |
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| Author: | Daniel [ Oct 17th, '06, 10:45 ] |
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Thanks EllkayBee, and aquamad. I remembered reading somewhere how someone cleaned out the ICB's but i couldn't find where. as on what was exactly in it, on the top it said: ISA BIOX843 12.5% PCX 6020200 well this meaned nothing to me so i googled ISA BIOX843 12.5% and got this site http://www.affa.gov.au/corporate_docs/p ... pounds.pdf it says it is in the categories: Retort Water treatment, sanitiser/detergent and Acid cleaner. But considering that page is a list of chemicals used to prepare meat and meat products for the purpose of export, i think after a good clean (as described in Aquamads post above) it should definately be safe to use 
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| Author: | aquamad [ Oct 17th, '06, 12:39 ] |
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yep, and always, do it in a WELL ventalated area - just to be safe! Some people have found nasty surprises in their barrels when cutting them open, so be watchful! |
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| Author: | Daniel [ Oct 17th, '06, 12:46 ] |
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lol. will definately do it in a well ventilated area. When i opened it i got a nice whif of it, but it looked clean (of dirt, bugs, etc) |
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| Author: | jtjf_1 [ Oct 17th, '06, 13:34 ] |
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Yeah I was lucky to find barrels that held alcohol before i got to them. I just ended up smelling like a boozer for the rest of the day after cutting em open. |
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