steralizing a reservoir?

chill86 · Apr 24, 2015

I have a friend that does some farming and he said that he would give me a couple of the 250 gallon plastic resivours with the metal cages around them but they have had fertalizers and other chemicals in them. Is there any way that I could clean them out so I could use them for my rodi and saltwater containers?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 24, 2015

FWIW, you do not likely need sterilizing, you need cleaning.

How to clean it best will depend on exactly what was in it.

Do you know, or can you find out?

chill86 · Apr 24, 2015

I'm pretty sure it was round up.

AZDesertRat · Apr 24, 2015

If it was Round Up I don't think I would try it. Round Up is extremely toxic to marine life at very low levels. It even carries a warning on the label stating so.

cdness · Apr 24, 2015

Round Up is some nasty stuff... I wouldn't put that anywhere near my tank...

Now if it was car wash barrels or vet grade peroxide, etc those can be washed.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 24, 2015

The chemical in Roundup might not soak into the plastic much, but I agree that it may not be worth the risk as it may not be just a matter of cleaning the plastic surface, but getting it out of the plastic as well.