Voss water bottles for dosing containers

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Smaller tanks need smaller dosing containers, Seen these Voss water bottles used before. Not bad for a 800ml container for $3.50. If anybody else uses them, did you leave the Voss on it or did you remove it, if so what was your technique. I plan on building the dosing stand to accommodate the dosing pump and up to 4 bottles for my 40 gal breeder. The necessary hardware to convert the bottle is easily found at BRS. The acrylic tube and 1/4 inch connectors. I would advise to soak the top in warmwater from your sink before drilling, this could help stop cracking.

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Smaller tanks need smaller dosing containers, Seen these Voss water bottles used before. Not bad for a 800ml container for $3.50. If anybody else uses the, did you leave the Voss on it or did you remove it, if so what was your technique. I plan on building the dosing stand to accommodate the dosing pump and up to 4 bottles for my 40 gal breeder. The necessary hardware to convert the bottle is easily found at BRS. The acrylic tube and 1/4 inch connectors. I would advise to soak the top in warmwater from your sink before drilling, this could help stop cracking.

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Glass???
 
how did you remove the labeling on the outside ? scraping or chemically
you could use a dremel or small orbital tool with a polishing attachment I bet. Awesome idea to use these containers by the way!
 
WHERE!!!!! lol. I have been looking for glass bottles since moving back to NY even before I had my tank going just to be able to have some, and can only find plastic
https://amzn.to/490nyg8 here you go! but the online price of course is more expensive, probably better off just buying empty glass drinking water bottles at that point...
 
how did you remove the labeling on the outside ? scraping or chemically
Going from memory which isn't good. I think I softened them up in hot water scrubbed/scraped the label and removed the adhesive with rubbing alcohol.
They work great. I ran them for quite a while until demand increased and I wanted a larger container.
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My high tech holder
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Everyone by us has them, but all plastic. I haven't looked at the gas station, but maybe they went back to glass. The grocery store is all plastic.
 

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