Trilobite Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'm looking for plastic tubs for breeding my fighters since they don't break if an earthquake gets them and they are pretty cheap. I found some really good ones at the warehouse but I'm scared that they will leach chemicals, and it doesn't say if they are food grade or not. Is there a way to tell if they are safe for fish? or where I might get a decent tub thats safe? I've tried trademe but the only food grade things they have are buckets which isn't really what I'm after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Have you tried calling the manufacturer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Fish bin are good PVC plastic, don't waste your time on trademe for small finding like that.. Check out the warehouse or any bunning warehouse they sure have plenty waiting for you. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Awesome :thup: I'll have a hunt at bunnings tomorow. So anything PVC is safe? Thanks for your help :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 U would want a nice clear plastic try/bin For fighter they don't really need a big volume of water.. I use those tower drawer for sump, one of those drawer would do u well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I need it to be a spawning tub so i dont mind if i cant see into it. haha i just need something that can hold water. Oh yeah, I know the tower drawers your talking about, they would be pretty good actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 There's the plastic storage containers (toy boxes) that are 110L for about $30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 There's the plastic storage containers (toy boxes) that are 110L for about $30 Thats really cheap and would be a good growout tank :thup: . Are they food grade though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artem Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Anything made from Polypropylene is also fine - look for the PP or the recycling symbol with a number 5 in it. In fact I think numbers 1-5 are all fine for fish. Check out this article on wikipedia for a nifty table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes But, just to be safe, fill up the container as you would and add some fish you don't mind losing. I did this for my big water change tub with a couple of tetras and they were fine so I went ahead and used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 http://www.mitre10mega.co.nz/shop/stora ... ck_111788/ 50 L for $9.98 saw this being advertised on TV3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Warehouse is having a Plastic Storage sale next week. Will be larger new range brought in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I went down to bunnings and got a fish tub that the manufacture said was food grade. I've got some neons testing their claim so far they appear ok though. They seem to be the same one as those ones at mitre10mega except $1.00 cheaper haha. Anything made from Polypropylene is also fine - look for the PP or the recycling symbol with a number 5 in it. In fact I think numbers 1-5 are all fine for fish. Check out this article on wikipedia for a nifty table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes But, just to be safe, fill up the container as you would and add some fish you don't mind losing. I did this for my big water change tub with a couple of tetras and they were fine so I went ahead and used it. This is very handy info I'll keep it in mind for when I hunt for some more, I found one that has dividers which would be pretty handy for fighters so I'll see what they are made out of. Sweet, I'll check out the warehouse as well, I'll see if the have any see through ones. Neons arent too fun to look at with a birds eye view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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