Rubbermade Agriculture troughs for a sump

[Clint]

Anyone ever use the Rubbermade tubs used as water troughs for livestock? Any reason to believe they would leach unwanted chemicals?

[ATLANTIS]

The Rubbermaid horse trough tubs make an excellent sump. many folks and LFS use them....

I use a 100g one to make my salt water.

[holeinone1972]

here is my 150 gallon rubbermaid sump, houses a euroreef cs8-3 skimmer and titanium heater. I also drip directly into it with a kalk reactor.
http://wsphotofews.excite.com/009/YX/dR/67/zN86290.jpg

[budhaboy]

At the LFS I work part time at we have a 400 gallons we keep live rock in and a couple of 150's we mix water in, and various other tasks with no problem whatsoever...

[PANZER_TANK]

Where could you find one?

plmk Panzer!!!

[Ben C]

I use them to house live eels and live shiners in the bait shop I own. They take a beating and never show any ill effects. I got mine at a local garden supply place. They had to order them for me but it only took a couple of days. The way I understand it, they come in sizes 55 gal. and up. I have 2 75 gal. and 1 100 gal. so they must come in a wide variety of sizes. Good luck.

[holeinone1972]

get them at a Agway store, or farm store