Steralizing Buckets

[Reefland]

Good day all,

I picked up a couple of new 5 gallon buckets yesterday to store top-off water and pre-mixed SW however they have a strange odor to them. What is the best way to steralize these buckets before I actually use them?

Regards,

[stang69]

I would use a simple bleach and water mix and let them air dry then rince with straight water again. HTH

Jeff

[saltwaterdave]

I use bleach also,but when I rinse them out for the final time I use boiling water,might be extreme but it works for me.
David

[tendar]

I usally just wrinse them out really good but the bleach idea is a good one.

[Bughead]

I've gotten really anal about this. Not only do I not store my mixed change water in a rubbermaid tub any more (I use a 30 gal glass tank), but after a water change I rinse my buckets out with clorox to keep the bacteria from growing during storage of the empty buckets. This probably isn't necessary, but it makes me feel better.