Finally moving to an automated feeding system and need a 100-125g res. I see all these flexible options I can order online and Have shipped as I’m struggling to find things local. Has anyone used these? I’m worried about them springing a leak! Pumps going to sit inside with a hose coming out top. I need no need to have it raised or have a drain in bottom (one more thing I worry will eventually leak )
That’s how I thought of those flexible res, like a bag. They make 75g rubbermaids that even have wheels on one end… they’re just long and not high and I’m trying to fit two in a room. May so screw it though and just go that route
You just need one of these to convert the nonstandard drain plug fitting to normal plumbing, thanks ice bath people! These are popular for DIYing those with:
Ah were you gonna use a sealed reservoir and pump it out instead of gravity feed? In that case just get yourself a pair of those clear or blue food grade barrels used and sanitized, there’s someone on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace etc almost everywhere selling those from food wholesalers that break stuff down from the barrels into normal 5-50# wholesale bulk sizes, usually it’s olives or pickles or oil/vinegar/soap etc
i saw @ifish talking about using pond liner as a flood tray and ive been messing around with it and its pretty solid. theoretically you could mold it into anything, i even made a 30g mixer out of an upside-down ikea table with some lol.